Overview
- Multiple German outlets reported on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 that Simon Böer will join the ZDF series as investigator Dirk Trebbe.
- Böer describes Trebbe as a 'bodenständiger Ruhrpott-Junge' who works with psychological insight and close observation of people rather than only crimes.
- The actor has already shot early episodes and will first appear in the autumn premiere of Staffel 27 titled "Das Auge," after a brief cameo in the Staffel 26 finale.
- The casting follows the planned Serientod of Marco Girnth’s Jan Maybach in Staffel 26, a role Girnth played for about 25 years and nearly 500 episodes.
- Producers say Trebbe will bring friction and new dynamics to the established team and the show’s long run as ZDF’s lone primetime SOKO makes the change consequential for viewers and future storylines.