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Is SOKO Leipzig coming back?

SOKO Leipzig (2001–present) — drama · crime on ZDF

The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 27, 2026, no return date announced yet.
SOKO Leipzig poster
Genre
Drama · Crime
Network / streamer
ZDF
Premiered
January 31, 2001
Runtime
~45 min per episode
26seasons
525episodes

About SOKO Leipzig

SOKO Leipzig is currently airing on ZDF; the next episode airs in 2026. The show was last on air on March 27, 2026, after its 26th season. As of now, there is no confirmed return date for the series.

SOKO Leipzig is a German police procedural drama that first premiered on January 31, 2001. It is a spin-off of the earlier series SOKO 5113, and it follows the work of the police in Leipzig as they investigate crimes and solve cases. The series has been a long-running fixture in German television, depicting the day-to-day challenges faced by law enforcement.

The show features a cast led by Andreas Schmidt Schaller as Hajo Trautzschke, Melanie Marschke as Ina Zimmermann, and Steffen Schroeder as Tom Kowalski. Other main characters include Daniel Steiner as Lorenz Rettig, Marco Girnth as Jan Maybach, Nilam Farooq as Olivia Fareedi, Anna Stieblich as Sabine Rossi, and Caroline Scholze as Leni Trautzschke. The series has not been rated on TVMaze, but it has a runtime of 45 minutes per episode.

