Scripted series · ORF 1
Inspector Rex
A rare hound, no bones about it!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Tobias Moretti
Richard Moser
54 eps
Gedeon Burkhard
Alexander Brandtner
35 eps
Heinz Weixelbraun
Christian Böck
60 eps
Karl Markovics
Stockinger
29 eps
Wolf Bachofner
Peter Höllerer
67 eps
Fritz Muliar
Max Koch
41 eps
Martin Weinek
Fritz Kunz
65 eps
Gerhard Zemann
Dr. Leo Graf
119 eps
Elke Winkens
Niki Herzog
31 eps
Alexander Pschill
Marc Hoffmann
31 eps
Dagmar Schwarz
Reitstallbesitzerin
2 eps
August Schmölzer
Kurt Oswald
2 eps
Gusti Wolf
Frau Hanusch
2 eps
Michou Friesz
Frau Sikora
2 eps
Roman Knižka
Anton Paretz
2 eps
Nina Franoszek
Diana Neuwirth
2 eps
Erwin Leder
Museumsführer
2 eps
Andreas Patton
Günther Sikora
2 eps
Franz Buchrieser
Kurt Kovarik
2 eps
Dirk Martens
Strasser
2 eps
Brigitte Antonius
Frau Körner
2 eps
Andrea Eckert
Sonja Fuchs
2 eps
Fritz Karl
Gustav Kuhn
2 eps
Martin Brambach
Günther Gruber
2 eps
Johannes Silberschneider
Kleptomane
3 eps
Anne Kasprik
Sylvia Hohenberg
2 eps
Elisabeth Lanz
Frau Stein
3 eps
Claudia Martini
Gerti Wallner
2 eps
Susanne Czepl
Frau Janko
2 eps
Erni Mangold
Frau Schuster
3 eps
Ernst Josef Lauscher
Spurensicherer
4 eps
Michael Gampe
Feuerwehrmann
2 eps
Daniela Gaets
Sonja Koller
2 eps
Merab Ninidze
Fritz Posch
2 eps
Gerhard Rühmkorf
Wirt
2 eps
Hemma Clementi
Gaby Schmölzer
3 eps
Petra Morzé
Zeugin
2 eps
Edita Malovčić
Michelle Lang
2 eps
Marion Mitterhammer
Marion Gruber
2 eps
Hanno Pöschl
Franz Karasek
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Inspector Rex actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Inspector Rex reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After his handler is killed, police dog Rex teams up with recently-divorced inspector Richard Moser to investigate crimes and solve mysteries on the streets of Vienna. And they sometimes get help from their two-legged friend, Inspector Stockinger.
The run
Seasons
10 seasons · 119 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199414 episodes
5.1IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Last Stop Vienna
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199515 episodes
4.5IMDbBest episode · S02E03 A Lethal Summer
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199612 episodes
4.8IMDbBest episode · S03E06 The Doll Murderer
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199813 episodes
5.1IMDbBest episode · S04E05 The New Guy
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199913 episodes
5.0IMDbBest episode · S05E09 Deadly Secrets
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200012 episodes
4.6IMDbBest episode · S06E02 Children On The Run
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
200110 episodes
3.5IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
200213 episodes
3.8IMDb
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
200313 episodes
3.8IMDb
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
20044 episodes
4.3IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Last Stop Vienna
During a rooftop bomb explosion, Rex's trainer is killed by suspect. Rex refuses to eat or drink. Inspector Richard Moser feels sorry for him, and so begins their partnership when Rex uncovers a crucial clue in the investigation.
- Directed by Hajo Gies
- Written by Peter Moser
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S10E03
At Last the Beast Is Dead
S10E02
Man with no Memory
S10E01
Email from the Murderer
- Directed by Andreas Prochaska
- Written by Peter Moser
S09E12
A Dead Man And A Baby
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Peter MoserWriter
Direction
- Olaf KreinsenDirector
- Herrmann ZschocheDirector
- Peter CarpentierDirector
- Andreas ProchaskaDirector
- Bodo FürneisenDirector
- Udo WitteDirector
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Zilveren Televizier-Tulp
1 win · latest 1996
- WinnerZilveren Televizier-Tulp1996
Inspector Rex · Inspector Rex
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Amazon VideoBuy
- MZ Choice Amazon ChannelStreaming
- Mhz ChoiceStreaming
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