Wilsberg

Episode 1

Münster. Private detective Wilsberg is given the task of solving a suspected murder. Since the case happened 16 years ago and was filed away by the police as a suicide, he initially approaches the investigation with little motivation.

Feb 20, 1995

Episode 2

Private detective Georg Wilsberg is looking for farmer Rabenalt's runaway adopted daughter Tanja. Immediately after he has brought the girl back, he receives a follow-up assignment from Rabenalt's son Karl-Hermann: Wilsberg is to track down a woman who is secretly involved with his father. Without knowing it, Wilsberg knows the woman he is looking for, because it is Ines, an old school friend who has just met him in Münster. He therefore suspects that this meeting was not a coincidence, but a calculated move. That same evening he receives a call from the desperate Tanja: her adoptive father has broken his neck in a fall down the stairs; her brother has been arrested on suspicion of having pushed him. Tanja herself is in hiding so that the youth welfare office cannot take her away. Wilsberg finds her in a barn and takes her to his antique shop...

May 25, 1998

Episode 3

Private detective Georg Wilsberg is tasked with shadowing a client's wife and taking explicit photos of her in flagrante delicto. What begins as a harmless assignment develops into a mysterious murder case, because neither the client nor his wife are who they claim to be.

Nov 22, 1999

Episode 4

The Münster private detective and antique dealer Georg Wilsberg is commissioned by an insurance company to observe a car repair shop near the harbor. Recently, a suspiciously high number of accidents have been reported there. Wilsberg is supposed to take a closer look at the owner and find out whether he is staging the accidents himself.

Feb 3, 2001

Episode 5

Jutta Rausch, the Green City Treasurer of Münster, has received an anonymous threatening letter. As she is one of the supporters of a controversial construction project, her husband Jochen is seriously worried. He therefore hires private detective Georg Wilsberg as his wife's bodyguard. However, the wife is very stubborn and must not hear of a protector!

Oct 20, 2001

Episode 6

When Georg Wilsberg drives to Havenbroich Castle to inspect a library, he is amazed when his former student love Maria suddenly appears. Maria, who has now become the mistress of the castle, proudly presents him with her son Steffen, who is about to marry the wealthy Edith Wagenfeld.

Apr 13, 2002

Episode 7

When the body of Pastor Hollein is discovered in the confessional during a church concert, the tranquil episcopal city of Münster has its perfect scandal. This time, the chaotic private detective Georg Wilsberg has to investigate a highly opaque case.

Nov 23, 2002

Episode 8

When the body of a young art student is found next to one of her works of art, everything looks like a murder of jealousy. But the chaotic private detective Georg Wilsberg discovers a completely different story. Sophie had to die because she knew too much.

May 3, 2003

Episode 9

Private detective Georg Wilsberg is commissioned to investigate the circumstances of a strange accident in which Manni's uncle was seriously injured. Little by little, the chaotic snooper uncovers a crime that almost went undetected.

Oct 18, 2003

Episode 10

Private detective Wilsberg is tasked with solving the murder of politician Kerstenbrock, who was recently accused in the press of sexually harassing an intern. Inspector Springer suspects the grieving widow. Did she kill her husband out of jealousy? During his investigation, Wilsberg comes across evidence that Kerstenbrock was no innocent lamb.

Feb 14, 2004

Episode 11

That's just what private detective Georg Wilsberg needed: Alex's father has announced his visit and wants to know what progress his daughter's university career is making. Alex has "briefly interrupted" her law studies and wants to earn a living in another way.

May 1, 2004

Episode 12

Joachim Rehmer, the head of the Münster building regulations office, is found dead on a railway track. Everything points to suicide, but his wife does not believe it was a suicide and hires the Münster private detective Wilsberg, who immediately begins the investigation.

Nov 6, 2004

Episode 13

The headstrong investigator Georg Wilsberg meets Katharina again, his great love from school days. While he himself occasionally struggles to make ends meet, she is now happily married to her husband Matthias, mother of two children and owner of a magnificent city villa. Wilsberg is plagued by self-doubt: Has he made the right decisions in his life?

