Series synopsis
Die Frau im Meer is a German drama crime television series that premiered on ZDF on January 2, 2023. It ended on January 3, 2023. It stars Heino Ferch, Anja Kling, Isabell Polak and Tom Radisch.
After a missed call and a disturbing voicemail from his former colleague Hella Christensen, investigator Simon Kessler sets off for Nordholm. The commissioner is aware that something bad must have happened. When Hella's sailing boat is recovered at sea, traces of her blood and her cell phone are found on it, but there is no trace of the former commissioner herself. A SOKO, headed by the new police commissioner Lena Jansen, takes over the investigation. The investigative team not only has to solv ...
Premise
After a missed call and a disturbing voicemail from his former colleague Hella Christensen, investigator Simon Kessler sets off for Nordholm. The commissioner is aware that something bad must have happened. When Hella's sailing boat is recovered at sea, traces of her blood and her cell phone are found on it, but there is no trace of the former commissioner herself. A SOKO, headed by the new police commissioner Lena Jansen, takes over the investigation. The investigative team not only has to solve Hella's disappearance, but also the death of 15-year-old Viviane, who was found in the woods by her friend Charlotte Broder and probably died of a drug overdose. Kessler realizes how little he knew about the life of his former colleague. After years, Hella's sister Rieke Lehwald suddenly appears with her husband Paul. Do the two have something to do with Hella's disappearance? Is it about an inheritance or a relationship act?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Heino Ferch as Simon Kessler
- Anja Kling as Silke Broder
- Isabell Polak as Lena Jansen
- Tom Radisch as Volker Brecht
- Leslie Malton as Maria Haller
- Stefan Kurt as Thomas Haller
- Ann-Kathrin Kramer as Rebecca Petersen
- Maximilian von Pufendorf as Dr. Jakob Claasen
Supporting cast
- Ulrike C. Tscharre as Rieke Lehwald
- Hary Prinz as Paul Lehwald
- Lilly Barshy as Charlotte Broder
- Nick Julius Schuck as Sven Christensen
- Patrick von Blume as Hauke Broder
- Max Landgrebe as Jan Wiese
- Barbara Auer as Hella Christensen
- Gustav Peter Wöhler as Uwe Hahn
- Lena Münchow as Helene Claasen
- Lieselotte Voß as Anna Claasen
- Moritz Leu as Hannes
- Jona Eisenblätter as Justus
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | January 2, 2023 | January 3, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After a missed call and a disturbing voicemail from his former colleague Hella Christensen, investigator Simon Kessler heads to Nordholm to check on her. His instinct tells him something is wrong. Her son Sven and her sister Rieke cannot reach her either. The sisters, who haven't had any contact for years, have a few things to clarify after the death of their father. |
January 2, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 After initial problems in Nordholm's police station, Simon Kessler and Commissioner Lena Jansen pull themselves together and investigate together against Thomas Haller and his wife Maria on suspicion of large-scale welfare fraud. There seem to have been falsified accounts for years that nobody noticed - except for Hella, who had an affair with Thomas. Like Hella, the Hallers own a boat with which Thomas often traveled the Baltic Sea. Could he have met her on the open sea? Was he aware that his wife knew about his relationship with Hella? |
January 3, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ZDF |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 2, 2023 |
| Last aired | January 3, 2023 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | ended |