2 0 0 4 , ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁eight ▁episodes . ▁A ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁ten ▁episodes , ▁although ▁not ▁initially ▁planned , ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁A ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁eight ▁episodes ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁A ▁fourth ▁season ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁season ▁being ▁available ▁on ▁DVD ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November . ▁All ▁four ▁seasons ▁can ▁be ▁watched ▁online ▁for ▁free , ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁Bra in pool . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁ 5 th ▁season ▁of ▁St rom berg ▁was ▁a ired ▁and ▁concluded ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁movie ▁St rom berg ▁- ▁Der ▁Film , ▁a ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁series , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁German ▁cin emas . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁stars ▁Christoph ▁Maria ▁Her bst ▁as ▁Ber nd ▁St rom berg ▁and ▁is ▁written ▁mainly ▁by ▁R alf ▁Hus mann . ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁comedy ▁shows ▁in ▁German - spe aking ▁countries ▁and ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁many ▁awards ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Deutsch er ▁Fernseh preis . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁fict ional ▁ins urance ▁company ▁" Cap it ol ▁Vers icher ung ▁AG ", ▁( Cap it ol ▁In sur ance ▁P LC