Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei

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Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei
Genre	Action, Crime drama
Starring	Erdogan Atalay (1996-) Gedeon Burkhard (2006-2008) René Steinke (1999-2003, 2005-2006) Christian Oliver (2003-2004) Mark Keller (1997-1999) Johannes Brandrup (1996) Rainer Strecker (1996)
Country of origin	Germany
No. of episodes	172
Production
Running time	ca. 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	RTL Television
Original run	March 12, 1996 – present
External links
IMDb profile

Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia.

1 Cast
2 Stunts
3 Game adaptions
4 Parodies
5 External links

Cast

The original cast featured Johannes Brandrup as Frank Stolte and Rainer Strecker as Ingo Fischer. Fischer left the series just two episodes later and his replacement became Erdogan Atalay as Semir Gerkhan. Brandrup quit the series at the end of Season 1. The television netwok RTL, which carries the series, contracted Mark Keller as André Fux in his place. Keller left the series at the end of Season 3 and was replaced by Rene Steinke as Tom Kranich. He played the role between the seasons 4-6, then decided to quit to try other roles. Atalay's new partner became Christian Oliver as Jan Richter in Seasons 7 and 8. When he left the series to build his career in the US, RTL turned to Steinke, who agreed to return at the beginning of Season 9. However, Steinke decided not to renew his contract, and left the series again at the end at Season 10. His replacement is actor Gedeon Burkhard as Chris Ritter. Burkhard is best known for his role in another German police show, Kommissar Rex. The opening titles of the first 158 episodes had the following preamble: Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn (Their turf is the highway)
Ihr Tempo ist mörderisch (Their speeds are lethal)
Ihre Gegner: Autoschieber, Mörder und Erpresser (Their opponents: carjackers, murderers and blackmailers)
Einsatz rund um die Uhr für die Männer von Cobra 11 (The Cobra 11 team is ready around the clock)
Unsere Sicherheit ist ihr Job (Our safety is their job). Since episode 159 the preamble says: Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn (Their turf is the highway)
Ihr Einsatz heißt: volles Tempo (Their mission: full speed)
Ihre Gegner von heute: extrem schnell und gefährlich (Their opponents today: extremely fast and dangerous)
Verbrechen ohne Limit – Jeder Einsatz volles Risiko (Crimes without limit - every job is high risk)
für die Männer von Cobra 11 (for the men of Cobra 11).

Stunts

The series is best known for its extremely well done stuntwork, which features the destruction of various vehicles in every episode. Almost every episode has a distinct structure, with at least one daring action sequence and the pre-title sequence usually consisting of the main event (i.e. a devastating crash on the Autobahn). The stuntwork is often so spectacular that it would not look out of place in a full-fledged movie, with cars commonly reaching implausible heights as they vault through the air.

Game adaptions

The series has also spawned numerous game releases in Germany, primarily for PC, but they have generally met with mixed receptions. The latest title is , released in November 2007.

Parodies

'Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei was regularly parodied as "Alarm für Kebap 11 – Die Dönerpölizei" by Freitag Nacht News, a German comedy sketch program.