Series synopsis
The Peppercorns, also known as Die Pfefferkörner is a German action & adventure kids family crime television series that premiered on NDR Fernsehen on December 27, 1999. It was created by Katharina Mestre. It stars Julian Paeth, Aglaja Brix, İhsan Ay and Anna-Elena Herzog.
Die Pfefferkörner is a German television series produced by Der Kinderkanal.
The peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre, Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns, Philip "Fiete" Overbeck, Cem Gülec and Vivien "Vivi" Overbeck, Fiete's eight year old sister. After school, the young detectives meet at a high level of a spice warehouse of the company Overbeck & Associates, which belongs to Fiete and Vivi's parents in the first part, but is later given to Fiete and Vivi to look after. ...
Premise
Die Pfefferkörner is a German television series produced by Der Kinderkanal.
The peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre, Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns, Philip "Fiete" Overbeck, Cem Gülec and Vivien "Vivi" Overbeck, Fiete's eight year old sister. After school, the young detectives meet at a high level of a spice warehouse of the company Overbeck & Associates, which belongs to Fiete and Vivi's parents in the first part, but is later given to Fiete and Vivi to look after. Here, in the historic warehouse district, the five friends have their headquarters.
With smarts, combined delivery and support of the Internet, they find their cases here. The detectives convict polluters, animal dealers and drug smugglers. They also help each other with personal problems they encounter. Cem has lost his parents in a car accident and sometimes feels sad and lonely. Jana lives with her divorcee mother, a lawyer who is rarely at home. Natasha comes from Latvia. Her parents initially have very strict rules in terms of her education, that make Natasha unhappy. Fiete has problems showing his feelings and hides them behind grumpiness and hostility towards girls, until he falls in love with Natasha. Vivi is suffering from her role of the youngest member of the group. She believes that she must constantly struggle for recognition.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Julian Paeth as Fiete Overbeck
- Aglaja Brix as Vivi Overbeck
- İhsan Ay as Cem Gülec
- Anna-Elena Herzog as Jana Holstein-Coutré
- Martha Fries as Jessica Amsinck
- Merle de Villiers as Ceyda Cengiz
- Jaden Bojsen as Niklas Klinger
- Sina Michel as Pinja Friese
Supporting cast
- Ava Sophie Richter as Jale Dschami
- Carlotta Cornehl as Johanna Overbeck (geb. Gentbrink)
- Lukas Decker as Paul Hansen
- Tim Patrick Chan as Xiaomeng Weidtmann
- Jana Fomenko as Katja Makarowa
- Moritz Jahn as Karol Adamek
- Laura Gabriel as Lilly Theede
- Mira Lieb as Yeliz Surat
- Tim Tiedemann as Laurenz Krogmann
- Nina Chuba as Marie Krogmann
- Julian Winterbach as Rasmus Bo Nilsen
- Coco Nima as Themba Bruhns-Mcomo
Guest cast
- Elyza Silber as Philippa „Pippa“ Flynt
- Luna Winter as Louise „Lou“ Flynt
- Miriam Lahnstein as Jacqueline
- Kostja Ullmann as Rafael
- Anatole Taubman as Paolo
- Sven Waasner as Nils
- Johanna-Christine Gehlen as Celine
- Martin Semmelrogge as Basler
- Wilfried Baasner as Herr Raffmann
- Ulrike Bliefert as Frau Becker
- Nina Hoger as Anne
- Daniela Ziegler as Dr. Stapel
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 260 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | December 27, 1999 | January 12, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 13 | March 22, 2001 | February 13, 2002 |
| Season 3 | 13 | January 2, 2003 | January 21, 2003 |
| Season 4 | 13 | February 26, 2004 | January 11, 2005 |
| Season 5 | 13 | March 15, 2008 | June 7, 2008 |
| Season 6 | 13 | April 11, 2009 | April 18, 2014 |
| Season 7 | 13 | October 9, 2010 | January 29, 2011 |
| Season 8 | 13 | February 5, 2011 | April 23, 2011 |
| Season 9 | 13 | October 8, 2012 | October 12, 2012 |
| Season 10 | 13 | November 16, 2013 | December 21, 2013 |
| Season 11 | 13 | October 25, 2014 | December 27, 2014 |
| Season 12 | 13 | November 7, 2015 | December 19, 2015 |
| Season 13 | 13 | November 20, 2016 | December 10, 2016 |
| Season 14 | 13 | November 12, 2017 | December 17, 2017 |
| Season 15 | 13 | November 24, 2018 | December 29, 2018 |
| Season 16 | 13 | November 23, 2019 | December 28, 2019 |
| Season 17 | 13 | February 20, 2021 | March 27, 2021 |
| Season 18 | 13 | January 15, 2022 | March 19, 2022 |
| Season 19 | 13 | March 11, 2023 | April 22, 2023 |
| Season 20 | 13 | May 11, 2024 | June 22, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abgezogen Natascha has money stolen from her, but she doesn't dare to tell anyone about it. Finally, the Peppercorns manage to figure it out and offer their help. |
December 27, 1999 |
| 2 |
Wer ist Jeremy? During a fire in the free port, the shed belonging to Fiete's parents burns down along with the fireworks stored there. A boy found at the scene is immediately suspected. But was he really responsible? |
December 28, 1999 |
| 3 |
Schlange im Rohr Cem and Fiete find a very rare snake and are certain that it was smuggled illegally into Hamburg. But the snake escapes from them. How can they now catch both the snake and the smugglers? |
December 29, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Würmer für die Braut | March 22, 2001 |
