Overview
- New episodes resume Monday through Friday at 15:10 on ARD following the annual summer hiatus.
- The 22nd season premieres on October 29, officially introducing Fanny Schätzl and Kilian Rudloff as the latest central romance.
- Originally slated for just 100 episodes when it launched on August 1, 2005, the series has since produced over 4,500 installments.
- In 2024 the telenovela accumulated 151 million streams on the ARD Mediathek and maintained strong linear ratings into early 2025.
- Filming remains rooted in Bavaria, using the Villa Mann studios in Grünwald and Schloss Vagen near Rosenheim for its iconic Fürstenhof hotel scenes.