50 Best German Television Series
by Channing_F | created - 14 May 2015 | updated - 06 Jan 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Under Suspicion (2002– )
90 min | Crime
Under suspicion crime series.
Stars: Senta Berger, Rudolf Krause, Gerd Anthoff, Michael Lerchenberg
Votes: 173
2. Police Call 110 (1971– )
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alexander Bukow is a cop who doesn't mind working at the edge of the law to get results. His straight-laced partner Katrin Koenig is a control freak whose life is the job. Together, they're... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Borgelt, Jürgen Frohriep, Wolfgang Winkler, Jaecki Schwarz
Votes: 568
3. Ein Mann will nach oben (1978– )
60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
After the death of his father, young Karl Siebrecht goes to Berlin to make a fortune.
Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Ursela Monn, Karl Michael Vogler, Walter Buschhoff
Votes: 114
4. Doctor's Diary (2008–2011)
Comedy
After being left at the altar, a doctor gets a job at her father's hospital, where she is reunited with a bully from school--but also a crush from school.
Stars: Diana Amft, Peter Prager, Ursela Monn, Florian David Fitz
Votes: 1,732
5. Flemming (2009–2012)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Police psychologist Flemming and his detective ex-wife live next door to each other and work together to solve crimes.
Stars: Samuel Finzi, Claudia Michelsen, Oliver Bröcker, Anna Thalbach
Votes: 108
6. Der letzte Zeuge (1998–2006)
45 min | Crime
"The Last Witness" is a crime series aired by the Second German Television. It's about medical examiner Dr. Robert Kolmaar (Ulrich Mühe).
Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Gesine Cukrowski, Jörg Gudzuhn, Renate Schroeter
Votes: 248
7. Diese Drombuschs (1983–1994)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This critically-acclaimed drama focuses on the Drombuschs, an average German family living in Darmstadt near Frankfurt. Siegfried, the father, runs an antique shop, while his wife Vera ... See full summary »
Stars: Witta Pohl, Grete Wurm, Eike Hagen Schweikhardt, Günter Strack
Votes: 229
8. Peter Strohm (1989–1996)
45 min | Crime, Thriller
Peter Strohm was a German crime series with Klaus Löwitsch as detective Peter Strohm.
Stars: Klaus Löwitsch, Ulrich von Dobschütz, Michèle Marian, Hans-Günter Martens
Votes: 91
9. Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987–1990)
50 min | Drama
The series is based on the aristocratic Guldenburg family and deals with their various relationships and problems. They live outside Hamburg at Castle Guldenburg, which is set on a large ... See full summary »
Stars: Christiane Hörbiger, Wilfried Baasner, Iris Berben, Katharina Böhm
Votes: 289
10. Blank, Meier, Jensen (1992– )
Thriller
Stars: Guido Föhrweißer, Dietmar Bär, Joachim Kemmer, Nikola Kress
11. Hafendetektiv (1987–1991)
45 min | Crime
Stars: Klaus Löwitsch, Hellmut Lange, Horst A. Fechner, Christiane Rücker
Votes: 16
12. Notarztwagen 7 (1976–1977)
25 min | Action, Drama
In this TV series you will get to know men and women who round-the-clock are in use in the service of the public, if people get into need. You will experience, that without the cooperation ... See full summary »
Stars: Emily Reuer, Herbert Dillenseger, Alfred Zornbach, Joachim Bliese
Votes: 19
13. Ich heirate eine Familie... (1983–1986)
752 min | Comedy, Drama
Werner, a successful single without family, meets Angelika (Angie), a divorced mother with three children, of whom especially the eldest daughter, teenager Tanja, is very difficult. Very ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Weck, Thekla Carola Wied, Julia Biedermann, Timmo Niesner
Votes: 407
14. Nonstop Nonsens (1975–1980)
28 min | Comedy
There is a complete comic story in each episode, with Didi in the main role - as well as other, more brief, comedy sketches, also starring Didi.
Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Rotraud Schindler, Kurt Schmidtchen, Gerhard Wollner
Votes: 295
16. Formel Eins (1983–2013)
45 min | Comedy, Documentary, Music
Formula One - the first modern music show on German television.
Stars: Kai Böcking, Stefanie Tücking, Peter Illmann, Ingolf Lück
Votes: 47
17. Der Staatsanwalt (2005– )
Crime, Drama
Cases and complicated lives of a public prosecutor and a police unit, a member of whom is the prosecutor's son, who work in Wiesbaden.
