Club der roten Bänder
Genre
Based onPolseres vermelles by Albert Espinosa
Starring
  • Tim Oliver Schultz
  • Damian Hardung
  • Luise Befort
  • Timur Bartels
  • Ivo Kortlang
  • Nick Julius Schuck
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time46–50 minutes
Production companyBantry Bay Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Original release
NetworkVOX
ReleaseNovember 9, 2015 (2015-11-09) 
December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)

Club der roten Bänder (pronounced [ˈklʊp deːɐ̯ ˈʁoːtn̩ ˈbɛndɐ]; literally "Club of red bracelets") is a German comedy-drama television series broadcast on VOX. Based upon the Catalan drama series Polseres vermelles, the series focuses on a group of teenagers living together as patients in a hospital's pediatric ward.

On December 5, 2016, VOX renewed the series for a third and final season.[1] The third season premiered on November 13, 2017.[2] The last episode of the third season aired on December 11, 2017, marking the end of the show.[3]

Main characters

  • Tim Oliver Schultz as Leo Roland; he has cancer and had leg amputated
  • Damian Hardung as Jonas Neumann; he has cancer and has to amputate a leg
  • Luise Befort as Emma Wolfshagen; she suffers from anorexia
  • Timur Bartels as Alex Breidtbach; he is admitted to the hospital after fainting on the playground
  • Ivo Kortlang as Anton „Toni“ Vogel; he has Asperger's syndrome, he arrives at the hospital because of a motorcycle accident
  • Nick Julius Schuck as Hugo Krüger; he is in a coma after jumping off a diving board; he serves as the show's narrator

Main cast

Actor Character Role in the club Season
1 2 3
Tim Oliver Schultz Leo Roland the leader Starring
Damian Hardung Jonas Neumann the second leader Starring
Luise Befort Emma Wolfshagen the girl Starring
Timur Bartels Alex Breidtbach the attractive one Starring
Ivo Kortlang Anton „Toni“ Vogel the smart one Starring
Nick Julius Schuck Hugo Krüger good soul Starring

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 November 9, 2015 December 7, 2015
2 10 November 7, 2016 December 5, 2016
3 10 November 13, 2017 December 11, 2017

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateGerman viewers
(millions)
11"Das Schwimmbad"Richard HuberArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)2.36[4]
22"Der Club"Richard HuberArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)2.46[4]
33"Die Expedition"Felix BinderArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)2.53[5]
44"Chemo"Felix BinderArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)2.65[5]
55"Sonnenschein"Andreas MenckArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)2.30[6]
66"Kometen"Andreas MenckArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)2.31[6]
77"Das Bein"Andreas MenckArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)2.40[7]
88"Geburtstag"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)2.60[7]
99"Abschied"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 7, 2015 (2015-12-07)2.54[8]
1010"Der Sprung"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 7, 2015 (2015-12-07)2.71[8]

Season 2 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateGerman viewers
(millions)
111"Zurück im Leben"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)2.97[9]
122"Das Glück der Anderen"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)3.03[9]
133"Abschiede"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)2.71[10]
144"Vertrauen"Andreas MenckArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)2.88[10]
155"Freiheit"Andreas MenckArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)2.72[11]
166"Das Grab"Andreas MenckArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)2.94[11]
177"Koma"Felix BinderArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)2.81[12]
188"Die Wahrheit"Felix BinderArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)2.99[12]
199"Versprechen"Richard HuberArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)2.93[13]
2010"Die Reise"Richard HuberArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)3.23[13]

Season 3 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateGerman viewers
(millions)
211"Die Rückkehr"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)2.37[14]
222"Das Testament"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)2.46[9]
233"Wert des Lebens"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)N/A
244"Lieben und Sterben"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)N/A
255"Schock"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)N/A
266"Ein neues Zuhause"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfNovember 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)N/A
277"Loslassen"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)N/A
288"Die Liste"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)N/A
299"Befreiung"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)N/A
3010"Das Vermächtnis"Sabine BernardiArne Nolting, Jan Martin ScharfDecember 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)N/A

Reception

Critical response

The reviews in Germany are mostly positive. According to Albert Espinosa the German Version of Polseres vermelles is the best worldwide.[15]

Awards

2016
  • Audi Generation Award 2016 – Media (Medien)
  • Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best director (Regisseur) to Richard Huber
  • Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best producers (Produzenten) to Bantry Bay Productions, Gerda Müller and Jan Kromschröder
  • Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best series (Beste Serie)
  • Deutscher Schauspielerpreis 2016 – Best ensemble (Bestes Ensemble)
  • Eyes & Ears Awards 2016 – Best typographical design (Beste typografische Gestaltung)
  • Eyes & Ears Awards 2016 – Best On-Air-Programm-Campaign: Fiction in-house production (Beste On-Air-Programm-Kampagne: Fiction Eigenproduktion)
  • Grimme-Preis 2016 – Children & Youth (Kinder & Jugend)
  • Jupiter-Award 2016 – Best TV-series national (Beste TV-Serie national)
  • New Faces Award Film 2016 – Special Award (Sonderpreis)
  • Quotenmeter.de-Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best supporting actress of a series (Nebendarstellerin einer Serie oder Reihe) to Luise Befort
2017
  • Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2017 – Best series (Beste Serie)
  • Eyes & Ears Awards 2017 – Best social spot or campaign ( Beste(r) Social Spot bzw. Kampagne)
  • Jupiter-Award 2017 – Best TV-series national (Beste TV-Serie national)

See also

References

  1. ""Club der roten Bänder" geht in die dritte Staffel!". VOX. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. "Club der roten Bänder: Die dritte Staffel startet am 13. November 2017". vox.de. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. "Club der roten Bänder". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  4. 1 2 "Toller Auftakt: Fast zweieinhalb Millionen sehen "Club der roten Bänder"". Quotenmeter. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  5. 1 2 ""Club der roten Bänder" steigert sich noch gegenüber der Vorwoche". Quotenmeter. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  6. 1 2 ""Club der roten Bänder" verliert erstmals minimal". Quotenmeter. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  7. 1 2 ""Club der roten Bänder" setzt Erfolgsgeschichte fort". DWDL. December 1, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  8. 1 2 ""Club der roten Bänder" holt Rekord zum Abschied". DWDL. December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 ""Club der roten Bänder" kehrt mit Rekorden zurück". DWDL. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  10. 1 2 ""Club der roten Bänder": Keine Woche ohne Rekord, "Humans" startet zweistellig". Quotenmeter. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  11. 1 2 ""Club der roten Bänder" ist nicht zu stoppen". Horizont. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Kein neuer Rekord für "Club der roten Bänder", "Applaus und raus" verabschiedet sich mit Topwert". Quotenmeter. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  13. 1 2 ""Club der roten Bänder": Neuer Rekord zum Abschied". DWDL. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ""Club der roten Bänder" startet stark, aber unter Vorjahr". DWDL. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  15. "'Wir haben uns in der zweiten Staffel stärker von der Struktur der Vorlage entfernt'". Quotenmeter. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
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