Stockinger (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, Stockinger is a crime series.

What it’s about. Stockinger is an Austrian-made police television drama, with fourteen 45-minute episodes first aired from 1996 to 1997. The series is a spin-off from the popular Austrian television drama Inspector Rex, and focuses on Ernst Stockinger, one of the original members of the Homicide division or Mordkommission in German. Stockinger leaves the series to return to Salzburg where his wife has inherited a dental practice from her late father . He is appointed a Bezirksinspektor at the Landes Gendarmerie, sharing an office with District Inspector Antonella Simoni. Unlike the members of the team in 'Rex', who appear to be self-directed and are seldom seen to answer to senior management, Stockinger reports to Dr Brunner, a philosophising burecratic senior police inspector. Stockinger is portrayed as a clumsy, almost Inspector Clouseau-like character, driving a clapped-out 1973 VW Variant, but single-minded when following up clues.

Who’s in it. Stockinger stars Karl Markovics as District Inspector Ernst Stockinger, Sandra Cervik as District Inspector Antonella Simoni, Anja Schiller as Dr. Karin Stockinger and Herbert Fux as Post Commander Michael Fuchs, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Stockinger has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

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

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