Spotlight (TV series)

Television series
Original title	Spotlight
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Year (s)	since 2016
Production ; company	UFA Serial Drama
length	about 12 minutes
Episodes	248 in 4 seasons
Broadcasting ; cycle	Mondays to Fridays ; around 8:00 p.m.
genre	Youth series
Theme music	Spotlight by Namika
production	Producer : ; Jonas Baur (Season 1 and 2); Helga Löbel (Season 3 and 4) ; Producer : ; Kristin Schade (Season 1); Yvonne Abele (Season 2); Helga Löbel (Season 3); Claudia Danne (Season 4) ; Nickelodeon Editor : ; Helga Löbel ( Season 1); Katja Zimmermann (Season 2 and 3) ; Ulrike Lehmann (Season 4)
cut	FSK 12
First broadcast	September 26, 2016 on Nick
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Spotlight is a television series for teenagers that can be seen on the private broadcaster Nick . The model for the series comes from the Netherlands. It is produced by UFA Serial Drama . Parallel to the television broadcast, additional content is distributed across various media via various platforms. These include Instagram , Snapchat , YouTube and Musical.ly / TikTok .

action

Jannik, Toni, Ruby, Azra and Mo passed the entrance exam at the Berlin School of Arts. You are now attending the only school in Germany that combines artistic training with general instruction. In this school they see their chance for a quick career in show business. However, you need to quickly realize that hard work is required and success does not fall from the sky. The themes of the series are the typical problems of adolescents: relationship with parents, friendships, puberty problems, status problems in the peer group , identity and loneliness.

characters

Toni - Toni's hobby is dancing, she likes to sing or listen to music. On the very first day she made four new friends (Ruby, Jannik, Azra and Mo). In season 1 Toni and Ruby are both in love with Jannik and Toni fears that this could endanger their friendship with Ruby. She was not allowed to dance in season 2 due to a dance accident and briefly switched to making music. In season 3 the two are together, after graduation she lives with Jannik in London, where they are at a dance school. In season 4 she, Jannik, Ruby and Azra are with the others in the Creative Camp.
Jannik - Jannik is a passionate dancer who wants to fully concentrate on his dance career. After the middle of season 3, he's on a tour of London. After graduating from season 4, he goes to Creative Camp.
Ruby - Ruby is a talented student. She was in love with Jannik, who paid her little attention. Little did she know that her friend Toni is also in love with Jannik. She dated Luke briefly in Season 3, later on touring Bars and Melody and postponing her degree. Then she gives courses at the school.
Azra - Azra wants to be an actress. Her mother is with the director of the school, also called Direx. In season 3 she is at an acting workshop in New York and therefore not at school for a week. After graduating, she goes to a drama school in Berlin and from time to time at the school and in the Creative Camp.
Mo - Mo is the group's joker and is always in a good mood. On his vlog channel “It's Mo TV” he regularly shows what is going on at his school. Azra supports him in his funny actions, she is also his best friend. For example, they have already shot a prank video together and made the school more popular. In the third season he has a leading role in a film and is therefore no longer at school.
Luke - Luke plays the guitar and writes his own songs. He is shy and started dating Ruby from the third season onwards. The couple split up after a short time. In season 4 he is no longer at school because of his musical success.
Lotte - Lotte is Ruby's little sister. She enjoys dancing hip-hop , freestyle and taking ballet lessons. She is ambitious and studies hard to get good grades. At first she has little time for friends. In season 4 she is Mads' "BFF"
Tim - Tim is a friend of Mo and comes to school to replace him in season three. He has almost the same interests as Mo and does pranks for him. After Toni and Azra graduated, the two appointed Tim and Lotte to be the "guardians of the base".
Samuel - Samuel is a "fresh" styled guy. He can't sing, but he can dance well. He is friends with Mo and helps him, but does not want to play in his videos. He graduated with Toni and Azra in season 3 and then went to a dance school in Stockholm.
Greta - Greta is a shy girl, which helped out for Gus at the beginning of season three because she knows him well. When Toni saw her dancing, she suggested that she go to school. She got almost all of her dance experiences from YouTube . Later she falls in love with Rocco, whom she initially disliked. Their relationship in season 4 consists largely of discussion and misunderstanding, which brings them closer to Finn.
Rocco - Rocco also came in season three and loves to dance hip-hop . He and Greta didn't like each other at first, but later they began to fall in love. The two had to dance together for the entrance exam. Later the two are in a clique. His parents are against his training as a dancer.
Milan - Milan applied to act at the school in Season 3. He's a math genius, which doesn't make him popular with many. Emily helps him to have more confidence in himself. He's also a good dancer, which is why he helps Nele a lot in Season 4.
Emily - Emily applied for school. She sings and plays the guitar. Milan discovers her and finds her perfect for the new clique. He befriends her. In the fourth season she is the founder of the online channel "Insider".
Mads - Mads is a new student in season 4. His dream is to be a successful rapper . He falls in love with Lotte, but doesn't dare to tell him. Instead, he first helps Richard get together with her in order to forget her.
Sam - Sam is new to season four. Like Tim, he's crazy and loves pranks.
Zoe - Zoe is the new student in season 4. She dances and sings.
Nele - Nele is also new in season 4. She wants to get more confidence to dance through Milan. Because of her shyness, she often comes into conflict with Samet.
Leon - Leon is the replacement for Jannik, as he is on tour in London for a year. At first he and Toni didn't get along at all, but that changed quickly.
Director Oskar Frey - Mr. Frey, called Direx by everyone . is the director of the Berlin School of Arts. He adapts to the students and is often cool. He's initially the stepfather and has been the father of Azra since season 2.
Gus - Gus is the school's cook. He's funny and almost always happy. Sometimes he helps friends with problems.
Samet - Samet is the school's dance teacher. He teaches his students strictly, but is kind and helpful.
Ms. Thao Nguyen - Ms. Thao is a music teacher at the school. She is of Asian origin. She is calm and sometimes helps the students, as they do with her.
Ms. Brink - Ms. Brink is the school's German teacher. Their classes are said to be boring.
Caretaker Biermann - There has been a caretaker at the school since season 3. This catches Tim mostly at Pranks and is also priced himself. He likes to do beatbox -noises.
Victoria - Victoria is a student at the school. She is often deceitful and jealous of Toni, Ruby and others.
Larissa - Larissa is also coming in season three and has roughly the same intentions as Victoria towards Greta and the others. In season 4, Nele is the main victim of her deeds.
Richard - Richard has been a student at the Berlin School of Arts since season 4. He is very interested in his looks, mostly his hair, and is popular with many girls.
Finn - Finn is a guest student from Hamburg and is visiting the school towards the end of season 3. He has one eye on Greta and she likes him too, before she started to love Rocco. In season 4, he comes back to school and continues to try to get together with Greta.

