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Germany's answer to Criminal Minds, but make it 90s procedural chaos.
TMDB
68
IMDb
76
Google
92
Watch(DE)

Die Cleveren (1998)

retro proceduralpsychological chesscop show comfort food

Latest Episode

45 min

Season 6 • Episode 7

Latest

Episode 7

Sep 28, 2008

Overview

DramaMysteryCrime

Die 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.

Flag of DEDEGerman
Content warning
police
obsession vs. methodbureaucratic justicethe cost of understanding evil

Standout Aspects

Acting

Hans-Werner Meyer's unnervingly calm profiler energy.

Production

Authentic BKA locations before everything went glossy.

Best for:Binge: Perfect for late-night 90s crime show rabbit holes.·Solo: Background-unfriendly; you'll miss Born's micro-expressions.
Heads up:Violence: Serial offender cases include disturbing psychological scenarios.
Johannes W. Betz

Creator

Johannes W. Betz

First AiredMar 10, 1998
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Seasons6·Episodes49
RTL

Top Cast

Hans-Werner Meyer

Hans-Werner Meyer

Dr. Dominik Born

Barbara Magdalena Ahren

Barbara Magdalena Ahren

Prof. Konstanze Korda

Astrid M. Fünderich

Astrid M. Fünderich

Eva Glaser

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Predates Tatort's profiler obsession by years; arguably paved the way for German crime TV's psychological turn.

Trivia

Creator Johannes W. Betz later wrote for Tatort and Der Bergdoktor, proving he had a type: brooding professionals in scenic locations.

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