Die Chefin
Die Chefin is a German crime drama television series starring Katharina Böhm as First Police Chief Inspector Vera Lanz, a Munich police detective who has to balance her professional and private life. The show premiered on 24 February 2012 on ZDF.
Plot
Vera Lanz is First Police Chief Inspector of the Homicide division in Munich. After the mysterious death of her husband, a fellow inspector, Vera raises her daughter Zoe alone. Successful in her professional life, Vera struggles personally as she's having an affair with the married state's attorney. Her co-worker, Police Chief Inspector Paul Böhmer, is the former partner of her late husband, which provides tension between the investigators. In the first episode, Jan Trompeter completes Vera's team.Characters
Main
First Police Chief Inspector Vera Lanz is working for the homicide division in Munich, having lost her husband in a mysterious death. She's a strong and respected woman in her professional life, while struggling in her personal life.Police Chief Inspector Paul Böhmer is the former partner of Vera's husband. Even though he seems very loyal and even protective of Vera, there exists a lot of tension between them.
Police Inspector Jan Trompeter is the new colleague of Vera and Paul, who's very good as his job and seems to have caught the eye of his boss.
Recurring
Medical Examiner Heike Steinbeck works in the coroner's office; she is a friend of Vera.State Attorney Marc Berger is involved in Vera's professional and private life. Even though he's married, Marc has an affair with Vera.
Zoe Lanz is Vera's teenage daughter, who's about to finish school and plans to move in together with her boyfriend.
Georg Lanz is the father of Vera's late husband and is still investigating his son's mysterious death.