Stars: Rainer Hunold, Fiona Coors, Astrid Posner, Simon Eckert
Votes: 188
18. Kreisbrandmeister Felix Martin (1982– )
25 min | Action, Drama
Stars: Wolfgang Kieling, Monika Gabriel, Karlheinz Lemken, Andrea Rau
Votes: 16
19. Zwei schwarze Schafe (Geschichten aus Kalmüsel) (1984– )
45 min | Comedy, Family
Stars: Uwe Friedrichsen, Jürgen Schmidt, Judy Winter, Bruni Löbel
20. Der Fahnder (1984–2005)
50 min | Crime
Der Fahnder was an evening crime series of the ARD.
Stars: Dietrich Mattausch, Dieter Pfaff, Norbert Wartha, Klaus Wennemann
Votes: 239
21. Der Hausgeist (1991– )
25 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Stars: Susanne Uhlen, Stefan Behrens, Volker Lechtenbrink, Ursela Monn
Votes: 26
22. Nesthäkchen (1983)
50 min | Drama
Annemarie Braun, a daughter of a doctor and her life from five to ten years. She lives in Berlin, Germany with her parents and two brothers in 1910 to 1914. The series is an adoption of the first 3 Nesthäkchen novels by Else Ury.
Stars: Christian Wolff, Doris Kunstmann, Helma Seitz, Hans-Werner Bussinger
Votes: 138
23. Schwarz Rot Gold (1982–1995)
90 min | Crime
Black Red Gold is the title of an ARD television series with Uwe Friedrichsen.
Stars: Uwe Friedrichsen, Edgar Bessen, George Meyer-Goll, Siegfried Kernen
Votes: 89
24. Lindenstraße (1985–2020)
30 min | Drama, Family
This weekly soap opera focuses on the lives of normal people living in an average quarter of Munich. Besides the typical storyline like love, marriage, and death, the show has treated many ... See full summary »
Stars: Marie-Luise Marjan, Andrea Spatzek, Moritz A. Sachs, Joachim Hermann Luger
Votes: 787
25. Wilsberg (1995– )
90 min | Comedy, Crime
Wilsberg: the thriller from Münster.
Stars: Leonard Lansink, Rita Russek, Roland Jankowsky, Oliver Korittke
Votes: 419
26. Unter anderen Umständen (2006– )
90 min | Crime
Detective Inspector Jana Winter investigates with her team in the Schleswig-Holstein area while also fulfilling her role as a mother. Her intuition for the psychological dimension of crimes... See full summary »
Stars: Natalia Wörner, Ralph Herforth, Martin Brambach, Jacob Lee Seeliger
Votes: 133
27. Irgendwie und sowieso (1986– )
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Somehow and anyway.
Stars: Ottfried Fischer, Elmar Wepper, Robert Giggenbach, Toni Berger
Votes: 271
28. Master Eder and His Pumuckl (1982–1989)
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Pumuckl is a nice and sometimes naughty goblin who used to live with a cabinet maker named Franz Eder. Mr. Eder has had to live through quite some trouble because Pumuckl always was up to ... See full summary »
Stars: Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Clarin, Werner Zeussel, Erni Singerl
Votes: 2,087
29. Einsatz für Lohbeck (1994–1995)
50 min | Crime
Stars: Katja Studt, Mark Keller, Jürgen Schmidt, Michael Hanemann
Votes: 12
30. Auf Achse (1980–1996)
48 min | Adventure, Crime
The adventures of a group of German truckers on jobs all over the world.
Stars: Manfred Krug, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Nele Mueller-Stöfen, Markus Knüfken
Votes: 346
31. Nesthocker - Familie zu verschenken (1999–2002)
Stars: Sabine Postel, Tanja Wedhorn, Margret Homeyer, Kai Lentrodt
Votes: 27
32. Aus heiterem Himmel (1995–1999)
45 min | Comedy
Comic author Tobias and his boat-building friend Christopher are both convinced singles. Together they inhabit an old villa and have an easy life with many girlfriends. But when Tobias' ... See full summary »
Stars: Daniel Friedrich, Michael Fitz, Julio Brinkmann, Florian Fischer
Votes: 75
33. Freunde fürs Leben (1992–2001)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Stephan Schwartz, Alexander May, Marek Erhardt, Michael Lesch
Votes: 63
34. Mit Leib und Seele (1989–1993)
Drama, Family
With body and soul - series.
