GSG 9 (Grenzschutzgruppe 9, literally Border Guard Group 9) is a German TV series about the special unit GSG 9 der Bundespolizei of the German Federal Police. It premiered in the spring of 2007.
GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben | |
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Created by | Florian Kern |
Starring | Marc Benjamin Puch Bülent Sharif Andreas Pietschmann |
Country of origin | Deutschland |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Original release | |
Network | Sat.1 |
Release | March 7, 2007 May 29, 2008 | –
Its original title, GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben, is a pun on the word Einsatz. Einsatz can be translated as "mission, stake, bet, dedication", depending on the context. Thus, it can be translated as, GSG 9 - Their Mission Is Their Life or GSG 9 - They Put Their Lives at Stake.
Plot summary
editThe series revolves about the members of a fictional GSG 9 unit summoned by the Federal Police to conduct operations where the regular police cannot handle such as terrorism, hijacking and kidnapping. The unit is also deployed abroad to countries like Belarus to assist state security forces in rescuing German nationals/retake German diplomatic buildings.
Main cast
editBroadcasting
editThe series's first season aired from March 8, 2007 to May 30, 2007 on Sat.1, on Wednesdays at 8:15 PM. The second season premiered in the Spring of 2008 and comprised twelve episodes.
It premièred in Italy on March 24, 2008, and was aired from Monday to Friday at 18.40 on Steel and airs in Spain as GSG 9: Cuerpo de Élite by Calle 13. The show is also aired in Japan on WOWOW;[1] in Brazil, as Equipe Especial 9 (Special Team 9), on A&E Mundo; and in Latin America, as Unidad Especial 9 (Special Unit 9), on A&E.[2]
Ratings
editSeasonal Ratings of GSG 9.
Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Viewers (in millions) |
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1 | Wednesday 8:15PM | March 8, 2007 | May 30, 2007 | 2006/2007 | 2,41 |
2 | Thursday 8:15PM | February 14, 2008 | May 29, 2008 | 2007/2008 | 1,74 |
References
edit- ^ Official mini-site on WOWOW. Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 13, 2008. (in Japanese)
- ^ Official mini-site on A&E. Retrieved on November 21, 2010. (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Official Site (in German)
- GSG 9 - Die Elite Einheit at IMDb