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Wilsberg’s friend Ekki is in desperate need of help. His ex-girlfriend Silke has just introduced him to his daughter Hanna, and Ekki is now supposed to pay child support retroactively for the last six years. And as if that wasn’t enough, Ekki is passed over for a promotion. Wilsberg’s goddaughter Alex, of all people, is representing Silke in the child support proceedings against Ekki.

Is Ekki really Hanna’s father? And what is behind the disappearance of his lawyer Rainer Rohr?

Wilsberg and Ekki are unexpectedly drawn into a case of cyberbullying and fake news, involving slander, the paid dissemination of lies, and hurt feelings. Ekki is being slandered on the internet,…

Wilsberg’s friend Ekki is in desperate need of help. His ex-girlfriend Silke has just introduced him to his daughter Hanna, and Ekki is now supposed to pay child support retroactively for the last…

A voluntary social credit system has been introduced in Münster. The surveillance needed for the system doesn’t bother many people, and everyone goes along with it, except Wilsberg. Those who behave…

Private detective Wilsberg is hired to help the owner of a tailor shop who feels she is being harassed by her landlord. Shortly afterwards, someone from a neighboring business is murdered right…

In the small hamlet of Horsthausen in the Münsterland the son of Melanie and Thomas Rensing has been kidnapped. Ekki Talkötter manages to persuade Georg Wilsberg to help his cousin Thomas’ distraught…

Horst Fahrenbrink, a sleazy client of Alex’s, is found dead in his car after the two have met. Alex has since vanished without a trace. While Overbeck is firmly convinced Alex has killed her client…

Police Commissioner Anna Springer is throwing a Christmas party at police HQ, which is bringing out her team's worst behavior. Georg Wilsberg, however, is not one of the revelers; he's busy causing…

Ekki slips on some spilled yoghurt at a supermarket and breaks a leg. As he cannot work for several months, he sues the supermarket for compensation. His opponents argue that he was drunk which can…

Sister Christa, who is in charge of her abbey’s finances, has invested some money in the stock market. She appears to have a knack for it, earning 1.5 million Euro in speculative profits. She…

Wilsberg’s new client Britta Mantzke is found dead near Lake Aa. Inspector Springer and Overbeck call it a suicide, but Wilsberg decides to take on the assignment for his client anyway. He learns…

Private detective Wilsberg’s home has been robbed. But what is even worse than his shock at the crime is the fact that his hard-saved money for his cruise with Anna Springer is all gone. Things are…

Wilsberg has to accompany Tessa Tilker, a lawyer Alex works with in Bielefeld, to the island of Norderney, because she needs his expertise in inheritance law. As soon as they arrive on the island,…

Wilsberg’s old friend Manni Höch realizes he has a bit of a problem when he finds himself in jail. Manni, head of the city’s Department of Buildings, is accused of accepting bribes related to the…

Face23, a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to identify people and compiles all the information available online about them, is causing quite a stir in Bielefeld. Wilsberg, who is not at…

As a member of the workers’ council, employee Tobias Nagel has every right to fight for the rights of the staff. But his actions summon Hartmut Niehoff, the company’s lawyer, who is tasked with…

Inspector Overbeck is scheduled to give a controversial lecture to a select audience of experts. However, a mysterious threat interrupts his talk. Along with political consultant Sophie Lowitz,…

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Format

1×90’

Available

ready-made

Produced by

Warner Bros. International Television Production

Cast

various

Year of Production

1995 - present

Original Language

German

Broadcaster

ZDF

Writer

Jürgen Kehrer, Timo Berndt, Stefan Rogall, Eckehard Ziedrich a. o.

Director

Dennis Satin, Hans-Günther Bücking, Dominic Müller, Martin Enlen a. o.