The Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King is a German film that was released on 7 September 2017. The film is the first of two adaptations of the children's and youth television series Die Pfefferkörner fürs Kino, which has been running since 2000. In this film, which was released shortly before the 14th season, four of the five peppercorns of the 9 Group, Mia, Alice, Johannes and Benny, the leading actors. Another leading actor is Luca, who only appears in the film. In addition to Hamburg, the film also plays in South Tyrol.For the first time on television, the film was shown on October 27, 2019 in the first.In 2021, the second feature film of the series, Die Pfefferkörner and the treasure of the deep sea, comes to the cinemas.