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Helen Dorn

TV·2014–present·1 season, 26 episodes·ZDF·Crime·1h 30m

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Helen Dorn is an expert Police Commissioner, who’s years of experience have given her killer instinct when it comes to crime. On the department head’s orders, Helen Dorn become involuntary partners with Detective Chief Superintendent Gregor Georgi, with Helen in the role of Georgi’s superior. After initially ruffling some feathers, as Gregor thought he was about to take over a case as head investigator and not confronted with a new superior, the two prove to be a solid pairing: Helen’s famed intuition is matched by Gregor’s rational analysis and precision. But will he be able to unearth her mysterious past?

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Helen Dorn S01E09Shadows of the PastS01E09 · 7.5
  2. 02Helen Dorn S01E12BreathlessS01E12 · 7.5Surveillance on an illegal arms trafficking case has spun out of control. Three Polish men are dead, two of them policemen. Mattheisen discloses his conspiracy theory to Helen Dorn: he is convinced that the weapons delivery was intended for an underground right-wing radical group, infiltrated by a mole from the State Office of Criminal Investigations. But before Mattheisen has a chance to tell Helen who is behind it, he is shot and killed with Helen’s service weapon. And Helen is found at the scene of the crime by her colleagues, gun in hand and no memory of what happened.
  3. 03Helen Dorn S01E18The little brotherS01E18 · 7.5

Cast

Anna LoosAnna LoosHelen DornErnst StötznerErnst StötznerRichard DornTristan SeithTristan SeithKTU WeyerDaniel FriedrichDaniel FriedrichFalk Mattheissen

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes2014–26Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Helen Dorn S01E01The Third GirlMarch 8, 2014 6.5Alarm in Düsseldorf: the body of a nurse has been found on the banks of the Rhine, and evidence at the crime scene recalls a series of murde
  2. S01E02Helen Dorn S01E02Under ControlSeptember 24, 2014 7.0A missing child is at the center of Inspector Helen Dorn's investigations. Mia, the four-year-old daughter of the wealthy businessman Hans T
  3. S01E03Helen Dorn S01E03Episode 3January 24, 2015 7.0
  4. S01E04Helen Dorn S01E04Episode 4November 7, 2015 6.5
  5. S01E05Helen Dorn S01E05Imminent DangerMarch 5, 2016 6.5
  6. S01E06Helen Dorn S01E06The Untruthful WitnessNovember 26, 2016 7.0
  7. S01E07Helen Dorn S01E07MercilessJanuary 28, 2017 6.5
  8. S01E08Helen Dorn S01E08Episode 8April 8, 2017 7.0
  9. S01E09Helen Dorn S01E09Season's bestShadows of the PastMarch 17, 2018 7.5
  10. S01E10Helen Dorn S01E10Message from PragueDecember 1, 2018 7.0
  11. S01E11Helen Dorn S01E11After the StormFebruary 9, 2019 6.5On her way home after a celebration in her small, rural hometown, a young woman – Karla Petersen – is murdered. Helen Dorn, whose father is
  12. S01E12Helen Dorn S01E12BreathlessJanuary 25, 2020 7.5Surveillance on an illegal arms trafficking case has spun out of control. Three Polish men are dead, two of them policemen. Mattheisen discl
  13. S01E13Helen Dorn S01E13A Little Bit of FreedomOctober 24, 2020 6.5Helen Dorn has never been able to forget the case of a boy who disappeared 14 years ago. She had been forced to release suspect Ron Faber at
  14. S01E14Helen Dorn S01E14The Seeds of ViolenceMarch 6, 2021 7.0
  15. S01E15Helen Dorn S01E15The Last ResortSeptember 4, 2021 6.5
  16. S01E16Helen Dorn S01E16The Red ClothMarch 12, 2022 6.5
  17. S01E17Helen Dorn S01E17The Right to remain silentFebruary 11, 2022 7.0
  18. S01E18Helen Dorn S01E18The little brotherOctober 21, 2023 7.5
  19. S01E19Helen Dorn S01E19Episode 19March 2, 2024 7.5
  20. S01E20Helen Dorn S01E20Episode 20November 30, 2024 7.0
  21. S01E21Helen Dorn S01E21Episode 21February 1, 2025 7.5
  22. S01E22Helen Dorn S01E22Episode 22March 8, 2025 7.5
  23. S01E23Helen Dorn S01E23Episode 23November 1, 2025 6.2
  24. S01E24Helen Dorn S01E24Episode 24January 17, 2026 6.0
  25. S01E25Helen Dorn S01E25Episode 25April 11, 2026—
  26. S01E26Episode 26—

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