Die Kommissarin (1994): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1994, Die Kommissarin is a crimen series.

What it’s about. Die Kommissarin is a German police TV series which aired on Das Erste. Its 66 episodes ran from 1994 till 2006. The series, which takes place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is notable as being the first, and as yet one of the few commercially successful, German detective series to have a female lead character. The main character is Inspector Lea Sommer, played by Hannelore Elsner. Sommer is divorced with custody of her teenage son, Daniel. She is looking forward to a new relationship with her new boyfriend, Jonathan. Although Lea and Jonathan telephone each other frequently, he has never actually been seen or heard on screen. Sommer was originally paired with Nick Siegel, but in a 1996 episode, Siegel was shot to death by an escaping criminal. His last words were "Lea, ich fühle mich so kalt". Sommer's current partner officer is Jan Orlop. Die Kommissarin airs on the German Language channel German Kino Plus in the United States. In Finland it airs on YLE TV2 under the title Etsivä Lea Sommer.

Who’s in it. Die Kommissarin stars Hannelore Elsner as Lea Sommer, Til Schweiger as Nick Siegel, Karlheinz Lemken as Henning Burre and Thomas Scharff as Jan Orlop, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Die Kommissarin sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Die Kommissarin page.

If you liked it. Fans of Die Kommissarin tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Lucifer and Riverdale.