The two leads are excellent detectives, but there are some things that are irritating about this series (maybe it is because it is targeted to Germans). First, Falke, the lead detective, is extremely liberal (ok), but he seems more concerned about the criminals than the victims. Secondly, the crimes involve mostly non-criminals who commit serious crimes (murder) due to misinformation or circumstances that seem to force them to commit crimes. Very different from other detective series. My wife and I wanted to give it a 6.5, but couldn't so we gave it a 6.0. Barely worth watching.
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excellent detective series
pmcmull-38-85518726 September 2019
I watched from Prime video service. In German with English subtitles. Excellent script and acting. The interplay between the stoic, sometimes angry Falke and the calm, cool, woman detective Lorenz is part of the pleasure. The locations and camera work keeps it going also, from the ships and docks of the port to the wind-swept island on the 2nd episode. Hoping there is more than 1 season to watch!
Excellent
neilbarstow22 July 2020
pass the time . . .
trimellone-188409 July 2020
Currently, I can access only Season 2. I find it tiresome to watch characters who seem to think the only way to show strength and authority is to yell at people. No wonder his interrogations yield little information of value...a problem that is finally acknowledged by his partner in ep 6. The plots reuse the cop show plots from smarter British and American shows in a predictable progression.
Das beste.
agk-7684614 April 2021
Great TV even for those of us without much German and relying on subtitles.
Falke is a character showing his humanity in a realistic fashion unlike so many these days.
He oft displays the confusion that many of us feel with the bizarre world we now inhabit.
The crime solving and plots are sehr gut also.
Falke is a character showing his humanity in a realistic fashion unlike so many these days.
He oft displays the confusion that many of us feel with the bizarre world we now inhabit.
The crime solving and plots are sehr gut also.
A dull detective series
JRB-NorthernSoul15 December 2020
Decidely below average in all respects - there is much better out there to watch if you like a good modern detective series. The protagonist is boorish and sexist and the story unimaginative, acting and production values nothing special at all. Feels like it was made a long time ago, as it looks dated I was surprised it was from 2018 and not at all surprised that it never got recommissioned.
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