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ARD Drama 'David und Goliath' Premieres With Unflinching Look at Hospital Strain

Its focus on a clinic therapist underscores how institutional culture shapes mental-health risks for staff.

Overview

  • Das Erste airs the first installment on Wednesday, 24 September at 20:15, launching the series with two films.
  • Lou Strenger portrays psychotherapist Dina Schwarz, who assumes psychosocial care for roughly 4,000 employees at a fictional Essen hospital.
  • The episodes depict sustained pressure leading to burnout, anxiety, panic and suicidal thoughts among healthcare workers.
  • The storyline contends that increasing headcount alone cannot resolve deeper structural and cultural problems in clinics.
  • Coverage notes leadership tensions and contradictions alongside warm, humorous moments that keep the heavy subject approachable.