| Berlin, Berlin | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Safier |
| Starring | Felicitas Woll, Jan Sosniok |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 86 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | ARD |
| Release | 2002 – 2005 |
Berlin, Berlin is a television series produced for the ARD. It aired in Germany from 2002 to 2005 Tuesdays through Fridays at 18:50 on the German public TV network Das Erste. The show won both national and international awards.
A sequel film, Berlin, Berlin, was released on Netflix on May 8, 2020.
The series tells the story of Lolle (played by Felicitas Woll) who, after finishing school, follows her boyfriend, Tom, from Malente to Berlin. Once there, she discovers that Tom has been cheating on her with another girl. Rather than move back home, Lolle decides to stay in Berlin with her cousin, Sven (played by Jan Sosniok), his best friends Hart (Matthias Klimsa) and Rosalie (Sandra Borgmann). At the end of season one Lolle and Sven fall in love with each other, even though they are second cousins. Their grandparents were siblings, as is revealed in the first episode when Daniel, Sven's son, asks Lolle how she is related to him.
Before getting into a relationship with Lolle, Sven instead decides to go back to his former wife, Silvia, because of Daniel. Season one also follows Lolle's relationship with the ex-girlfriend, Rosalie, of Tom's new girlfriend. At the end of season one, Rosalie, an actress, leaves Germany to go to the USA and pursue a new life.
At the beginning of season two Lolle, desperate after losing Sven to Silvia and Rosalie's departure to the USA, she finds a new friend with Rosalie's former girlfriend, Sara (Rhea Harder). At first Lolle wants to convince Sven to love her, but he seems to be undecided and is unsure of what he should do. She then meets Alex, an art student, and they become a couple. Sven separates from Silvia once more, however, and is now free to be with Lolle, but she replies that she should stay with Alex. At the end of season two, she realizes that she loves Sven too, and attempts being with both Sven and Alex. Hart also begins to acknowledge his love for Sarah, and after a series of problems, they get together.
| Role | Actor | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Carlotta "Lolle" Holzmann | Felicitas Woll | 1 - 4 |
| Sven Ehlers | Jan Sosniok | 1 - 4 |
| Hard | Matthias Klimsa | 1 - 4 |
| Rosalie Butzke | Sandra Borgmann | 1 |
| Sarah Hermann | Rhea Harder | 2 - 4 |
| Alex Weingart | Matthias Schloo | 2 - 3 |
| Vero Gol - Sawatzki | Alexandra Neldel | 3 - 4 |
| Tuhan | Maverick Quek | 1 - 4 |
| Lenny | Alexander Scheer | 2 - 4 |
| Felix | Florian David Fitz | 4 |
Series One (2002)
Series Two (2003)
Series Three (2004)
Series Four (2005)
In 2004 the series won an International Emmy Award in the category "Best Comedy" for Episode 47.[1]
