Die Pfefferkörner is a successful German crime series for kids. In all seasons it's about a group of friends, who begin to investigate in crimes around the Hamburg harbor. In the first three seasons the stars of the show were Fiete (Julian Paeth), Natascha (Vijessna Ferkic), Jana (Anna-Lena Herzog), Cem (Ihsan Ay) and Fiete's younger sister Vivi (Aglaja Brix). In the middle of season three, Vivi becomes the lead of the show and introduced new characters to the show. Paul (Lukas Decker), Panda (Tim Patrick Chan), Katja (Jana Fomenko) and Johanna (Carlotta Cornehl) were the new team along with Vivi. But the couldn't hold the success the series had begin with and after four season the show got canceled.
In 2007, two new seasons of the show were ordered. Two years after they canceled the show official. From the old cast members was no one more board. The new team insists Lily (Laura Gabriel), Karol (Moritz Glaser), Yeliz (Mira Lieb), Laurenz (Tim Tiedemann) and Laurenz' little sister Marie (Nina Flynn).