Marienhof (TV series)


Marienhof
GenreSoap opera
Created bySimon Müller-Elmau
StarringViktoria Brams
Wolfgang Seidenberg
Sven Thiemann
Music byTobi Hang, Didi Holesch, Andreas Schmidt-Hoensdorf
Opening themeSOS/Kismet - "Es wird viel passiern"
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of episodes4,053[1][2]
Production
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkDas Erste
Release1 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.

  1. ^ a b Von Goysern, Sybille (2014). "Marienhof (Fernsehserie) - 4.053 Episoden". Serien mit den meisten Episoden der Fernsehgeschichte: Aus dem Leben eines Kino, TV und Film Fan (in German). neobooks. ISBN 978-384-768-041-3. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Episode List". Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  3. ^ ""Marienhof" was cancelled". Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2010-12-17.