GSG 9 (''Grenzschutzgruppe 9'', literally Border Guard Group 9) is a German
TV series
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about the special unit
GSG 9 der Bundespolizei of the German Federal Police. It premiered in the spring of 2007.
Its original title, ''GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben'', is a pun on the word ''Einsatz''. ''Einsatz'' can be translated as "mission, stake, bet, dedication", depending on the context. Thus, it can be translated as, ''GSG 9 - Their Mission Is Their Life'' or ''GSG 9 - They Put Their Lives at Stake''.
Plot summary
The
series revolves about the members of a fictional GSG 9 unit summoned by the Federal Police to conduct operations where the regular police cannot handle such as terrorism, hijacking and kidnapping. The unit is also deployed abroad to countries like Belarus to assist state security forces in rescuing German nationals/retake German diplomatic buildings.
Main cast
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Geb Schurlau (
Marc Ben Puch)
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Demir Azlan (
Bülent Sharif)
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Konny von Brendorp (
Andreas Pietschmann)
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Caspar Reindl (
Bert Böhlitz)
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Frank Wernitz (
Jorres Risse)
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Thomas Anhoff (
André Hennicke
André Hennicke (born 21 September 1958) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1984.
Hennicke was born in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony. He was awarded a German television award for best actor for ''Something to ...
)
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Petra Helmholtz (
Florentine Lahme
Florentine Lahme (born 21 July 1974) is a German actress.
Biography
Lahme was born in Berlin, Germany.
After she passed her Abitur (final exam to graduate from high school), Lahme studied Japanology and English for four semesters. After that, ...
)
Broadcasting
The series's first
season
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aired from March 8, 2007 to May 30, 2007 on
Sat.1
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It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...
, on Wednesdays at 8:15 PM. The second season premiered in the Spring of 2008 and comprised twelve episodes.
It premièred in Italy on March 24, 2008, and was aired from Monday to Friday at 18.40 on
Steel
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and airs in Spain as ''GSG 9: Cuerpo de Élite'' by
Calle 13. The show is also aired in Japan on
WOWOW; in Brazil, as ''Equipe Especial 9'' (Special Team 9), on A&E Mundo; and in Latin America, as ''Unidad Especial 9'' (Special Unit 9), on A&E.
Official mini-site on A&E.
Retrieved on November 21, 2010.
Ratings
Seasonal Ratings of GSG 9.
References
External links
Official Site
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German action television series
German crime television series
2000s German police procedural television series
German drama television series
2007 German television series debuts
2008 German television series endings
German-language television shows
GSG 9
Sat.1 original programming