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The Peppercorns: Season 09

13 episodes Premiered Oct 8, 2012 Updated Oct 1, 2026
Previously on The Peppercorns

Season 9 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Peppercorns Season 8.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 9 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 9: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (9): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S9·E1 Mytharc

Aller Anfang ist schwer

Oct 8, 2012 · 30 min

Emma's new classmate Nina is accused of theft. Together with her fellow student Max, Emma sets out to search for clues.

S9·E2 Core

Das Spinnennetz

Oct 8, 2012 · 30 min

Max is being blackmailed by drug dealer Dragan and is forced to sell "Happy Pills" at school. Henri senses another case and falls under suspicion himself.

S9·E3 Core

Ninas Geheimnis

Oct 9, 2012 · 30 min

Nina and Emma get robbed. When they confront the thief, they see how she lives at home. Meanwhile, the Pfefferkörner (Peppercorns) discover that Nina is also hiding something.

S9·E4 Core

Sneakerfieber

Oct 9, 2012 · 30 min

Emma and Max find a suitcase with a pair of sneakers in the bulk waste. Shortly after, there is a break-in at the Krogmanns' house and Henri's dog Feline disappears.

S9·E5 Core

Versklavt

Oct 10, 2012 · 30 min

The Sudanese girl Acai helps Henri after a fall, but then disappears with Emma's bicycle. The Peppercorns observe her selling illegal cigarettes with her mother.

S9·E6 Core

Cybermobbing

Oct 10, 2012 · 30 min

The Peppercorns suspect blackmail: A female classmate was filmed while changing in the school locker room and is now being asked to pay money to prevent the video from being posted

S9·E7 Core

Die Kiste aus Afrika

Oct 11, 2012 · 30 min

Henri's mother is visiting and wants to take her son with her to Africa. When Henri discovers smuggled ivory, he ventures on a dangerous solo mission.

S9·E8 Core

Gefährliche Downloads

Oct 11, 2012 · 30 min

Ben has supposedly composed the perfect song for Nina. Using a clever plan and sophisticated technology, Nina, Emma, Max, and Henri lure music dealers into a trap.

S9·E9 Core

Oma Leni in Not

Oct 12, 2012 · 30 min

A pub owner sees Grandma Leni as competition. Her customers are scared away and the next day her food truck disappears. The Peppercorns set out to search for it.

S9·E10 Core

Diebstahl im Krankenhaus

Oct 12, 2012 · 30 min

Grandma Leni is hospitalized and gets robbed there. To avoid worrying her even more, Max doesn't call the police but instead sets out with the Peppercorns to search for the thief.

S9·E11 Mytharc

Ein Fall für den Gentleman

Oct 12, 2012 · 30 min

Matteo is suspected of stealing the school's donation box. The Peppercorns want to prove his innocence. In doing so, they receive help from boxer Henry Maske.

S9·E12 Mytharc

Hortensienschneider

Oct 12, 2012 · 30 min

The flower beds for the competition "Germany's Most Beautiful School Garden" have been vandalized. Is someone trying to take revenge on Nina's father? Emma's trail leads to a house

S9·E13 Mytharc

Strahlender Tee

Oct 12, 2012 · 30 min

Henri discovers radioactively contaminated tea in the headquarters. Nobody believes him. But then Henri gets kidnapped. Meanwhile, Nina wants to improve her relationship with Max.

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