Sarah Thonig Rosenheim-Cops new police secretary role, Digi Mart USA News: Sarah Thonig stars as Commissioner Nicole Schwattke in the German film “Kommissar Jennerwein – Hochsaison” and also joins season 26 of “Die Rosenheim-Cops” as a new police secretary. In an interview with the news agency spot on news, she talks about her love of crime stories, her new role and the departure of Marisa Burger.
The film opens in German cinemas on November 5 and is based on Jörg Maurer’s (born 1953) 2010 novel “Hochsaison,” the second volume of his Jennerwein series. The first installment, “Föhnlage.
Ein Alpenkrimi,” was adapted for television in 2011, when Martin Feifel (62) played Jennerwein. In the cinema version, Florian Brückner takes on the role of the meticulous investigator.
Thonig (34) plays Commissioner Nicole Schwattke.
Thonig says German film and television are strongly shaped by crime series, from “Tatort” and “Polizeiruf 110” to “Der Alte,” “SOKO” formats and “Die Rosenheim-Cops.” She has long enjoyed crime stories and says she only began reading the genre more closely in recent years. She is drawn to its clear dramatic structure and suspense, as well as its capacity to address conflicts and social issues, and even humor.
Asked about real-life contact with crime, Thonig said she has never stolen anything, not even a chocolate bar, and that the thought of an alarm going off makes her nervous. On the role, she describes Schwattke as an exceptionally curious, optimistic and humorous officer who gradually develops over the film, learning from Jennerwein and even beginning to draw stick figures like him.
On joining “Die Rosenheim-Cops” as a new police secretary in season 26, Thonig says Marisa Burger announced her departure in March 2025, and her final shooting day was the last of the previous year, giving the cast time to adjust. She says she received no specific advice from Burger, but a shared approach: the series should continue authentically without reinventing itself.
She notes she has been part of the production for ten years and that part of the team has worked on the show for 25 years.
Thonig says the audience reaction to the change was largely positive, which surprised her given that the series reaches many viewers and criticism is common. Asked about a potential catchphrase comparable to “Es gabat a Leich!”, she said cult status comes from repetition and time, and she hopes that in a few years viewers will call some moment iconic.
