55 minSeason 8 • Episode 2
LatestDer Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.
Writing
Herbert Reinecker wrote every single episode — auteur TV before it existed.
Acting
Erik Ode's Keller: calm authority you can't fake.
Creator
Herbert Reinecker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Der Kommissar dominated West German primetime during the Cold War, offering moral clarity in a divided nation.
Falco's 1982 hit 'Der Kommissar' name-checks the series — yes, that synth-pop earworm is about this exact show.
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