Mar 5, 2005

Episode 14

This time, the case seems very simple for the unorthodox private investigator: A young woman, Susanne Diepenbrock, commissions Georg Wilsberg to search for her missing sister Jessica. She suddenly disappeared and she cannot give a reason. But things are different with Wilsberg's best friend Manni.

May 14, 2005

Episode 15

Wilsberg in trouble: Tax inspector Ekki Talkötter has set up shop in the antiquarian bookshop and is making life difficult for Wilsberg.

Nov 19, 2005

Episode 16

The largest painting company in the city, Schlacke, undercuts almost every price offered by its competitors. Does the company employ illegal workers? Wilsberg is tasked with finding out.

Feb 4, 2006

Episode 17

Wilsberg is on his way home. Suddenly a young girl on her bike appears in the headlights. She slams on the brakes and there's a loud crash, but luckily no one is seriously injured.

Mar 5, 2006

Episode 18

Wilsberg had an accident and had to undergo an operation. This meant that he was confined to his sick bed, but his instinct for crime was by no means paralyzed.

Dec 2, 2006

Episode 19

Wilsberg is supposed to look after many pretty girls at a beauty contest. Someone is after one of the models and has evil plans.

Feb 17, 2007

Episode 20

Attacks in Münster caused uproar in the church. The grave of a gardener was broken into. His bones were placed in the famous Anabaptist cages at the Lamberti Church.

Apr 7, 2007

Episode 21

After the inauguration party of Alex's new law firm, Wilsberg witnesses Alex's former classmate Maike Lehmann having a drunken accident on the way home.

May 27, 2007

Episode 22

Georg Wilsberg has a problem: A young Russian woman, living illegally in Germany, is found dead in a hotel room - murdered.

Jan 12, 2008

Episode 23

Alex's first case is about murder. Thomas Winter's wife has been strangled. Thomas is considered a suspect, but protests his innocence. Alex helps him escape.

Mar 8, 2008

Episode 24

This time it is Inspector Springer herself who needs Wilsberg's help. A young policewoman dies shortly before she was supposed to meet Anna. But that can't have been an accident.

Apr 26, 2008

Episode 25

Wilsberg goes to celebrate his 30th graduation anniversary, even though he hates such class reunions. Shortly afterwards, his old school friend is murdered, but his body disappears without a trace.

Dec 27, 2008

Episode 26

After a party, a woman is found seriously injured on the street. Ekki's car is parked nearby. Anna Springer arrests the hungover Ekki, but he refuses to make any statement.

Apr 11, 2009

Episode 27

Wilsberg is hired by Marie Kaiser to spy on her husband. The professor is cheating on her. When Wilsberg observes Kaiser, he is shot during lovemaking.

Apr 25, 2009

Episode 28

December 24th afternoon: Wilsberg buys a Christmas tree at the Münster Christmas market. At the same time, Ekki is bored at the Christmas party with his colleagues from the tax office.

Dec 21, 2009

Episode 29

Private detective Georg Wilsberg is commissioned by Torsten Schmitt to shadow his wife Elvira because of an alleged affair.

Mar 20, 2010

Episode 30

After a visit to the Bullenball, Michael Klarmann is shot. Ekki, who was standing right next to him, is injured. From then on, Ekki believes that he was actually the target.

Nov 25, 2010

Episode 31

When private detective Georg Wilsberg receives a call from Inspector Springer at night, he is shocked. There is a dead, naked callboy lying in her hotel room.

Apr 9, 2011

Episode 32

Ekki has an attractive new girlfriend: Denise. When she repeatedly talks about her ex-lover Lotze, Ekki becomes suspicious and asks Wilsberg to shadow Denise.

Jun 11, 2011

Episode 33

Ekki is burned out and is looking for distance and silence in the Melkwegen monastery. But Overbeck is also undercover in the monastery. And Wilsberg is investigating the murder of Cellarer Bertram there.

Sep 29, 2011

Episode 34

The son of the couple Melanie and Thomas Rensing has been kidnapped. Ekki is able to persuade Wilsberg to help his cousin's family, as they do not want to inform the police.