| 2 | Der Fluch der Mumie | March 23, 2001 |
| 3 | Der Bär ist los | March 26, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crash, Boom, Bäng | January 2, 2003 |
| 2 | Börsenfieber | January 6, 2003 |
| 3 | Tafelraub | January 7, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahrraddiebe | February 26, 2004 |
| 2 | Machtspiele | February 27, 2004 |
| 3 | Russische Geheimnisse | March 1, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ein neuer Anfang | March 15, 2008 |
| 2 | Blutdiamanten | March 22, 2008 |
| 3 | Tödliches Serum | March 29, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unschuldig | April 11, 2009 |
| 2 | Gemobbt | April 18, 2014 |
| 3 | Schiffeversenken | April 25, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Die Fälscher | October 9, 2010 |
| 2 | Der Junge ohne Namen | October 16, 2010 |
| 3 | Ein neues Team | October 23, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Das Silbergebiss | February 5, 2011 |
| 2 | Geschmacksverstärker | February 12, 2011 |
| 3 | Die blaue Jacke | February 19, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aller Anfang ist schwer Emma's new classmate Nina is accused of theft. Together with her fellow student Max, Emma sets out to search for clues. |
October 8, 2012 |
| 2 |
Das Spinnennetz Max is being blackmailed by drug dealer Dragan and is forced to sell "Happy Pills" at school. Henri senses another case and falls under suspicion himself. |
October 8, 2012 |
| 3 |
Ninas Geheimnis Nina and Emma get robbed. When they confront the thief, they see how she lives at home. Meanwhile, the Pfefferkörner (Peppercorns) discover that Nina is also hiding something. |
October 9, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Obdachlos After Emma and Henri have emigrated, Nina and Max find two new Peppercorns in Jessi and Luis. Together they help homeless people who are about to be driven out of the HafenCity. |
November 16, 2013 |
| 2 |
Alarm in der Schule School life is being disrupted by malicious pranks. The school principal is also being threatened. Is a former student who was expelled from school behind it? |
November 16, 2013 |
| 3 |
Hip-Hop Jessi falls in love with her hip-hop teacher Chuoc at the youth center. When she realizes that he is involved in criminal activities, it seems to be already too late. |
November 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abschied tut weh Nina has to move to Italy with her family. Saying goodbye to Max and her friends is difficult for her. But then the Peppercorns have to catch a pickpocket. |
October 25, 2014 |
| 2 |
Notendruck Jessi has a hard time with new Peppercorns. But when her classmate Jiao disappears, Luis convinces her to investigate with Niklas, Anton, and Ceyda. |
October 25, 2014 |
| 3 |
Gekaufte Spiele The Peppercorns support Jessi during climbing training. Suddenly they are threatened. A photo leads to the blackmailers who make money with criminal sports betting. |
October 25, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Die Flaschenpost | November 7, 2015 |
| 2 | Vertauschte Handys | November 7, 2015 |
| 3 | Ausgebremst | November 7, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Der rätselhafte Kleiderraub | November 20, 2016 |
| 2 | Abgedreht | November 20, 2016 |
| 3 | Doppelleben | November 20, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Die Ratte ist los | November 12, 2017 |
| 2 | Der rosa Diamant | November 12, 2017 |
| 3 | Ein Buch für Murphy | November 12, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Für die Kunst | November 24, 2018 |
| 2 | Natürlich Jule | November 24, 2018 |
| 3 | Die Aal-Mafia | November 24, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Das Cello | November 23, 2019 |
| 2 | Glücksspiele | November 23, 2019 |
| 3 | Glaubensfragen | November 23, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wunderland | February 20, 2021 |
| 2 | Im Darknet | February 20, 2021 |
| 3 | Vergiftet | February 27, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stumbling blocks Tali is threatened. A stumbling block flies through the window at her house. That gets the peppercorns on the scene. |
January 15, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Clari has a suspicion: 5 million euros are hidden in the port. When the friends realize it, it's almost too late. |
January 15, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Lou and Pippa find the perfect HQ - but Rafa only agrees when they find his mother's laptop. |
January 29, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
At the nail salon Underage Vietnamese women work in a nail salon for a pittance. The peppercorns reveal. |
March 11, 2023 |
| 2 |
Pups in danger Milan and the dog Pepper accidentally meet an unscrupulous puppy dealer. Then Pepper disappears. |
March 11, 2023 |
| 3 |
The missing coin New team, new case: Jasina has found something with the detector in an abandoned factory and is knocked out. beaten. |
March 18, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackout | May 11, 2024 |
| 2 | Stinkbombe | May 11, 2024 |
| 3 | Plan Albatros | May 18, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NDR Fernsehen |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 27, 1999 |
| Last aired | April 11, 2026 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday at 08:25:00 |