Episodes

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main actor
actor	role	Season
Luana Knöll	Toni	1-4
Dennis Oertel	Jannik	1-4
Lisa Küppers	Ruby	1-4
Lea Mirzanli	Azra	1-4
Moritz Bakerling	Mon	1-2, 4
Mike Singer	Luke Summer	2-3
Jesina Amweg	Lotte	2-4
Moritz Schirdewahn	Tim	3-5
Chiara Tews	Greta	3–
Nevena Schöneberg	Emily	3–
Malcom grumbles	Rocco	3–
Simon Zeller	Milan	3–
Mike Leon Lichtenberg	Mads	4–
Jerome Weinert	Sam	4–
Alexandra Herbst	Nele	4–
Esmael Agostinho	Let	5
Tim Francis	Pepe	5

supporting cast
actor	role	Season
Lilly Joan Gutzeit	Anna	1
Sascha Bluhm	Thomas	1
Yvonne Ernicke	Mrs. Sonja Brink	1-2
Ben Rumler	Samuel	1-3
Sophie Selek	Victoria	2-3
Niklas Reschke	Adam	3
Leo Tokyo	Leon	3-4
Raphael Schneider	Mr. Clemens Meyer	3-4
Leonie Pollok	Larissa	3-4
Iggi Kelly	Finn	3-4
Aciel Martinez Pol	Gustavo "Gus" Perez	1-4
Tilo Acksel	Director Oskar Frey	1-5
Samet Bal	Samet	1-5
Le-Thanh Ho	Thao Nguyen	1-5
Ina Geraldine Guy	Ms. Francesca Sinsky / acting teacher	1-4
Dalia Mya Schmidt-Foss	Zoe	4–
Rebecca Lina	Acting teacher	5
Livia Wrede	cook	5

Guest actor

The guest actors of the first season include the singers Namika and Wincent Weiss , the band Soolo, the choreographer Detlef Soost , the actor Raúl Richter , the YouTuber FittiHollywood as well as Lisa and Lena .

The guest actors of the second season include the YouTuber twins Roman and Heiko Lochmann known as Die Lochis as well as the YouTuber Domino Kati and the music group Lion Sphere.

The guest actors of the third season include the singer Ado Kojo , Bars and Melody , the YouTuber Freshtorge , Nikeata Thompson as well as Kristina Dumitru and Florian Prokop .

The guest actors of the fourth season include the singer Max Giesinger , the actors Daniel Donskoy and Wolfgang Bahro and the influencer Selina Mour .

production

The series was produced by the production company UFA Serial Drama . A casting call for the series was launched in June 2016 . The shooting of the 31-part first season started on August 1, 2016 in the Berlin suburb of Dallgow-Döberitz at the Marie-Curie-Gymnasium there and lasted about four weeks. The shooting of the second season started on July 24, 2017 and ended on August 19, 2017. It took place in Potsdam-Babelsberg .

Web links

Spotlight at Nick.de
Spotlight on Instagram
Spotlight at Fernsehserien.de
Spotlight in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Fan Wiki to Spotlight

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Everything for Spotlight - Nickelodeon starts brand new German in-house production 'Spotlight' on September 26th. In: Nick Germany . September 6, 2016, accessed November 22, 2017 .
↑ Alexander Krei: "Spotlight": Nickelodeon continues its youth series. In: DWDL.de . June 13, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
↑ on Instagram
↑ "Spotlight": Nickelodeon orders a long season with 93 new episodes on fernsehserien.de
↑ "Spotlight": start date of the fourth season with new faces and Wolfgang Bahro on fernsehserien.de
↑ Leading roles: Coaches & other roles wanted for Spotlight! In: UFA . Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
↑ Filming will start in July: Nickelodeon's 'Spotlight' is in its second round. In: Nick Germany . June 13, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .

[PRESS16-1] Everything for Spotlight - Nickelodeon starts brand new German in-house production 'Spotlight' on September 26th. In: Nick Germany . September 6, 2016, accessed November 22, 2017 .

[2] Alexander Krei: "Spotlight": Nickelodeon continues its youth series. In: DWDL.de . June 13, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .

[3] Instagram

[4] "Spotlight": Nickelodeon orders a long season with 93 new episodes on fernsehserien.de

[5] "Spotlight": start date of the fourth season with new faces and Wolfgang Bahro on fernsehserien.de

[6] Leading roles: Coaches & other roles wanted for Spotlight! In: UFA . Retrieved November 22, 2017 .

[PRESS17-7] Filming will start in July: Nickelodeon's 'Spotlight' is in its second round. In: Nick Germany . June 13, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .