Neben der Spur: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A young nurse is found cruelly murdered. Commissioner Vincent Ruiz asks the renowned Hamburg psychiatrist Dr. Johannes "Joe" Jessen for help. Jessen recognizes parallels in forensic medicine: the injuries suffered by the death victim agree in a terrifying way with the violent fantasies of his patient Robert Mohren. Is this the brutal killer? Does Jessen have to break his confidentiality to prevent further acts of violence? When a second murder occurs, it is already too late. Jessen comes under suspicion himself and has no idea that he is already part of a perfidious plan - which not only endangers his own life, but also that of his family.

Series details

• Title: Neben der Spur
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2015-02-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-01-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ZDF
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 88 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 45158
• IMDb ID: tt8672934
• TVDB ID: 292491

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2015: premiered 2015-02-23; final listed air date 2015-02-23; episode order: 1.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-18; final listed air date 2016-11-14; episode order: 2.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-02-06; final listed air date 2017-02-06; episode order: 1.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-03-12; final listed air date 2018-03-12; episode order: 1.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-04-20; final listed air date 2020-04-20.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-01-25; final listed air date 2022-01-31.

Source and licence

Adapted from Neben der Spur on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.