Jan 25, 2012

Episode 35

The Bielefeld running gag reaches its climax in this episode. A conspiracy theorist is murdered and Manni, who once moved to Bielefeld, reappears.

Feb 18, 2012

Episode 36

Georg Wilsberg is tasked with tracking down 17-year-old Marc, the son of his old school friend. He finds out that Marc is involved in drug deals - and worse.

Apr 7, 2012

Episode 37

One of Alex's clients is found dead after a meeting. Alex then disappears without a trace.

Jan 26, 2013

Episode 38

Ekki is about to move in with his steady girlfriend Silke. But shortly afterwards he is hit on by the pretty Charlotte. Ekki is ready for an affair.

Mar 6, 2013

Episode 39

Ekki has inherited his aunt's house and the field that goes with it. But this causes him a lot of problems. The corpse that he and Wilsberg find in the house is just one of them.

Aug 31, 2013

Episode 40

Richard Breiderhoff is accused of killing his wife. Meanwhile, Anna Springer has a blind date with Richard's brother. However, he has evil intentions.

Oct 16, 2013

Episode 41

Alex finds an amateur porn video of herself on the Internet. She immediately asks her godfather Georg Wilsberg for help before her boss finds out and her career is over.

Jan 8, 2014

Episode 42

This time, Ekki and his colleagues from the tax office are themselves being audited. But then irregularities in the operational processes are discovered and a colleague allegedly commits suicide.

Mar 1, 2014

Episode 43

Wilsberg has barely made a small profit from selling a rarity when two masked burglars steal the money. But Wilsberg doesn't let that happen.

Mar 22, 2014

Episode 44

Ekki can't believe it: The famous model Sonja Conrad is standing in his friend Wilsberg's antique shop and asks the detective for help. A stalker is supposedly after her.

Dec 17, 2014

Episode 45

Kamilla Marks, the owner of the Markshof Castle Hotel, is shot. Alex gets the suspect Enno Fellner as his client. He is said to have raped Kamilla years ago.

Jan 3, 2015

Episode 46

Wilsberg owes the tax office several thousand euros in back payments. On top of that, he is involved in a car accident in which a young hitchhiker dies.

Feb 14, 2015

Episode 47

Micki Hobelmeyer is acquitted in a rape trial. Wilsberg does not trust the verdict. He knows Micki from his student days and is not on good terms with him.

Apr 11, 2015

Episode 48

Overbeck has fallen victim to knockout drops. Wilsberg is tasked with finding out what happened last night and proving Overbeck's innocence.

Oct 10, 2015

Episode 49

Ekki causes trouble. He triggers a bomb alarm in the tax office. During the SEK operation, the male cleaner Hemidi is overpowered and a ticking toy is confiscated.

Nov 28, 2015

Episode 50

Lawyer Alex is representing her friend Ekki Talkötter in a damages lawsuit. Ekki slipped on spilled yogurt in the supermarket and tore a ligament.

Jan 2, 2016

Episode 51

Wilsberg is hanging around under a false identity with property developer Michael Lobland. He has everything Wilsberg doesn't have: a fancy car, a smartphone and money that needs to be invested.

Apr 16, 2016

Episode 52

Ekki is getting married. Wilsberg can't believe it. And he's supposed to be the best man. Despite his doubts about whether Kerstin Buckebrede is the right one, he can't say no to Ekki's request.

Dec 17, 2016

Episode 53

In the antique shop there is an old lady who doesn't know how she got there or where she lives. Wilsberg has a care problem. With skill he finds out that it is Hanni Haffner.

Jan 14, 2017

Episode 54

After a heated argument in a Münster bar, a young woman remains depressed at her seat. Wilsberg starts talking to her - and is amazed.

Feb 4, 2017

Episode 55

When high school graduate Emelie Boll disappears, wild speculation about the missing person case and the suspected perpetrator begins under the hashtag "woistemelie". Ekki Talkötter is the first to become the focus of the viral campaign: he was seen giving Emelie a ride in his car the evening before.

