Einstein | |
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Genre | |
Written by | Martin Ritzenhoff Matthias Dinter |
Directed by | Thomas Jahn Dominic Müller Felix Stienz Oliver Dommenget |
Starring |
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Composer | Karim Sebastian Elias |
Country of origin | Germany |
Original language | German |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Michael Souvignier Dominik Frankowski |
Running time | 42–47 minutes |
Production company | Zeitsprung Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Sat.1 Sat.1 emotions |
Release | January 5, 2017 – March 17, 2019 |
Einstein is a German police procedural dramedy television series that is based on the 2015 film of the same name, written by Martin Ritzenhoff und Matthias Dinter.
The television series premiered on Sat.1 emotions on January 5, 2017 [1] and has sold to over 100 territories [2] including a hit in Spain and Portugal on AXN and also in Czech Republic on FilmBox.
On March 29, 2019, Sat.1 canceled the series after three seasons. [3]
Felix Winterberg, unknown great-great-grandson of Albert Einstein, is the youngest professor of theoretical physics at Ruhr University Bochum. Winterberg has inherited the genius of Einstein and suffers from the deadly health of Huntington's Chorea, which gives him a remaining life expectancy of about seven years. He must help Kriminalkommissarin (Police commissioner) Elena Lange as an independent consultant under the direction of Kriminaloberkommissar Stefan Tremmel in the investigation of murder cases in order not to end up in prison for violations of the Narcotics Act (unauthorized amphetamine).
Character | Actor | Occupation | Season | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Prof. Dr. Felix „Einstein“ Winterberg | Tom Beck | Professor at Ruhr University Bochum, independent consultant at Criminal Police in Bochum | Main | |||||||
Elena Lange | Annika Ernst | Detective at Criminal Police in Bochum | Main | |||||||
Stefan Tremmel | Rolf Kanies | Detective chief at Criminal Police in Bochum | Main | |||||||
Kirsten Maybach | Haley Louise Jones | Crime scene investigator | Main | |||||||
Dr. Lee Kwon | Yung Ngo | Friend of Felix Winterbeg | Recurring | |||||||
Leon Lange | Paul Bohse | Son of Elena Lange | Recurring | |||||||
Dr. Rössler | Christian Hockenbrink | Doctor of Felix Winterberg and Leon Lange | Recurring | |||||||
Prof. Dr. Constanze Winterberg | Angela Roy | Mother of Felix Winterberg, Dean at Ruhr University Bochum (Season 2) | Recurring | |||||||
Prof. Dr. Stefan Jäger | Reiner Schöne | Former professor of Felix Winterberg | Recurring | |||||||
Sabine Steenken | Jennifer Poppek | Secretary/personal assistant of dean, Informer of Stefan Jäger | Recurring | |||||||
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kohaupt | Hubertus Hartmann | Dean at Ruhr University Bochum, Informer of Stefan Jäger | Recurring | |||||||
Andreas „Andy“ | Jesse Albert | Detective | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
Julia Weigert | Laura Berlin | BKA Agent | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
Nic Beuser | Wayne Carpendale | Internal investigator | Recurring | |||||||
Teresa Lange | Merle Collet | Sister of Elena Lange, Aunt of Leon Lange | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date (Sat.1 emotions) | Original air date (Sat.1) |
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1 | 1 | "Ballistik" | January 5, 2017 | January 10, 2017 |
2 | 2 | "ABC" | January 5, 2017 | January 10, 2017 |
3 | 3 | "Schwerkraft" | January 12, 2017 | January 17, 2017 |
4 | 4 | "H2O" | January 12, 2017 | January 17, 2017 |
