Saint Maik
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Saint Maik |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | since 2018 |
| Production company |
UFA fiction |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 20 in 2+ seasons |
| genre | Dramedy |
| Theme music | Purple Disco Machine - Devil In Me |
| production |
Ulrike Leibfried Sebastian Werninger |
| music |
Tina Pepper Ulrich Reuter |
| cut | Günter Schultens Linda Bosch Susann Wetterich Oliver Gieth |
| First broadcast | January 23, 2018 on RTL |
| occupation | |
Sankt Maik is a German drama series that UFA Fiction has been producing for RTL television since 2018 . The producers Ulrike Leibfried and Sebastian Werninger are behind the series . The main role of the charming con artist Maik Schäfer, who unintentionally becomes a priest , is played by Daniel Donskoy . The first season of the mix-up comedy aired on January 23, 2018, the first episode of the second season on May 7, 2019. The film was mainly shot in the city of Zons .
In February 2020, RTL announced that it would produce a third and final season. The last season will contain 8 episodes. The broadcast is planned for 2020/21.
action
The brothers Maik and Kevin Schäfer earn their living as thieves and con artists in Berlin . After a failed deal with the gangster Jurek, who brings them 50,000 euros in debt , Maik decides to go into hiding. In order to get money, he, disguised as a conductor , steals from the passengers of a train at simulated ticket controls . When he threatens to be blown out, he exchanges his uniform for the cassock of a priest who has died unnoticed in his compartment . He lands at the train station in the fictional town of Läuterberg. The parish housekeeper Maria considers him to be the new pastor she expects and accompanies him to the parish house of the Catholic community.
Maik learns that the community has an extremely valuable monstrance . He would like to steal this in order to use the proceeds to pay off the debt with Jurek, who is putting increasing pressure on his brother in Berlin. To carry out the theft , he makes various plans, which fail again and again due to unfortunate chains of circumstances. When it turns out that the supposed work of art is a fake , Maik's brother Kevin also comes to Läuterberg. Together, the two try to find a new way to pay their debts to Jurek.
In order to maintain his camouflage in the course of events , Maik participates in the fate of the congregation as pastor and resolves problems in an unconventional way. The situation is complicated by the fact that between Maik and the pretty church choir director Eva Hellwarth, who is also a police officer , developed a love relationship .
Events come thick and fast when finally Jurek himself comes to Läuterberg. When he is choking on a peanut in the rectory , Boris, another gang member, appears. Boris forces Maik and Kevin to raid the local bank branch with him . The brothers remain unrecognized, but the police officer Eva Hellwarth succeeds in identifying Boris based on the testimony of a bank employee. On the run, he fires a shot at the policewoman, but Maik intercepts it. Whether Maik will survive remains open at the end of the first season.
occupation
main actor
| actor | Role name | consequences | Seasons | Period | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Donskoy | Maik Schäfer as Josef Sandmann |
1- | 1- | 2018– |
(unintentional) pastor of Läuterberg ; Brother of Kevin; One night stand from Eva |
| Bettina Burchard | Eva Hellwarth | 1- | 1- | 2018– |
Policewoman and head of the church choir Sister of Ellen, ex-fiancee of Sven; Maik's one-night stand |
| Vincent Kruger | Kevin Schäfer | 1- | 1- | 2018– | Brother of Maik |
| Susi Banzhaf | Maria Boehme | 1- | 1- | 2018– |
Rectory housekeeper Freddy's mother |
| Marie Burchard | Ellen Hellwarth | 1- | 1- | 2018– |
Medical assistant sister of Eva, wife of Tom |
| Michael Raphael Klein | Dr. Sven Kaiser | 3– | 1- | 2018– |
Doctor ex-fiance of Eva |
supporting cast
| actor | Role name | consequences | Seasons | Period | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jochen Langner | Hanno Gutmann | 1-8 | 1 | 2018 | Innkeeper |
| Steve Windolf | Tom Richter | 3-7 | 1 | 2018 | Husband of Ellen |
| Bernd-Christian Althoff | 12– | 2– | 2019– | ||
| Franziska Arndt | Jennifer King | 3-8 | 1 | 2018 | Pastry chef |
| Nina Vorbrodt | Doreen Möller | 3– | 1- | 2018– | Bank clerk |
| Christoph Nitz | Mr. Bergsteiner | 4, 13– | 1- | 2018 2019– | Church council |
| Stefko Hanushevsky | Peter Riemer | 4-9 | 1 | 2018 | Pastor of Frankenthal |
| Teresa Rizos | Simone Wienberg | 4– | 1- | 2018– | Bookkeeper |
| Elisabeth Baulitz | Elisabeth Kruse | 4– | 1- | 2018– | Member of the church council |
| Frederik Bott | Freddy Bauer | 4– | 1- | 2018– |
Soccer player son of Maria and Johann |
| Sascha Alexander Geršak | Jurek † | 6-11 | 1-2 | 2018-2019 | Criminal |
| Tobias van Dieken | Axel Hair † | 6-9 | 1 | 2018 | police officer |
| Robert Lohr | Johann | 15– | 2– | 2019– |
Pastor father of Freddy |
Episode list
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | From the rain to the church | 23rd January 2018 | Oliver Schmitz | Vivien Hoppe |
| 2 | 2 | An almost safe bank | 23rd January 2018 | Sven Fehrensen | Vivien Hoppe |
| 3 | 3 | You must kiss the bride now | January 30, 2018 | Sven Fehrensen | Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Katrin Milhahn, Vivien Hoppe |
| 4th | 4th | What women Want | February 6, 2018 | Ulrike Hamacher | Vivien Hoppe |
| 5 | 5 | Before the procession is after the procession | February 13, 2018 | Ulrike Hamacher | Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Katrin Milhahn, Vivien Hoppe |
| 6th | 6th | All that glitters is not gold | 20th February 2018 | Sven Fehrensen | Vivien Hoppe |
| 7th | 7th | Two and a half men and a baby | February 27, 2018 | Ulrike Hamacher | Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Katrin Milhahn, Vivien Hoppe |
| 8th | 8th | Sandwiches or sluts | March 6, 2018 | Andreas Menck | Vivien Hoppe |
| 9 | 9 | And forgive us our debts | March 13, 2018 | Andreas Menck | Lucas Flasch, Seraina Nyikos, Johannes Rothe |
| 10 | 10 | Mad Cow Disease 2.0 | 20th March 2018 | Andreas Menck, Oliver Schmitz | Vivien Hoppe, Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | Hiccups in the brain | May 7, 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 12 | 2 | Enlightenment guaranteed | May 14, 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 13 | 3 | You don't kiss fake pastors | May 28, 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 14th | 4th | reunion | 4th June 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 15th | 5 | Holzbock sweet - sour | 18th June 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 16 | 6th | Undiscovered conception | June 25, 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 17th | 7th | Virgin Mary for a hallelujah | 2nd July 2019 | Sven Fehrensen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 18th | 8th | With 50 dildos to Panama | July 9, 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 19th | 9 | she's back | 16th July 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
| 20th | 10 | Padre Mobile or the last to bite the dogs | 16th July 2019 | Ulrike Hamacher, Sven Fehrensen, Hanno Olderdissen | Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Valentina Brüning |
reception
Reviews
The series is mostly perceived by the critics as an innovative but amusing dramedy series that does not make it beyond average.
