Overview

• Since July 16’s episode, the series has shifted its athletic focus from ice skating to competitive tennis with Josephine Martz debuting as Argentine pro Joana Perez.
• Joana arrives in Essen to seek treatment for an injury and simultaneously probe her unexplored connection to the Steinkamp family.
• Actors received professional tennis training and leverage real-life experience to lend authenticity to the sports-driven storyline.
• Francisco Medina will return on July 21 as Maximilian von Altenburg, the long-lost uncle who guides Joana into the Steinkamp fold.
• Bianca Hein is set to join the cast on July 30 as Gabriella Perez, deepening the family mystery and driving new interpersonal conflicts.