SOKO Leipzig episode schedule

525 aired

Aired · 525

DateEp.Title
March 27, 2026 S26·E25 Die Zeit heilt alle Wunden
March 20, 2026 S26·E24 Unsterblich
March 13, 2026 S26·E23 Jakobs Weg
March 3, 2026 S26·E22 Disco Kind
February 27, 2026 S26·E21 Weihnachten im April
January 30, 2026 S26·E20 Abschied
January 23, 2026 S26·E19 Was bleibt (2)
January 23, 2026 S26·E18 Was bleibt (1)
January 16, 2026 S26·E17 Ich bin Du
January 9, 2026 S26·E16 Träumer
January 9, 2026 S26·E15 In den Augen der Anderen
January 2, 2026 S26·E14 Kowalski
December 19, 2025 S26·E13 Rechenschaft
December 12, 2025 S26·E12 Lucky
November 28, 2025 S26·E11 Der dunkle Begleiter
November 28, 2025 S26·E10 Fremde Träume
November 21, 2025 S26·E9 Widerstand statt Ruhestand
November 14, 2025 S26·E8 Unter Druck
November 7, 2025 S26·E7 Jäger und Gejagte
October 31, 2025 S26·E6 Mein Vater, dein Vater
October 24, 2025 S26·E5 Bittere Medizin
October 17, 2025 S26·E4 Nadelstiche
October 10, 2025 S26·E3 Plankton
October 3, 2025 S26·E2 Die letzten Tage
October 3, 2025 S26·E1 Die Überwältigung
April 25, 2025 S25·E24 Namasté!
April 11, 2025 S25·E23 Blutlinie
March 28, 2025 S25·E22 Hasch mich
March 21, 2025 S25·E21 Sunny
March 14, 2025 S25·E20 Schwarz ist alle Farben
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March 7, 2025 S25·E19 Gas, Wasser, Lügen
February 28, 2025 S25·E18 Gut und Böse
February 7, 2025 S25·E17 Italien kann sehr kalt sein
January 31, 2025 S25·E16 Pass auf dich auf
January 24, 2025 S25·E15 Faule Eier
January 17, 2025 S25·E14 Nur ein Foto
January 3, 2025 S25·E13 Plan C
December 27, 2024 S25·E12 Lady Schneider
December 6, 2024 S25·E11 Angeklagt
November 29, 2024 S25·E10 Leni
November 22, 2024 S25·E9 Caspar
November 15, 2024 S25·E8 Vertrau mir
November 8, 2024 S25·E7 Um ein Haar
November 1, 2024 S25·E6 Unter die Haut
October 25, 2024 S25·E5 All in
October 25, 2024 S25·E4 Geister
October 18, 2024 S25·E3 Die Entscheidung
September 27, 2024 S25·E2 Die Ansage
September 20, 2024 S25·E1 Die Unsichtbaren
February 16, 2024 S24·E24 Anna
February 9, 2024 S24·E23 Elfenkönigin
January 26, 2024 S24·E22 Machtspiel
January 19, 2024 S24·E21 Hautnah
January 12, 2024 S24·E20 Fürchte dich nicht
January 5, 2024 S24·E19 Direkt ins Herz
December 29, 2023 S24·E18 In Obhut
December 22, 2023 S24·E17 Mordsmäßig
December 15, 2023 S24·E16 Das Weihnachtswunder
December 8, 2023 S24·E15 Schutzbefohlen
December 1, 2023 S24·E14 Wenn du schläfst
November 17, 2023 S24·E13 Panzer
November 10, 2023 S24·E12 Napoleon
November 3, 2023 S24·E11 Kein Weg zurück
October 27, 2023 S24·E10 Boys Club
October 20, 2023 S24·E9 Schmerzgrenze
October 13, 2023 S24·E8 Mit einem Bein
October 6, 2023 S24·E7 Ich sehe dich
September 29, 2023 S24·E6 Große Erwartungen
September 22, 2023 S24·E5 Schatten der Vergangenheit
September 15, 2023 S24·E4 Ohnmächtig
September 8, 2023 S24·E3 Keine Rettung
September 1, 2023 S24·E2 Zaubermittel
August 25, 2023 S24·E1 Joela
March 10, 2023 S23·E27 Schunkeltod
March 3, 2023 S23·E26 Hör mir zu
February 24, 2023 S23·E25 Ménage-à-trois
February 17, 2023 S23·E24 Froschköniginnen
February 10, 2023 S23·E23 Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof
February 3, 2023 S23·E22 Aus deutschen Landen
January 27, 2023 S23·E21 Schlag für Schlag
January 20, 2023 S23·E20 Der letzte Wille
January 13, 2023 S23·E19 Die heilige Agnes
January 6, 2023 S23·E18 Tödliches Schweigen
January 6, 2023 S23·E17 Mord im Warenkorb
December 30, 2022 S23·E16 Family Business (2)
December 30, 2022 S23·E15 Family Business (1)
December 23, 2022 S23·E14 Lauf, wenn du kannst
December 16, 2022 S23·E13 Blinde Flecken
December 9, 2022 S23·E12 Gegen die Zeit
November 18, 2022 S23·E11 Licht und Schatten
November 11, 2022 S23·E10 Traumtänzer
November 4, 2022 S23·E9 Der rote Punkt
October 28, 2022 S23·E8 Der Zeuge
October 21, 2022 S23·E7 Schallali
October 14, 2022 S23·E6 Zwischen den Zeilen
October 7, 2022 S23·E5 Jesus lebt
September 30, 2022 S23·E4 Mein fremdes Kind
September 23, 2022 S23·E3 Schlüssel zur Wahrheit
September 9, 2022 S23·E2 Die Königin
September 2, 2022 S23·E1 Ungehört
February 18, 2022 S22·E24 Sag mir, wo du stehst
February 11, 2022 S22·E23 Besondere Einsatzlage
February 4, 2022 S22·E22 Die Angst fährt mit
January 28, 2022 S22·E21 Einsame Wölfe
January 21, 2022 S22·E20 Tod im Gericht
January 14, 2022 S22·E19 Mutprobe (2)
January 14, 2022 S22·E18 Mutprobe (1)
January 7, 2022 S22·E17 Verrannt
December 10, 2021 S22·E16 Auf Sand gebaut
December 3, 2021 S22·E15 Rette sich, wer kann
November 26, 2021 S22·E14 Trautes Heim, Glück allein
November 19, 2021 S22·E13 Unerwünschte Nebenwirkung
November 12, 2021 S22·E12 Bis aufs Blut
November 5, 2021 S22·E11 Für Luise
