About this season
Die Pfefferkörner is a German television series produced by Der Kinderkanal. The peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre, Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns, Philip "Fiete" Overbeck, Cem Gülec and Vivien "Vivi" Overbeck, Fiete's eight year old sister. After school, the young detectives meet at a high level of a spice warehouse of the company Overbeck & Associates, which belongs to Fiete and Vivi's parents in the first part, but is later given to Fiete and Vivi to look after. Here, in the historic warehouse district, the five friends have their headquarters. With smarts, combined delivery and support of the Internet, they find their cases here. The detectives convict polluters, animal dealers and drug smugglers. They also help each other with personal problems they encounter. Cem has lost his parents in a car accident and sometimes feels sad and lonely. Jana lives with her divorcee mother, a lawyer who is rarely at home. Natasha comes from Latvia. Her parents initially have very strict rules in terms of her education, that make Natasha unhappy. Fiete has problems showing his feelings and hides them behind grumpiness and hostility towards girls, until he falls in love with Natasha. Vivi is suffering from her role of the youngest member of the group. She believes that she must constantly struggle for recognition.
Episodes (13)
1. At the nail salon
7.0Aired 11 March 2023
Underage Vietnamese women work in a nail salon for a pittance. The peppercorns reveal.
2. Pups in danger
Aired 11 March 2023
Milan and the dog Pepper accidentally meet an unscrupulous puppy dealer. Then Pepper disappears.
3. The missing coin
8.0Aired 18 March 2023
New team, new case: Jasina has found something with the detector in an abandoned factory and is knocked out. beaten.
4. The Cocoa Octopus
8.0Aired 18 March 2023
Moritz's father is arrested for dealing in cocaine. But there is something fishy about it: the cocaine is nothing but flour.
5. Secret Truths
8.0Aired 25 March 2023
After a color attack on Djamila's snack bar, a lead leads the peppercorns to the youngsters of HSV.
6. Trust test
7.0Aired 25 March 2023
Leo sells her bike to a shady guy when the police shows up. She escapes and is acting very strange.
7. Gambled
7.0Aired 1 April 2023
Who played online poker illegally with Mira's ID? This time the peppercorns are investigating undercover in the outdoor pool.
8. Neighbor's garden
6.0Aired 1 April 2023
The traffic accident of a high school student under the influence of drugs leads the peppercorns to an allotment association.
9. Best Friends Forever
7.0Aired 8 April 2023
Amy and her best friend Nika witness a theft. Why is Nika suddenly acting so distant afterwards?
10. Everything just fake
7.0Aired 8 April 2023
Are the jackets that Leo is supposed to sell in the schoolyard fake? The peppercorns are in a real dilemma.
11. The Oil Mafia
7.0Aired 15 April 2023
Djamila receives oil that she never ordered. The peppercorns quickly realize that something bigger is at stake here.
12. Long-term consequences
Aired 22 April 2023
Hakim's classmate Tjelle is being blackmailed. Hakim's research leads to his mother, who is a pediatrician.
13. The only chance
7.0Aired 22 April 2023
Amy finds a glitter pendant. At first nobody suspects that it could be valuable. Until someone vandalizes the headquarters.