

Season 6 • Episode 7
LatestDie Cleveren is a German television series that was produced from 1998 to 2003 on RTL. It is about a nation wide special unit of the German Bundeskriminalamt, dealing with serial offenders. The main characters are the profiler Dr. Dominik Born and a policewoman of the BKA, who co-ordinates the necessary steps to be taken by the local police authorities.
Acting
Hans-Werner Meyer's unnervingly calm profiler energy.
Production
Authentic BKA locations before everything went glossy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Predates Tatort's profiler obsession by years; arguably paved the way for German crime TV's psychological turn.
Creator Johannes W. Betz later wrote for Tatort and Der Bergdoktor, proving he had a type: brooding professionals in scenic locations.