Season 11 • Episode 8
LatestCafé Meineid is a German courtroom comedy television series based on actual cases. The series aired 147 episodes from 1990 to 2003 and ended with the death of lead actor Erich Hallhuber.
Acting
Erich Hallhuber's Wunder is gloriously unhinged judicial performance.
Writing
Real cases twisted into Bavarian folk comedy gold.
Creator
Franz Xaver Bogner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franz Xaver Bogner created this after his hit series 'Irgendwie und Sowieso,' keeping his signature Munich-area working-class focus.
The show coined 'Meineid' (perjury) as cozy viewing — only Germans could make courtroom drama feel like a beer garden.
DE
