Overview

• A dramatic car accident in upcoming episodes kills Paulina Wendland and leaves Jo Gerner comatose after surgery and a subsequent stroke.
• The pivotal scenes, shot in late June, mark Christina Arends’ penultimate appearance as Paulina and required complex stunts and emotional performances.
• The episodes will air the week of July 7 on RTL, with subscribers on RTL+ able to watch a week early.
• Wolfgang Bahro pauses his GZSZ role to finish filming the crime thriller Haveltod – Ein Potsdam-Krimi with plans to return once that project wraps.
• The crash caps an escalating storyline that included an earlier poisoning plot by Gerner’s daughter Matilda and Zoe Vogt’s revenge schemes.