On October 2nd, the first exclusive German series from the makers of “Pastewka” and “How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast)” will be launched on Apple TV+.
The first German series from Apple TV+ is called “Where’s Wanda?” and tells the tragic story of an average family with a good dose of humor. Carlotta Klatt (Heike Makatsch) and Dedo Klatt (Axel Stein) have tried pretty much everything to find their missing daughter. They gave press conferences, covered their hometown of Sundersheim with pictures and even appeared on television. But 17-year-old Wanda (Lea Drinda) remains swallowed by the ground.
The family is also increasingly frustrated by the police’s actions with the tough inspector Michelle Rauch (Nikeata Thompson). On the 70th day of Wanda’s disappearance, the Klatts have finally had enough. They take matters into their own hands and do so through drastic means: Disguised as employees of an electronics company, the couple spies on the neighbors together with their tech-savvy son Ole (Leo Simon) – and in the process penetrates a little too deeply into their lives or other Sundersheimers.
From October 2nd on Apple TV+
“Where’s Wanda?” is available worldwide from October 2nd Streaming available on Apple TV+. A new one of the eight episodes will be released every Wednesday until November 13th. The tragicomedy not only deals with Wanda’s disappearance, but also deals with the dark secrets of an average small German town. A city “where you are of course a fan of the local football team,” as Wanda, who appears as the narrator, explains.
Tragedy wrapped in humor
The series, produced by UFA Fiction, features all sorts of acting celebrities, including Palina Rojinski, Kostja Ullmann, Devid Striesow and Joachim Król. It was directed by the experienced and award-winning filmmakers Christian Ditter (“Biohackers”), Tobi Baumann (“Pastewka”) and Facundo Scalerandi, who was already involved in the German Netflix success “How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)”.
“Where’s Wanda?” wraps an actually tragic story in comedy and bizarreness. The producers manage to bring the search for Wanda onto the screen with humor, without appearing irreverent. And in addition to all the funny and originally told scenes, there are also the sad moments.
The endless search for Wanda turns into a bizarre story over the course of the series and reveals an even more bizarre neighborhood. Carlotta, Dedo and Ole find themselves in a deep vortex full of family secrets – and do everything they can to see their daughter and sister sitting at the breakfast table again in the morning.
Text: dpa / Editor: Felix Ritter
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Source: www.digitalfernsehen.de
