Watzmann ermittelt: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series is about Chief Inspector Benedikt Beissl (Andreas Giebel), who lives in Berchtesgaden with his wife Elisabeth and three daughters Maria, Johanna and Eva. Beissl has been ensuring law and order in Berchtesgaden for decades. To his displeasure, one day he was given a new colleague. So far, the solitary inspector has loved to do his thing alone. His new colleague Jerry Paulsen (Peter Marton) is the son of a black GI and the daughter of an innkeeper from Bad Aibling. He is quite daring and able to work in a team and moved from Hamburg to Bavaria for reasons of love. But Jerry's chosen one is, of all people, Beissl's daughter Johanna. The two police commissioners have to solve a murder in the area in each episode. The locally rooted Beissl often knows the victims as well as their surroundings and potential perpetrators.

Series details

• Title: Watzmann ermittelt
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2019-05-08
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Das Erste
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 48 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 59858
• IMDb ID: tt9767164
• TVDB ID: 363612

Cast and credited roles

• Andreas Giebel — Benedikt 'Bene' Beissl
• Peter Marton — Gerald 'Jerry' Paulsen
• Barbara Weinzierl — Elisabeth 'Elli' Beissl
• Nepo Fitz — Max Ruffer
• Ines Lutz — Johanna Beissl
• Vanessa Eckart — Johanna Beissl
• Leonie Brill — Eva Beissl
• Katharina Leonore Goebel — Sophia Strasser
• Sarah Thonig — Caro Reiser
• Jakob Graf — Dr. Philipp Hartmann
• Kathrin von Steinburg — Maria Beissl
• Eilin Aliza — Ava Weingartner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-05-08; final listed air date 2019-06-26; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-02-03; final listed air date 2021-05-05; episode order: 14.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-09-21; final listed air date 2023-02-08.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-10-30; final listed air date 2025-01-08; episode order: 21.
• Season 5: premiered 2025-01-15; final listed air date 2025-04-02; episode order: 12.
• Season 6: premiered 2026-01-07; final listed air date 2026-04-01.

Source and licence

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