SOKO Donau (in Germany SOKO Wien) is an Austrian television series, SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" (Special [Police] Commission - meaning special investigation team) in German. The series revolves around the Vienna maritime police. If the SOKO Kitzbühel only deals with alpine cases, the Vienna SOKO is responsible for investigating crimes on the Danube and its tributaries. Not only - as the german title might suggest - in the Austrian capital, but also in Lower and Upper Austria, as well as in the neighboring countries abroad. For example, the Donaucops were already operating in Bratislava and caught one or the other Hungarian or Russian crook. In contrast to the other SOKO series, it is presented in a much more modern way, and in this case, forensics also has a slightly higher status.