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ARD’s ‘David und Goliath’ Premieres, Exposes Hospital Workforce Strain

The two-part drama tracks a psychotherapist tasked with supporting thousands of colleagues, asserting the crisis runs deeper than staffing totals.

Overview

  • The series debuts on Das Erste on 24 September at 20:15 with the opener titled “Therapie und Praxis.”
  • Both initial episodes are available to stream immediately in the ARD Mediathek.
  • The narrative follows psychotherapist Dina Schwarz as she takes on psychosocial care for roughly 4,000 employees at a fictional Essen clinic.
  • Reviews emphasize depictions of burnout, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among overstretched staff and argue that hiring alone will not fix systemic problems.
  • Early scenes include a rooftop crisis during Dina’s hiring visit, with a cast led by Lou Strenger, Ulrike C. Tscharre and Tristan Seith under writer Maike Rasch and director Janosch Chávez-Kreft.