KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst
| KDD – Berlin Crime Squad | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst |
| Genre |
Police procedural Serial drama |
| Created by | Orkun Ertener |
| Written by | Orkun Ertener Lars Kraume Oliver Hein Edward Berger Matthias Glasner Falko Löffler |
| Starring | Götz Schubert Saskia Vester Manfred Zapatka Barnaby Metschurat Melika Foroutan Billey Demirtas Jördis Triebel |
| Opening theme | "KDD Thema" |
| Composer(s) | Christoph M. Kaiser Julian Maas |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language(s) | German |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kathrin Breininger |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hofman & Voges |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ZDF (season 1 & 2) arte (season 3) |
| Original release | February 2, 2007 – March 2, 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
KDD – Berlin Crime Squad, German title KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst is a German television series that was broadcast from 2007 to 2010. The series differs from typical police procedurals by focusing on the daily work life and the private problems of the main characters instead of following a “case of the week” scheme, and because of the overarching storylines spanning one or several seasons. Due to its uncommon dramaturgy and its ambiguous drawing of the main characters, it was critically lauded and received several accolades. However, as the number of spectators remained behind expectations, the series was canceled after three seasons.
In German law enforcement, the “Kriminaldauerdienst” is a 24/7 stand-by service of the Kriminalpolizei (responsible for criminal investigations). Divided into a day and night shift, the officers of the Kriminaldauerdienst are responsible for collecting information about a crime with the ultimate goal of referring it to the responsible units (unless the crime can be solved during the shift). It should be noted that, in reality, Berlin, unlike other major cities such as Munich, Hamburg or Cologne, has no such service.
The series follows the story of the fictional day-shift squad of the Berlin “Kriminaldauerdienst” (Crime Squad) in the problematic quarter Kreuzberg. It can be divided into three narrative levels; a plot spanning all three seasons is a corruption case within the Berlin police that the officers of the Berlin Crime Squad investigate, additionally, the show follows the private lives of the investigators, and the criminal cases they are confronted with everyday.
The main characters of the show are the seven officers of the Berlin Crime Squad:
In season 1, Jan Haroska embezzles drug money from the crime scene of an explosion in order to help his estranged daughter − and thus his grandson − who is in debt after her husband's suicide. However, the money belonged to the Russian drug dealer Han who now looks frantically for it which endangers Haroska's life and that of his family.
The explosion was orchestrated by another drug dealer, Aoun, to put his rival in his place. The investigation is reassigned from the KDD to the Landeskriminalamt and led by Rainer Sallek who, together with the Berlin Chief of Police, is in business with Aoun. Refusing to let go of the investigation, Enders and his team start to uncover the corruption. In the season finale, the squad is attacked by snipers belonging to the drug mafia during an undercover operation at the Gendarmenmarkt, ending the season with a cliffhanger.
Other storylines include the relationship between Haroska and Maria Hernandez, as well as Sylvia Henke, who is kidnapped and raped. Kristin Bender takes a liking to Enes, an adolescent fugitive from Kosovo who has to steal to support himself.
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