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Latest Episode

43 min

Season 17 • Episode 19

Latest

Episode 19

Mar 12, 2026

Overview

The SOKO Stuttgart team investigates analytically and with sensitivity in the likeable state capital. The exciting cases of the series lead them to bizarre crime scenes and to different milieus.

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police police detective procedural murder investigation stuttgart, germany

Institutional loyalty vs. personal burnoutRegional identity as characterThe banality of evil in prosperous placesChosen family in high-stakes workplaces

Standout Aspects

Acting

Karl Kranzkowski's Kaiser: grumpy mentor excellence.

Production

Stuttgart as character—wealthy, specific, underused.

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First AiredNov 12, 2009

StatusOngoing

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Seasons17·Episodes407

Top Cast

Peter Ketnath

Kriminalhauptkommissar Joachim 'Jo' Stoll

Benjamin Strecker

Rico Sander

Astrid M. Fünderich

Erste Kriminalhauptkommissarin Martina Seiffert

Karl Kranzkowski

Michael Kaiser

Mike Zaka Sommerfeldt

Jan Arnaud

Michael Gaedt

Karl 'Schrotti' Schrothmann

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

SOKO (Sonderkommission) shows are a ZDF institution since 1978; Stuttgart specifically targets affluent Baden-Württemberg demographics with cases reflecting regional industries—auto, wine, tech.

Trivia

Peter Ketnath (Jo) directed several episodes starting Season 10, making him one of the few German TV stars to transition behind camera while still fronting the show.

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