Stars: Günter Strack, Liesel Christ, Buddy Elias, Nikolaus Paryla
Votes: 43
35. Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein (1999–2010)
25 min | Comedy
The everyday life of a caretaker's family.
Stars: Tom Gerhardt, Janine Kunze, Irene Schwarz, Axel Stein
Votes: 924
36. Drei sind einer zuviel (1977)
25 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Charlotte is a traveling sales rep for her uncle's pottery. On her travels she meets the attractive young teacher Peter and his equally young and attractive landlord Benedikt. Charlotte ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Fritsch, Herbert Herrmann, Jutta Speidel, Eduard Linkers
Votes: 50
37. Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977–1988)
25 min | Crime
Stars: Walter Sedlmayr, Elmar Wepper, Max Grießer, Bruni Löbel
Votes: 108
38. Großstadtrevier (1986– )
50 min | Crime, Comedy, Drama
The daily lives of police officers in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg.
Stars: Maria Ketikidou, Jan Fedder, Till Demtrøder, Saskia Fischer
Votes: 373
39. KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (2007–2010)
45 min | Crime
Big and small stories surrounding a police station in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Stars: Götz Schubert, Manfred Zapatka, Saskia Vester, Barnaby Metschurat
Votes: 304
40. In the Face of Crime (2010)
479 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The worlds of a young Russo-German cop who investigates within the Berlin Russian mafia milieu and a young Russian woman who is forced into prostitution, intertwine when they meet and fall in love.
Stars: Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld, Marie Bäumer, Alina Levshin
Votes: 1,670
41. Die Wicherts von nebenan (1986–1991)
48 min | Comedy, Drama
The Wicherts next door - a family history.
Stars: Maria Sebaldt, Stephan Orlac, Edith Schollwer, Gerhard Friedrich
Votes: 119
42. Kommissarin Lucas (2003–2023)
90 min | Crime, Mystery
A crime series based in Regensburg, Bavaria.
Stars: Ulrike Kriener, Michael Roll, Tilo Prückner, Alexander Lutz
Votes: 152
43. Tatort (1970– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Stars: Klaus J. Behrendt, Miroslav Nemec, Udo Wachtveitl, Dietmar Bär
Votes: 3,059
44. Nachtschicht (2003– )
89 min | Crime, Thriller
Night shift thriller story.
Stars: Armin Rohde, Minh-Khai Phan-Thi, Barbara Auer, Özgür Karadeniz
Votes: 277
45. Edel & Starck (2002–2005)
46 min | Comedy, Romance
Edel and Starck is a German television series in the style of a screwball comedy and plays in the eponymous law firm.
Stars: Christoph M. Ohrt, Rebecca Immanuel, Isabel Tuengerthal, Barbara Demmer
Votes: 266
46. Die Straßen von Berlin (1995–2000)
90 min | Crime
The cases of an organized crime unit of the Berlin police.
Stars: Martin Semmelrogge, Dietrich Mattausch, Guntbert Warns, Nadeshda Brennicke
Votes: 59
47. Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht (1992–1999)
90 min | Drama, Family
German television program about Dr. Specht, a man trying to balance his personal life with his job as a high-school teacher.
Stars: Robert Atzorn, Gisela Trowe, Claudia Wenzel, Charles Brauer
Votes: 171
48. Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall (1995– )
90 min | Crime, Drama
The cases of police detective, family man, and Dresden native Wilfried Stubbe in his new home in Hamburg.
Stars: Wolfgang Stumph, Stephanie Stumph, Margret Homeyer, Lutz Mackensy
Votes: 93
49. The Weissensee Saga (2010–2018)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The lives of two families in East Berlin between 1980 and 1990 as the era of communist DDR slowly comes to an end.
Stars: Florian Lukas, Uwe Kockisch, Jörg Hartmann, Ruth Reinecke
Votes: 2,337
50. Blochin: Die Lebenden und die Toten (2015– )
TV-14 | Crime
A homicide cop with a mysterious past and a bad attitude works the seedy underbelly of Berlin in this gritty, complex thriller from the director of 'Cenk Batu Undercover Agent'.
Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Thomas Heinze, Jördis Triebel, Maja Schöne
Votes: 239
Tell Your Friends