October 29, 2021 S22·E10 Betrogen
October 22, 2021 S22·E9 Das ewige Leben (2)
October 15, 2021 S22·E8 Das ewige Leben (1)
October 8, 2021 S22·E7 Schlafes Bruder
October 1, 2021 S22·E6 Abi-Jubiläum
September 24, 2021 S22·E5 Kowalskis Entscheidung
September 17, 2021 S22·E4 Lolita
September 10, 2021 S22·E3 Auftrag für Hajo
September 3, 2021 S22·E2 Dem Tode geweiht
August 27, 2021 S22·E1 Take-away
March 5, 2021 S21·E22 Tod auf der Seidenstraße
February 26, 2021 S21·E21 Dunkle Triade
February 19, 2021 S21·E20 Kampf ums Paradies
February 13, 2021 S21·E19 Die letzte Rate
February 6, 2021 S21·E18 Verschüttet
January 22, 2021 S21·E17 Entrissen
January 15, 2021 S21·E16 Die Mörder meiner Tochter
January 8, 2021 S21·E15 Rotkäppchen
December 11, 2020 S21·E14 Tod im Angebot
December 4, 2020 S21·E13 Druck
November 27, 2020 S21·E12 Der gefesselte König
November 13, 2020 S21·E11 Dr. Anwar
November 6, 2020 S21·E10 Vom Himmel gefallen
October 30, 2020 S21·E9 Cold Case
October 16, 2020 S21·E8 Vandalengold
October 9, 2020 S21·E7 Einmal um die ganze Welt
October 2, 2020 S21·E6 Aus der Not
September 25, 2020 S21·E5 Albtraum für Rossi
September 18, 2020 S21·E4 Die Falle
September 11, 2020 S21·E3 Die Verwechslung
September 4, 2020 S21·E2 Unvergessen
August 28, 2020 S21·E1 Kenny
February 14, 2020 S20·E14 Im Auge des Gesetzes
February 7, 2020 S20·E13 Lebenslügen
January 31, 2020 S20·E12 Geschwister
January 24, 2020 S20·E11 Schmetterlingstage, Monstertage
January 3, 2020 S20·E10 Tiefer Fall
December 27, 2019 S20·E9 Der Rattenfänger
December 13, 2019 S20·E8 Ein anständiges Leben
December 6, 2019 S20·E7 Zur goldenen Jutta
November 29, 2019 S20·E6 Die Königin vom Schwanenteich
November 22, 2019 S20·E5 Trompetenbauer
November 15, 2019 S20·E4 Crystal
November 1, 2019 S20·E3 Mord im Klassenzimmer
October 25, 2019 S20·E2 Der Mann, der zwei Bier bestellte
October 18, 2019 S20·E1 Familienteufel
February 22, 2019 S19·E22 Verzockt
February 15, 2019 S19·E21 Tief im Herzen
February 8, 2019 S19·E20 Ranya
February 1, 2019 S19·E19 Bewährungsprobe
January 25, 2019 S19·E18 Nackt
January 11, 2019 S19·E17 Mein Kind
January 4, 2019 S19·E16 Absturz
December 28, 2018 S19·E15 Das Vogelmädchen
December 14, 2018 S19·E14 Die falsche Muse
December 7, 2018 S19·E13 Das Chinesische Licht
November 30, 2018 S19·E12 Die Intrige
November 23, 2018 S19·E11 Goldkind
November 16, 2018 S19·E10 Hinter verschlossenen Türen
November 9, 2018 S19·E9 Der Fall Wendt
November 2, 2018 S19·E8 Der Schattenmann
October 26, 2018 S19·E7 Stich ins Herz
October 19, 2018 S19·E6 Nein heißt nein
October 12, 2018 S19·E5 Zerbrochen
October 5, 2018 S19·E4 Nie genug
September 28, 2018 S19·E3 Gefährliches Vorbild
September 21, 2018 S19·E2 Falsche Hoffnung
September 14, 2018 S19·E1 Blackout
February 16, 2018 S18·E16 Blinde Liebe
February 2, 2018 S18·E15 Missing in Action
January 26, 2018 S18·E14 Aus Liebe
January 19, 2018 S18·E13 Toy Boy
January 19, 2018 S18·E12 Der Sohn
January 5, 2018 S18·E11 Janika
December 29, 2017 S18·E10 Einsam
December 22, 2017 S18·E9 Vaterliebe
December 8, 2017 S18·E8 Die Brücke
December 1, 2017 S18·E7 Spurlos verschwunden
November 24, 2017 S18·E6 Full House
November 17, 2017 S18·E5 Der kleine Zeuge
November 3, 2017 S18·E4 Das genetische Limit
October 27, 2017 S18·E3 Der einzige Ausweg
October 20, 2017 S18·E2 Dienstschluss
October 13, 2017 S18·E1 Der letzte Fall
February 24, 2017 S17·E26 Chefsache
February 17, 2017 S17·E25 Einmal im Leben
February 10, 2017 S17·E24 Endstation Hostel
February 3, 2017 S17·E23 Frankenstein
January 27, 2017 S17·E22 Der Wert des Lebens
January 20, 2017 S17·E21 Ein Fall für Rettig
January 20, 2017 S17·E20 Aus der Deckung
January 13, 2017 S17·E19 Aus der Hölle
January 6, 2017 S17·E18 Wer Wind sät
December 30, 2016 S17·E17 Der Strahl
December 23, 2016 S17·E16 Der Kanal
December 16, 2016 S17·E15 Kein Platz für Moral
December 9, 2016 S17·E14 Neues Leben
December 2, 2016 S17·E13 Väter
November 25, 2016 S17·E12 Horrorhaus
November 18, 2016 S17·E11 Not-OP
November 11, 2016 S17·E10 Tod eines Kollegen
November 11, 2016 S17·E9 Vermisstes Kind
November 4, 2016 S17·E8 Heimatlos
October 28, 2016 S17·E7 Schutzlos
October 21, 2016 S17·E6 Harte Jungs
October 14, 2016 S17·E5 Gestohlenes Leben
October 7, 2016 S17·E4 Undercover (2)
September 30, 2016 S17·E3 Undercover (1)
September 23, 2016 S17·E2 Beste Freundin
September 16, 2016 S17·E1 Wunschkind
February 19, 2016 S16·E20 Lucky Punch
February 12, 2016 S16·E19 Bilder im Kopf
January 29, 2016 S16·E18 Hallo Sexy!
January 22, 2016 S16·E17 Skater-Träume
January 22, 2016 S16·E16 Linie 131
January 15, 2016 S16·E15 Der Deich

…and 295 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

SOKO Leipzig cast