SOKO Potsdam


SOKO Potsdam is a German police procedural television series that premiered on 24 September 2018 on ZDF. It is the tenth offshoot of SOKO München, launched in 1978. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkommission, which means "special investigative team". The show revolves around a police team that investigates murders and other serious crimes in the city of Potsdam and surrounding areas. The first four seasons air as Luna + Sophie in the US.

Cast and characters

Current
ActorCharacterRankSince
Michael LottBernhard HenschelCriminal council Kriminalrat2018–
Yung NgoThomas BrandnerForensic technician2018–
Bernd StegemannWerner VenseCoroner2018–
Anja PahlTamara MeurerChief inspector2021–
Skandar AminiSamir AmariDetective inspector2021–
Agnes DeckerPauline HobrechtChief inspector2022–

Former
ActorCharacterRankSince
Katrin JaehneSophie PohlmannChief inspector33 episodes 2018–2021
Omar El-SaeidiDavid GrünbaumCriminal superintendent37 episodes 2018–2021
Hendrik von BültzingslöwenChristoph WestermannCriminal superintendent37 episodes 2018–2021
Caroline EriksonLuna KunathChief inspector45 episodes 2018–2021
Sönke SchnitzerRobert Pohlmann2018–2021

''Luna + Sophie''

In 2023, PBS began streaming the first three seasons of the series under the title Luna + Sophie, with English subtitles. Presented by Walter Presents, a British video-on-demand service that streams foreign programs with English subtitles, the show's title is derived from the names of the two original protagonists.
In 2024, season 4 began streaming, retaining the Lune + Sophie name even though Katrin Jaehne had left the series and Anja Pahl joined as Tamara Meurer. Four episodes into the season, Omar El-Saeidi and Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen simultaneously left the series, with both characters getting the same promotion.
Due to the cast changes in subsequent seasons of SOKO Potsdam, including the departure of Caroline Erikson, who portrayed Luna, Walter Presents uses the title Partners in Crime: Potsdam Homicide for season 5.