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©ZDF/Patrick Essex
©ZDF/Patrick Essex
TV Series | Episodes 1-8 | 2020-2021 | ZDF [de] | Black Comedy, Dramedy | Germany

Shooting data

Start of shooting01/02/2020
End of shooting25/09/2020
Number of shooting days19
LocationsKöln
Filming regionsGermany - North Rhine-Westphalia

Project data

Length of episode5-11 Min.
Episodes from/to1-8

Brief synopsis

Lu (32) is cynical, passive, angry, silly, a tough nut with a chronically extended middle finger and, in her own eyes, a loser. When she finds out she’s pregnant, she has no choice but to move back to her mother’s place. A dark sadcom about a failing mother-to-be.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Alice Gruia
Lucia Wolf aka Lu [SS]
Stephanie Kämmer
Therapeutin [LE]
Alexandra SchalaudekHebamme [LE]
Aischa-Lina Löbbert
Ina Klaasen [LE]
Alexandra BruchhäuserTamara [LE]
Nikolai Will
Thomas [LE]
Nina GoldbergLaura [LE]
Florian Mischa BöderJörg Klaasen [LE]
Martina Eitner-AcheampongJutta Wolf aka Mutter [SSR]
Jonas BaeckTimo [SSR]
Josephine Gruiakleine Lu [SR]
Tim-Fabian HoffmannNeugieriger Kellner [SRE]
Markus HalbeDie Karriere [SRE]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
ColoristNadine Goermar
Director of photographyThorsten Schönrade
1st assistant cameraHaakon Münch
2 DT
2 DT
Costume designerNina-Sophie Brettschneider
DirectorAlice Gruia
EditorVlad Litvak
episodes 1-3 & 5
episodes 1-3 & 5
EditorRafael Maier
episodes 4, & 6-8
episodes 4, & 6-8
EditorHamed Mohammadi
episode 5
episode 5
Makeup artist / hair stylistLinda Knapp
2 days (episodes 3 & 6)
2 days (episodes 3 & 6)
Makeup artist / hair stylistKatharina Lenz
1 day (epsisode 1)
1 day (epsisode 1)
ComposerTom Ashforth
ProducerAlice Gruia
ProducerChristopher Albrodt
Line producerCorinna C. Poetter
Set manager/ floor managerFitore Muzaqi
ScreenwriterAlice Gruia
Production sound mixerTarik Badaoui
Production sound mixerTorsten Büttner
Production sound mixerMax Sattler
Episode 8
Episode 8
Sound re-recording mixerJascha Viehl
Sound designerMaximilian Rodegra
Commissioning editorLucia Haslauer
ZDF
ZDF

Production companies

CompanyComment
Darling Point GmbH [de]
ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de]
collaboration
collaboration

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Film Processing/Transferswefadetogrey GmbH
Sound (Postproduction)Loop Postproduktion

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Darling Point GmbH [de]2022Grimme Price [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Alice Gruia2022Grimme Price [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Alice Gruia
2021Deutscher Fernsehpreis [de]
Beste Comedy-Serie
Beste Comedy-SerieNominated
Lucia Haslauer2021German Television Award [de]
Best Comedy Series
Best Comedy SeriesNominated
Darling Point GmbH [de]2021DC Web Fest [us]
Digital Series, Silver Award
Digital Series, Silver AwardWinner
Alice Gruia2021German Television Award [de]
Best Comedy Series
Best Comedy SeriesNominated
Alice Gruia2021Japan Web Fest [jp]
Best Pilot
Best PilotWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021FranceSéries Mania
Short Forms Competition
Short Forms Competition
2021CanadaT.O. WebFest
2021United KingdomLondon (monthly) International Web & Shorts Film Festival
2021USADC Web Fest
2021JapanJapan Web Fest
2021ItalySicily Web Fest
2020AustraliaSydney Web Fest
2020GermanySeriencamp Festival

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanyZDF [de]Monday, 10/05/2021, 11.55 PM