Marienhof (TV series)

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Marienhof
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Simon Müller-Elmau
Starring	Viktoria Brams Wolfgang Seidenberg Sven Thiemann
Music by	Tobi Hang, Didi Holesch, Andreas Schmidt-Hoensdorf
Opening theme	SOS/Kismet - "Es wird viel passiern"
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of episodes	4,053[1][2]
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	Das Erste
Release	1 October 1992 (1992-10-01) – 15 June 2011 (2011-06-15)
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Marienhof is a German soap opera, first shown on 1 October 1992 on German TV channel, Das Erste. It started as a weekly series, before becoming a daily programme on 2 January 1995. The show was cancelled in February 2011 and aired its last episode on 15 June 2011.^[3][1]

The show focuses on the everyday life of the residents of the Marienhof, a fictional suburb in Cologne. Over the years, the show became known for tackling several social issues, such as homosexuality, homelessness, private bankruptcy, rape, drug abuse, AIDS, child abuse, suicide, cancer, adultery and murder.