Overview

• On July 25, Jan Kittmann underwent a genuine on-camera head shave to depict his character Tobias’s chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
• Anne Menden reported heart palpitations and tears during the silent filming of the head-shaving scene.
• Menden connected the storyline to her own loss of a friend to cancer, saying it deepened her empathy and gratitude for her health.
• GZSZ has scheduled the key testicular cancer episode to air on August 6 after weeks of preparation and filming.
• The series has teamed with Deutsche Krebshilfe to encourage early testicular cancer screening alongside its dramatic narrative.