Underplayed Gems

KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst (2007)

KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst poster
Original title
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
Genre
police procedural
Country
Germany
Length
3 seasons, 28 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A German police series that follows the detectives of a Berlin crime unit as they handle their caseloads and deal with their personal lives. It has ongoing storylines that last across episodes and seasons instead of solving a new crime each week.

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What happens

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 limited number of viewers underperformed expectations, the series was cancelled after three seasons. Filmmaker Edward Berger, who later made Oscar and BAFTA-winning film All Quiet on the Western Front, directed and co-wrote several episodes of Season 2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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