Episode 1
Episode 1
55m
Episode credits
Guest stars Peter Trabner, Thomas Meinhardt, Bernd Stegemann, Piet Fuchs, Mike Reichenbach, Vera Teltz, Christine Sommer, Roman Kohnle
TV series
Rentnercops
20157 seasons4.7 / 10
Faced with staff shortages, the chief of a Cologne police department convinces two retired homicide detectives to come back into the force. As their immediate superior is a young woman, a generational cultural clash is inevitable.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Rentnercops premiered March 31, 2015. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Faced with staff shortages, the chief of a Cologne police department convinces two retired homicide detectives to come back into the force. As their immediate superior is a young woman, a generational cultural clash is inevitable.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
55m
Episode credits
Guest stars Peter Trabner, Hanno Friedrich, Margit Laue, Heike Thiem-Schneider, Kerstin Gähte, Regine Schroeder
Episode 3
Episode 3
55m
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Guest stars Samuel Weiss, Jörg Ratjen, Folker Banik, Johanna Falckner
Episode 4
Episode 4
55m5.0 / 10
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Guest stars Louis Huselstein, Conrad Risch, Nikolai Mohr, Jasin Challah, Jele Brückner, Claus Janzen, Marie Bendig, Enno Kalisch
Episode 5
Episode 5
55m
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Guest stars Michael Prelle, Christoph Jöde, Dominik Bender, Frederike Bohr, Dominik Klingberg
Episode 6
Episode 6
55m
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Guest stars Friederike Linke, Benjamin Morik, Lars Wellings, Raiko Küster, Thomas Kautenburger
Episode 7
Episode 7
55m
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Guest stars Christa Rockstroh, Michael Abendroth, Manuela Alphons, Doris Plenert, Rolf Dennemann, Jochen Stern
Episode 8
Episode 8
55mfinale
Episode credits
Guest stars Christian Beermann, Petra Welteroth, Dominik Weber, Hildegard Schroedter
Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026
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More about Rentnercops
Cast
Tilo PrücknerEdwin Bremer
Wolfgang WinklerGünter Hoffmann
Aaron LeHui Ko
Katja DanowskiVicky Adam
Isabelle BarthTina
Christian HockenbrinkHanno
Verena PlanggerHeidrun HoffmannKatharina WitzaLotta
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 82
- Original language
- German
Networks & production
Das ErsteGermany
Bavaria FictionGermany
Themes
ex-cop