Vienna Crime Squad (2005– )
"SOKO Donau" (original title)

Episodes around the work of a special task force on the Danube River.

Stars:

Lilian Klebow, Dietrich Siegl, Helmut Bohatsch

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lilian Klebow	...	Revierinspektorin Penny Lanz (107 episodes, 2005-2013)
Dietrich Siegl	...	Oberst Otto Dirnberger (107 episodes, 2005-2013)
Helmut Bohatsch	...	Franz Wohlfahrt (99 episodes, 2005-2013)
Gregor Seberg	...	Oberstleutnant Helmuth Nowak (97 episodes, 2006-2013)
Stefan Jürgens	...	Major Carl Ribarski (85 episodes, 2007-2013)
Sandra Cervik	...	Dr. Julia Trautmannsdorf (54 episodes, 2006-2010)
Mona Seefried	...	Sekretärin Ernie Kremser (49 episodes, 2005-2009)

Storyline

Episodes around the work of a special task force on the Danube River.

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Plot Keywords:

acronym in title

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Genres:

Crime

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Details

Country:

Austria Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

18 October 2005 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Dunai zsaruk

Filming Locations:

Vienna, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Almaro Film, Bavaria Film, Satel Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from SOKO 5113 (1978)

User Reviews

Good Show to Learn Austrian German and Very Entertaining to Boot!

To summarize, it's basically a crime show about a fictional team of cops (Soko might or might not be an abbreviation for something real, but I'm not sure) in Vienna, Austria who work together to solve crimes. I'm not particularly good with summaries, forgive me. The premise of the show in itself isn't what interested me in the first place.

This is a really good crime show. Not as flashy as the likes of NCIS or CSI, but it holds its own, being on a European (much smaller) budget. If you know German or are learning it, and are interested in crime shows it's worth checking out. The way crime is handled on TV in German-speaking Europe (in this case Vienna, Austria) is a bit different it's a lot less violent a good portion of the time, than it is in the US. Or so I thought, anyway. Very enjoyable series. Not to mention the dialects and accents used by some of the characters are quite interesting as well.

The different culture and geography in which the stories are set carry with it a bit of uniqueness to the cases.