Overview
- ZDF airs the new season across January 12–14 in prime time, with the series already available to stream in the ZDFmediathek.
- Viewers can watch six new episodes online, with the free-TV presentation promoted as commercial-free.
- The 1977-set chapter centers on evolving family dynamics, including a rising competitive dancer, a would-be policewoman, a rekindled musical path, and a long-absent sister nearing a return.
- Claudia Michelsen, who plays matriarch Caterina, highlights the bold time jump and praises creator Annette Hess for reshaping the characters’ positions.
- A companion film, Backstage – Ku’damm 77, profiles newcomers Carlotta Bähre, Marie Louise Albertine Becker, and Massiamy Diaby and is scheduled on ZDF for January 14 at 00:50.