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Annette Frier’s Autobiographical Menopause Comedy Debuts on Sat.1 Monday Night

She turns midlife upheaval into creative fuel with an eight-part series that is already available on Joyn.

Overview

  • Frier & 50 – Am Ende meiner Tage features Annette Frier playing herself as she navigates the menopause alongside personal and professional turbulence.
  • The eight-episode comedy premiered on Joyn on November 10 and makes its free‑TV debut on Sat.1 on Monday night in a late‑evening slot.
  • The ensemble includes high‑profile guest appearances by Barbara Schöneberger, Martina Hill, Cordula Stratmann, Henning Baum, Caroline Frier, Bettina Lamprecht, Julia Beautx and Sebastian Pufpaff.
  • Frier says she sees constructive sides to the menopause, describing crises as clarifying, and emphasizes she is not an activist but drew on her own experience and research.
  • Early notices have been positive, and Frier says a second season is already being plotted.