Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion

Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion
GenreScience fiction
Created byRolf Honold
Hans Gottschalk a.k.a. W.G. Larsen
Directed byTheo Mezger
Michael Braun
StarringDietmar Schönherr
Eva Pflug
Wolfgang Völz
Claus Holm
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Ursula Lillig
Charlotte Kerr
Franz Schafheitlin
ComposerPeter Thomas
Country of originWest Germany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducersHans Gottschalk
Helmut Krapp
CinematographyKurt Hasse
W.P. Hassenstein
EditorsAnneliese Schönnenbeck
Johannes Nikel
Running time60 min each
Production companyBavaria Atelier GmbH
Original release
NetworkARD
Release17 September (1966-09-17) 
10 December 1966 (1966-12-10)

Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (lit.'Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion'), also known as Raumpatrouille Orion, and Space Patrol Orion in English, is a West German science fiction television series. Its seven episodes were broadcast by ARD from 17 September 1966. It was the first German science fiction TV series. Being a huge success with several reruns, audience ratings went up to 56%. Over the years, the series acquired a distinct cult status in Germany.