Lenßen & Partner was a German scripted reality crime procedural and legal drama that was produced by Constantin Entertainment GmbH and aired on Sat.
When the show came back on air in 2012, two completely new teams were introduced who usually had alternating appearances in the episodes.
There have been several crossover episodes with K11 – Kommissare im Einsatz, which aired directly after Lenßen & Partner: Besides the series' unrealistic portrayal of the work routine of private investigators, the show has also been criticized for portraying private investigators as having similar power and authority as police officers (e.g. breaking and entering, placing bugs and cameras).
The Bundesverband Deutscher Detektive e. V. (Federal Association of German Detectives) has made an official statement concerning the behavior of the investigators on the show:[5][6]"If the television detectives had to justify their behavior in a courtroom, they would certainly receive a prison sentence of many years.
[9] The movie features the cast of Lenßen & Partner investigating organ traders.