SOKO Donau


SOKO Donau is an Austrian crime drama television series produced by ORF in collaboration with the German network ZDF. It is the sixth spin-off of the German crime series SOKO 5113, launched in 1978. The show, which debuted on 20 September 2005 in Austria and 18 October 2005 in Germany, focuses on a Viennese police team responsible for investigating crimes committed on the Danube river and its tributaries. The boat team operates in and around Vienna as well as Lower and Upper Austria, sometimes travelling all the way to Bratislava.

Crossover

A crossover episode with Leipzig Homicide, titled "Der vierte Mann", was broadcast on ORF on 2 November 2019 and ZDF on 8 November 2019. The screenplay was based on a true story related to the Viennese political activist Rudolfine Steindling.

Cast and characters

Current
ActorCharacterRankSince
Lilian KlebowPenelope "Penny" LanzDistrict inspector / Group inspector2005–
Helmut BohatschFranz WohlfahrtCrime technician2005–
Paul MatićDr. Paul SeilerChief prosecutor2005–
Hary PrinzErnst KanterBKA chief2006–
Maria HappelDr. Franziska BeckMedical examiner2010–
Brigitte KrenDr. Henriette WolfChief2018–
Andreas KiendlKlaus LechnerDistrict inspector2021–
Martin GruberMax HerzogChief inspector2022–