Falkenberg - Boarding School Murder?
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Falkenberg - Boarding School Murder? |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| year | 2019 |
| Production company |
Splendid Studios |
| Episodes | 6+ in 1 season |
| genre | Mystery , youth series , drama |
| First broadcast | July 15, 2019 on RTL II |
| occupation | |
Falkenberg - Boarding School Murder? ( Spelling : F4LKENB3RG - Mord im Internat? ) Is a German television series from the young fiction area. It has been broadcast on RTL II TV since July 15, 2019 . Initially, six episodes were produced for the first season.
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A misfortune happened at the elite boarding school at Schloss Falkenberg: classmate Jonas Kramer perished. Much, including a suicide note, suggests a suicide . Jonas' best friend Ben Wieland sees it differently. He believes Jonas was murdered . For this reason, he enrolls at the boarding school six months later and appears there as a new classmate.
Ben quickly realizes that the students are silent about the events. Above all, Jonas' friend Jessica von Thiessen and her clique around Linda de Breuyne and her boyfriend Daniel Auberland as well as Jessica's cousin Sebastian von Thiessen keep themselves in silence. Ben befriends his roommate, Tyrese Simowe, who is the only one who knows his true intentions.
Over time, Ben uncovered some secrets. Jessica became a drug addict after Jonas' death and spent the summer holidays in a rehab clinic, where Daniel was the only one to visit her. The two had a one-night stand . Jessica tries everything to keep the secret from Linda, but the scheming Stassja finds out and blackmailed Jessica with her knowledge. This results in Jessica taking drugs again and causing a car accident. Ben, who has meanwhile fallen in love with Jesica, rushes to help her. Linda also keeps a secret, because for her Sebastian is more than just a good friend. However, all four keep the biggest secret together, because they know the real reason for Jonas' death. This has something to do with the secret network "Exlex" that rules the boarding school.
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Main cast
| actor | role | episode |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Elias Weiske | Ben Wieland | 1-6 |
| Anne-Marie Waldeck | Jessica von Thiessen | 1-6 |
| Lena Rettinghaus | Linda de Breuyne | 1-6 |
| Robert Maaser | Sebastian von Thiessen | 1-6 |
| Malik Adan | Daniel Auberland | 1-6 |
| Lennart Flottemesch | Tilmann von Weidenfels | 1-6 |
| Vivien Wulf | Stassja | 1-6 |
| Paul Triller | Jonas Kramer | 1-6 |
| Timo Ekwe | Tyrese Simowe | 1-6 |
Supporting cast
| actor | role | episode |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Appenroth | Mrs. Hagen | 1-6 |
| Miguel Abrantes Ostrowski | Ron Bachbaum | 1-6 |
| Laura-Jo Schumacher | Clara Auberland | 1-6 |
| Timo Ekwe | Philipp von Thiessen | 1-6 |
| Hanna Scholz | Alice Wertheim | 4th |
Episode list
| No. | Original title | First broadcast D |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never say a word. To no one. | 15th July 2019 |
| 2 | The club sees everything. | 15th July 2019 |
| 3 | The club makes its own laws! | July 22, 2019 |
| 4th | Don't look for the club. The club will find you! | July 22, 2019 |
| 5 | We are the elite! | 29th July 2019 |
| 6th | You are in our debt. | 29th July 2019 |
Background and charisma
At the Screenforce Days 2018, the TV broadcaster RTL II announced the TV series for the 2018/2019 season.
The first season has been shown in the evening program of the TV channel RTL II since July 15, 2019. The episodes were already available a week earlier on the TVNOW streaming service .
reception
Reviews
The television series received mostly mixed reviews.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ruled that the series tried "'with Netflix hits like" Dead Girls Don't Lie "(suicide at a high school)," Élite "(murder at a private school in Madrid) or" Quicksand "(rampage at a private school in Stockholm) ”, but fails because of the“ artificially inflated plot ”.
Audience ratings
| No. | date | Spectators (total) |
Market share (14 to 49 years) |
source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 15th July 2019 | 0.64 million | 5.2% | |
| 02 | 15th July 2019 | 0.56 million | 4.5% | |
| 03 | July 22, 2019 | 0.41 million | 4.2% | |
| 04 | July 22, 2019 | 0.30 million | 3.2% | |
| 05 | 29th July 2019 | 0.38 million | 4.0% | |
| 06 | 29th July 2019 | 0.30 million | 3.1% |
Web links
- Falkenberg - Boarding School Murder? on RTL2.de
- Falkenberg - Boarding School Murder? with broadcast archive on TVNow.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manuel Weis: Next Young Fiction Series: RTL II starts “F4lkenb3rg” in midsummer. In: FAZ.de. June 18, 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Matthias Hannemann: "Falkenberg" on RTL2: A pretty mysterious emptiness. In: FAZ.de. July 15, 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Manuel Weis: Passable start for RTL II Young Fiction «F4lkenb3rg». In: quotenmeter.de . July 16, 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Manuel Weis: Week 2: "Finally got it?" hardly moves, «F4lkenb3rg» is running out of breath. In: quotenmeter.de . July 23, 2019, accessed August 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Manuel Weis: RTL II youth series “F4lkenb3rg” does not end as a hit. In: quotenmeter.de . July 30, 2019, accessed August 3, 2019 .