Overview

• German television increasingly focuses on middle- and upper-class lifestyles, leaving working-class characters underrepresented.
• Social dramas, once a staple of German TV, have significantly declined, with social issues often relegated to crime series or treated superficially in other genres.
• Recent series like 'Tina Mobil' and 'Marzahn Mon Amour' have highlighted working-class struggles but remain rare exceptions in the industry.
• The series 'Tina Mobil' achieved high viewership but was not renewed due to financial constraints, reflecting broader systemic challenges in producing such content.
• Media scholars and creators argue this trend mirrors neoliberal societal influences and neglects the realities of low-income communities.