Nov 11, 2017

Episode 56

Ekki was offered a "tax CD" that allegedly incriminated everyone of importance and name in Münster. Wilsberg is supposed to help Ekki to check the credibility.

Dec 2, 2017

Episode 57

Wilsberg was actually looking forward to a Christmas party with Ekki, Alex and Anna. But that won't happen, as everyone has other plans or, like Anna, is "sick".

Dec 23, 2017

Episode 58

Wilsberg has allowed Anna to persuade him to go on holiday to Norderney together. His enthusiasm is limited, especially when he finds out that Anna's goddaughter Merle is coming along.

Jan 6, 2018

Episode 59

Tax investigator Matthias Lehnhoff's birthday party comes to an abrupt end after an argument with his wife. Wilsberg and Ekki find Lehnhoff dead near the restaurant shortly afterwards.

Mar 3, 2018

Episode 60

Elena Warnetzki lives in an allotment colony, fishes food out of garbage containers and leads a life without television, computer, smartphone and, above all, without money.

Sep 8, 2018

Episode 61

Retirement - that could actually be a nice thing. But Paul Dietze - Wilsberg's friend - has nothing to celebrate. The hard-earned savings are gone.

Nov 3, 2018

Episode 62

Sister Christa, who takes care of the finances of her monastery, has invested money on the stock market and has shown a lucky hand: 1.5 million euros in speculative profits.

Jan 12, 2019

Episode 63

Wilsberg has a guilty conscience: his new client Britta Mantzke is found dead near the Aasee. Inspector Springer and Overbeck assume it was suicide.

Mar 2, 2019

Episode 64

Ekki is invited to Bielefeld for a friend's company anniversary. Wilsberg accompanies Ekki to see his friend Manni in Bielefeld. But the meeting doesn't happen.

Nov 2, 2019

Episode 65

Private detective Wilsberg falls victim to a burglary. Worse than the shock of the crime is that the money he had saved for his cruise with Anna Springer was stolen.

Nov 30, 2019

Episode 66

Ekki is invited to Bielefeld for a friend's company anniversary. Wilsberg accompanies Ekki to see his friend Manni in Bielefeld. But the meeting doesn't happen.

Jan 11, 2020

Episode 67

Wilsberg has to go to the island of Norderney - with Tessa Tilker, a lawyer colleague of Alex from Bielefeld, who needs his expertise in inheritance law.

Feb 8, 2020

Episode 68

Wilsberg's friend Ekki urgently needs help. Ekki's ex-girlfriend Silke Sestendrup introduces him to his daughter Hanna. Ekki is supposed to pay maintenance retroactively for the last six years.

Apr 18, 2020

Episode 69

Wilsberg and Ekki suddenly become entangled in a case of cyberbullying and fake news. It involves slander, paid lying campaigns and hurt feelings.

Nov 28, 2020

Episode 70

Finding evidence is Wilsberg's daily bread. But obtaining evidence to prove an employee's theft is not.

Jan 2, 2021

Episode 71

A voluntary social credit system is introduced in Münster. The surveillance that comes with it is not a thorn in the side of most people. Everyone takes part, except Wilsberg.

Feb 20, 2021

Episode 72

Private detective Wilsberg is asked to help the owner of a tailor shop who feels harassed by her landlord. Shortly afterwards, a neighbor in the shop is murdered in front of her eyes.

May 22, 2021

Episode 73

Detective Inspector Overbeck is supposed to give an explosive lecture to a select audience of experts. However, his presentation is interrupted by a mysterious threat.

Dec 11, 2021

Episode 74

The Münster police want to modernize and are considering including genetic genealogy in investigations. Overbeck's big moment seems to have come.

Jan 15, 2022

Episode 75

Wilsberg and Ekki are invited to lunch in a moated castle by lawyer Dr. Tessa Tilker. When another guest arrives, Tessa suddenly panics.

Apr 16, 2022

Episode 76

Meat manufacturer Thomas Heitbrink is accused of poor hygiene in the company. His lawyer Dr. Tessa Tilker instructs Wilsberg to find out who wants to harm the company.

