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Ku’damm 77’ Premieres on ZDF, Propelling the Saga to 1977

A documentary outsider reframes the family drama through 1977’s cultural and political tensions.

Overview

  • The three-part installment airs on ZDF January 8–10 at 20:15, with all episodes available now in the ZDF-Mediathek.
  • The new chapter foregrounds seven female leads across three generations, with male characters in supporting roles.
  • TV journalist Linda Müller films the Schöllack family and their dance school, introducing a disruptive documentary perspective.
  • Storylines track disco-era shifts, RAF-era fear and West Berlin’s drug scene, including youth pressure, policing ambitions and institutional sexism.
  • Production changes include Trystan Pütter’s exit with his character written out and Sabin Tambrea’s surprise return in a different role.