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.
The Peppercorns (1999)
Die Pfefferkörner
Overview
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 01
13 episodesAired: Dec 27, 1999
Season 02
13 episodesAired: Mar 22, 2001
Season 03
13 episodesAired: Jan 02, 2003
Season 04
13 episodesAired: Feb 26, 2004
Season 05
13 episodesAired: Mar 15, 2008
Season 06
13 episodesAired: Apr 11, 2009
Season 07
13 episodesAired: Oct 09, 2010
Season 08
13 episodesAired: Feb 05, 2011
Season 09
13 episodesAired: Oct 08, 2012
Season 10
13 episodesAired: Nov 16, 2013
Season 11
13 episodesAired: Oct 25, 2014
Season 12
13 episodesAired: Nov 07, 2015
Season 13
13 episodesAired: Nov 20, 2016
Season 14
13 episodesAired: Nov 12, 2017
Season 15
13 episodesAired: Nov 24, 2018
Season 16
13 episodesAired: Nov 23, 2019
Season 17
13 episodesAired: Feb 20, 2021
Season 18
13 episodesAired: Jan 15, 2022
Season 19
13 episodesAired: Mar 11, 2023
Season 20
13 episodesAired: May 11, 2024
Season 21
13 episodesAired: Mar 15, 2025