Oct 1, 2022

Episode 77

When a young employee of a start-up has an accident in front of Wilsberg and Ekki, the question arises: was it an accident or was it murder?

Jan 7, 2023

Episode 78

A dead journalist leads Georg Wilsberg into the world of influencers. And as if solving a murder wasn't enough, Wilsberg's friends also urgently need his help.

Mar 18, 2023

Episode 79

This episode is about the murder of a publisher who not only made friends with his publication. Wilsberg's friend Tessa Tilker therefore had a lot to do as the publisher's lawyer. And Chief Inspector Anna Springer feels a moral complicity in the death and turns to the private detective in her distress.

Oct 14, 2023

Episode 80

Private detective Georg Wilsberg is confronted with a murdered taxi driver. It soon becomes clear that the mysterious case goes far back into the city of Münster's past.

Jan 13, 2024

Episode 81

Private detective Wilsberg is supposed to find evidence that a family expert was manipulated. But before he can really investigate the matter, the psychologist falls victim to fatal shots.

Apr 13, 2024

Episode 82

Georg Wilsberg's friend Ekki Talkötter comes under suspicion of murder after a dead IT technician is found at Lake Aasee. Ekki had previously argued with him in the office.

May 11, 2024

Episode 83

Anna Springer is taking a break from her job to write a book about her experiences as a detective. Meanwhile, a young saleswoman is found dead in a delivery van at the Münster weekly market. Detectives Overbeck and Drechshage, who are representing Anna Springer in ongoing investigations, take over the case. René Rösch is soon suspected of having committed the murder. He has a relevant criminal record and a flawed alibi. Anna is under pressure to write her second book that is better than the first. At the same time, there are increasing signs that someone is after her. Could the threatening incidents possibly have something to do with the old criminal cases that Anna deals with in her first book? In her distress, Anna asks Wilsberg for help.

Oct 5, 2024

Episode 84

Disguised as a guest lecturer, private detective Wilsberg investigates a stalking case at the university. When a student dies, the homicide squad also gets involved in the case.

Jan 11, 2025

Episode 85

A murdered lawyer from her firm gets Tessa Tilker into trouble. During his research, private detective Wilsberg comes across details that soon put Ekki Talkötter in danger. Ekki is in an existential crisis. On the advice of his friends, he takes a break in a self-discovery retreat.

Feb 8, 2025

Episode 86

Wilsberg learns that Edgar wanted to meet with the whistleblower Frederik Meissner in order to obtain explosive material about a water price increase. During his research on behalf of Edgar's girlfriend Clara, Wilsberg soon comes across Meissner's body. Chief Inspector Anna Springer and her colleague Overbeck take over the murder investigation.

May 17, 2025

Episode 87

Student Jana Haumann claims to have heard a recording from a digital voice assistant announcing a murder. She contacts private detective Wilsberg for help.

Nov 15, 2025

Episode 88

A series of burglaries is keeping the region on edge. When a murder occurs during another break-in, both the Münster criminal police and private detective Wilsberg investigate the case.

Jan 3, 2026

Episode 89

Private investigator Georg Wilsberg is investigating for a client who feels cheated out of his deceased great-aunt's house. In her apartment, Wilsberg discovers a body. The unknown murder victim alerts the Münster homicide squad.

Apr 4, 2026

Episode 90

The discovery of a lottery ticket bearing the winning numbers for the current multi-million-euro jackpot plunges private investigator Wilsberg and his buddy Ekki into a new, deadly case. The rightful owner of the ticket—which Wilsberg found inside one of his books—is brewery boss Lars Roxel. His joy over the massive win is short-lived, however; he is soon found bludgeoned to death beside a brewing vat.

Jul 25, 2026

Episode 91

A soccer buddy of Wilsberg’s friend Ekki Talkötter vanishes without a trace shortly before his wedding. The investigation leads to an alibi agency that professionally executes plans for people to disappear and start a new life.

Sep 26, 2026

Episode 92

Episode 93