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The Peppercorns(TV show/series, 1999-)

Original title: "Die Pfefferkörner" (German/DE)
FSK: 6+ years
| 30min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Kids & Family, Crime

Scripted Reality in 19 seasons with 247 episodes

The PeppercornsRating: 3.4/5 (with 5 votes)
Die Pfefferkörner (English: The Peppercorns) is a German television series produced by KIKA, featuring 17 seasons. The Peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre (Anna-Elena Herzog), Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns (Vijessna Ferkic), Philip "Fiete" Overbeck (Julian Paeth), Cem Gülec (Ihsan Ay) and Vivien "Vivi" Overbeck (Aglaia Brix), 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, u... ()
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About The Peppercorns

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.

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The Peppercorns Seasons and Episodes

03/11/2023Season 19 - 13 episodes
#1 | 03/11/2023At the nail salon
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Underage Vietnamese women work in a nail salon for a pittance. The peppercorns reveal.
#2 | 03/11/2023Pups in danger
Milan and the dog Pepper accidentally meet an unscrupulous puppy dealer. Then Pepper disappears.
#3 | 03/18/2023The missing coin
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
New team, new case: Jasina has found something with the detector in an abandoned factory and is knocked out. beaten.
#4 | 03/18/2023The Cocoa Octopus
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Moritz's father is arrested for dealing in cocaine. But there is something fishy about it: the cocaine is nothing but flour.
#5 | 03/25/2023Secret Truths
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
After a color attack on Djamila's snack bar, a lead leads the peppercorns to the youngsters of HSV.
#6 | 03/25/2023Trust test
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Leo sells her bike to a shady guy when the police shows up. She escapes and is acting very strange.
#7 | 04/01/2023Gambled
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Who played online poker illegally with Mira's ID? This time the peppercorns are investigating undercover in the outdoor pool.
#8 | 04/01/2023Neighbor's garden
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The traffic accident of a high school student under the influence of drugs leads the peppercorns to an allotment association.
#9 | 04/08/2023Best Friends Forever
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Amy and her best friend Nika witness a theft. Why is Nika suddenly acting so distant afterwards?
#10 | 04/08/2023Everything just fake
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Are the jackets that Leo is supposed to sell in the schoolyard fake? The peppercorns are in a real dilemma.
#11 | 04/15/2023The Oil Mafia
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Djamila receives oil that she never ordered. The peppercorns quickly realize that something bigger is at stake here.
#12 | 04/22/2023Long-term consequences
Hakim's classmate Tjelle is being blackmailed. Hakim's research leads to his mother, who is a pediatrician.
#13 | 04/22/2023The only chance
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Amy finds a glitter pendant. At first nobody suspects that it could be valuable. Until someone vandalizes the headquarters.
01/15/2022Season 18 - 13 episodes
02/20/2021Season 17 - 13 episodes
11/23/2019Staffel 16 - 13 episodes
11/24/2018Season 15 - 13 episodes
11/12/2017Season 14 - 13 episodes
11/20/2016Season 13 - 13 episodes
11/07/2015Season 12 - 13 episodes
10/25/2014Season 11 - 13 episodes
11/16/2013Season 10 - 13 episodes
10/08/2012Season 9 - 13 episodes
02/05/2011Season 8 - 13 episodes
10/09/2010Season 7 - 13 episodes
04/11/2009Season 6 - 13 episodes
03/15/2008Season 5 - 13 episodes
02/26/2004Season 4 - 13 episodes
01/02/2003Season 3 - 13 episodes
03/22/2001Season 2 - 13 episodes
12/27/1999Season 1 - 13 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Swedish (SV)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 12/27/1999
Latest episode released on: 04/22/2023
Creator: Katharina Mestre
Producer: Kerstin Ramcke
Screenwriter: Dirk Ahner

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:4602, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024