5 | 5 | "Mikrowellen" | January 19, 2017 | January 24, 2017 |
6 | 6 | "Elvis lebt" | January 19, 2017 | January 24, 2017 |
7 | 7 | "Meganewton" | January 26, 2017 | January 31, 2017 |
8 | 8 | "Thermodynamik" | January 26, 2017 | January 31, 2017 |
9 | 9 | "Magnetismus" | February 2, 2017 | February 7, 2017 |
10 | 10 | "E.M.P." | February 2, 2017 | February 7, 2017 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date (Sat.1 emotions) | Original air date (Sat.1) |
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11 | 1 | "Optik" | February 12, 2018 | February 13, 2018 |
12 | 2 | "Aerodynamik" | February 12, 2018 | February 13, 2018 |
13 | 3 | "Expansion" | February 19, 2018 | February 20, 2018 |
14 | 4 | "Strömung" | February 19, 2018 | February 20, 2018 |
15 | 5 | "Amnesie" | February 26, 2018 | February 27, 2018 |
16 | 6 | "Dr. Rössler" | February 26, 2018 | February 27, 2018 |
17 | 7 | "Anaphylaxie" | March 5, 2018 | March 6, 2018 |
18 | 8 | "Kompression" | March 5, 2018 | March 6, 2018 |
19 | 9 | "Isobaren" | March 12, 2018 | March 13, 2018 |
20 | 10 | "Kollaps" | March 12, 2018 | March 13, 2018 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date (Sat.1 emotions) | Original air date (Sat.1) |
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21 | 1 | "Fallout (1)" | January 13, 2019 | January 7, 2019 |
22 | 2 | "Fallout (2)" | January 13, 2019 | January 14, 2019 |
23 | 3 | "Siedepunkt" | January 20, 2019 | January 21, 2019 |
24 | 4 | "K.I." | January 27, 2019 | January 28, 2019 |
25 | 5 | "Oxidation" | February 3, 2019 | February 4, 2019 |
26 | 6 | "Skin-Effekt" | February 10, 2019 | February 11, 2019 |
27 | 7 | "Gamma-Hydroxy-Butansäure" | February 17, 2019 | February 18, 2019 |
28 | 8 | "Prisma" | February 24, 2019 | February 25, 2019 |
29 | 9 | "Antischall" | March 3, 2019 | March 4, 2019 |
30 | 10 | "Kybernetik" | March 10, 2019 | March 11, 2019 |
31 | 11 | "Extension" | March 17, 2019 | March 18, 2019 |
32 | 12 | "Infrarot" | March 17, 2019 | March 18, 2019 |
No. in series | Air date (Sat.1) | Viewers (in millions) | Share | ||
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all | 14–49 years | all | 14–49 years | ||
1 | January 10, 2017 | 2.56 Mio. | 1.14 Mio. | 7.7% | 10.8% |
2 | January 10, 2017 | 2.31 Mio. | 1.11 Mio. | 7.4% | 10.5% |
3 | January 17, 2017 | 2.36 Mio. | 1.20 Mio. | 7.2% | 11.3% |
4 | January 17, 2017 | 2.39 Mio. | 1.26 Mio. | 7.7% | 12.2% |
5 | January 24, 2017 | 2.00 Mio. | 0.99 Mio. | 6.0% | 9.2% |
6 | January 24, 2017 | 2.07 Mio. | 1.09 Mio. | 6.6% | 10.2% |
7 | January 31, 2017 | 2.43 Mio. | 1.11 Mio. | 7.5% | 10.4% |
8 | January 31, 2017 | 2.28 Mio. | 1.11 Mio. | 7.3% | 10.3% |
9 | February 7, 2017 | 2.34 Mio. | 1.20 Mio. | 7.0% | 10.6% |
10 | February 7, 2017 | 2.28 Mio. | 1.13 Mio. | 7.2% | 10.2% |
11 | February 13, 2018 | 1.94 Mio. | 0.96 Mio. | 5.9% | 9.2% |
12 | February 13, 2018 | 1.97 Mio. | 1.00 Mio. | 6.4% | 10.1% |
13 | February 20, 2018 | 1.78 Mio. | TBA | TBA | 9.0% |
14 | February 20, 2018 | 1.57 Mio. | TBA | TBA | 7.2% |
15 | February 27, 2018 | 1.68 Mio. | 0.91 Mio. | 5.0% | 8.3% |
16 | February 27, 2018 | 1.63 Mio. | 0.82 Mio. | 5.4% | 8.2% |
17 | March 6, 2018 | 1.42 Mio. | 0.69 Mio. | 4.3% | 6.6% |
18 | March 6, 2018 | 1.42 Mio. | 0.72 Mio. | 4.5% | 6.9% |
19 | March 13, 2018 | 1.84 Mio. | 0.93 Mio. | 5.7% | 9.2% |
20 | March 13, 2018 | 1.68 Mio. | 0.81 Mio. | 5.6% | 8.3% |
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Jupiter Award | Best TV series (National) | Season 1 | Nominated | [4] |
2019 | Jupiter Award | Best TV series (National) | Season 2 | Nominated | |
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