Rookies2020-2023

Director
Gero Weinreuter, Irina Popow, Franco Tozza

Actors

Neil Malik Abdullah (Sami Malouf)
Esther Schweins (Julia Salomon)
Martin Bretschneider (Dr. Claas Steinebach)
Werner Daehn (Michael Kelting)
François Goeske (Kilian Hirschfeld)
Timmi Trinks (Marc Abel)

The crime series that takes a refreshing look at police work as it follows young police academy recruits both in and outside of the classroom as they solve their first homicide cases.
During their internship semester, students at the Police Academy in Halle an der Saale face their first homicide cases. It’s up to them to solve these cases, with the support of their instructors from the homicide division. As expected, these beginners make mistakes, constantly learning new things on their journey to becoming trained detectives. In each episode of Rookies, a case is dissected, discussed and solved, with plenty of interaction between the worlds of college and real life. In addition, the series follows the personal lives of the students, instructors and trainers.
“Worth watching because of its pace, the action and the tension that builds.” – Sueddeutsche Zeitung
“With ‘Rookies’ ZDF has managed to create a series that, for my taste, should always be like this. Closed episodes, but a problem, mystery or whatever you want to call it that spans the whole season. In each episode it is developed a little further until the solution is found in the last episode. It’s worth watching every episode because there’s always something new.” – Zeitsturmradler.de
“The series derives its charm from the work of the title quartet, who have to carry out real investigations in the sense of ‘learning by doing’. This gives the stories an interesting form of authenticity. It is also evident from the visual design that ‘Rookies’ distinguish itself from the typical early evening programme.” – Evangelisch.de