On the basis of the first two episodes, Jana Bärenwaldt from the industry portal wunschliste.de judged : “'Sankt Maik' is typically light series food for evenings when you just want to relax on the couch and switch off. Despite a few shortcomings, the series has a sense of humor and a certain charm and is entertaining to watch when you have nothing better in mind. "
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung sees the series rather positively and thinks that it is " a blessing for the program of the private broadcaster as an antipode to the ' jungle camp ' ".
Thomas Jansen, the head of the service of kathisch.de , the Internet portal of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany , notes that the scenes and dialogues are often funny and recommends the series as "entertaining viewing pleasure", even if the figure of the false priest "Hardly more unrealistic than that of the police chief inspector in an average crime scene ".
Loryn Pörschke from serienjunkies.de pointed out the similarity of the series to the US comedy series Impastor .
Audience ratings
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
date | spectator | Market share | source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | 14 to 49 years | total | 14 to 49 years | ||||
| 01 | 01 | Jan. 23, 2018 | 2.58 million | 1.35 million | 8.0% | 13.5% | |
| 02 | 02 | Jan. 23, 2018 | 2.60 million | 1.34 million | 8.3% | 13.0% | |
| 03 | 03 | Jan. 30, 2018 | 2.18 million | 1.29 million | 7.7% | 13.0% | |
| 04 | 04 | Feb 6, 2018 | 2.28 million | 1.22 million | 7.1% | 11.9% | |
| 05 | 05 | Feb 13, 2018 | 1.97 million | 1.14 million | 5.9% | 10.9% | |
| 06 | 06 | Feb. 20, 2018 | 2.46 million | 1.51 million | 7.3% | 13.6% | |
| 07 | 07 | Feb. 27, 2018 | 2.43 million | 1.41 million | 7.2% | 12.8% | |
| 08 | 08 | 6th Mar 2018 | 2.25 million | 1.42 million | 6.9% | 13.6% | |
Awards
- International Eyes & Ears Awards
- 2018: 1st prize in the Best Radio Spot category
- 2018: 1st prize in the category Best On-Air Program Campaign: Fiction In-House Production
- 2018: 2nd prize in the category Best On-Air Program Spot: Fiction In-House Production
Web links
- Saint Maik in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official page
- Sankt Maik is produced by UFA Fiction (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Timo Niemeier: “Sankt Maik” returns on RTL with a low range. In: dwdl.de. May 8, 2019, accessed May 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Longer break in episodes 1.08–2.06
- ↑ Hendrik Busch: Sankt Maik - The sweet smile of the big RTL series offensive. In: moviepilot.de . January 25, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ^ Tilmann P. Gangloff: Series "Sankt Maik". In: tittelbach.tv . February 6, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Jana Bärenwaldt: TV criticism / review: "Sankt Maik": New RTL dramedy - thank God or for heaven's sake? In: wunschliste.de . January 22, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Heike Hupertz: “Sankt Maik” on RTL - Inspired by all good spirits. In: faz.net . January 23, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Thomas Jansen: The comeback of the Catholic priest on television. In: kathisch.de . January 23, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Loryn Pörschke: Review Sankt Maik 1x01: From the rain to the church. In: serienjunkies.de . January 23, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Manuel Nunez Sanchez: Big disappointment: "Sankt Maik" right at the beginning only mediocre. In: quotenmeter.de . January 24, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: Can you survive without a jungle camp? "Beck is back!" even debuts in the red. In: quotenmeter.de . January 31, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: It's going to be tough: "Sankt Maik" and "Beck is back!" keep falling behind. In: quotenmeter.de . February 7, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: No clear winner at the "Einstein" start: Tom and Hannes Beck duel at eye level. In: quotenmeter.de . February 14, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: German series against football: "Sankt Maik" surprisingly increases, otherwise only losers. In: quotenmeter.de . February 21, 2018, accessed March 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: Is that enough? «Sankt Maik», «Beck is back!» and "Einstein" are average. In: quotenmeter.de . February 28, 2018, accessed March 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: Against good «Sankt Maik»: Again new record lows for «Einstein». In: quotenmeter.de . March 7, 2018, accessed March 15, 2018 .