SOKO Leipzig

SOKO Leipzig is a crime series where it comes to a variety of cases that are solved by the investigator team. The series is always at the pulse of the time: Emotional destinies, credible characters and the focus on socially relevant topics. But especially the focus is on the investigators with their experiences, empathy, intelligent analyzes and plenty of passion. Their private challenges are also shown in the series. The series plays in Leipzig and shows many beautiful sides of this city. Even after 20 years, the stories and characters are not yet finished, but still offer a lot of potential and shackle the viewers week by week. Fascinating stories, controversial topics, powerful staging, emotional turns, talented cast: Definitely worth seeing.

The show frequently shows nice views of the city of Leipzig.

I'm afraid that this is the only favorable remark I can make about this show. It is probably the worst murder mystery series I've ever seen. All cases are extremely unrealistic (much more than usual) but appear to be meant realistic. Each storyline has a complete turning point every five to ten minutes (makes 4-5 such surprising developments per episode). This means that the end is not usually predictable but despite that I could never feel any suspense.

The actors are unable to alleviate the abstruse and convoluted plots. Their characters are the generic combination of some young inspectors (presumably deemed attractive, of both genders) and a senior supervisor. None of them creates the impression of an authentic police officer. Again, this may be due to the hopeless stories. But maybe not.