Damian Hardung from the hit series “Maxton Hall” is now becoming a vampire. This is what the viewers can expect.
A German “Twilight”? This comparison must be made ZDFneo to his new series probably let it please. With “Love Sucks” the station presents one eight-part vampire serieswhich focuses on the love story between a vampire and a mortal.
The dark fantasy series premiered at the Munich Film Festival in the summer, where “Love Sucks” was also awarded the Bernd Burgemeister Television Prize for the best TV series. The jury said the high-quality production was courageous and the producers had shown the right touch. On October 11th “Love Sucks” started in the ZDF media library. Are viewers expecting a new “Twilight” set in Germany or is ZDF giving the vampire romance a new coat of paint?
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That's what “Love Sucks” is about
“Maxton Hall” star Damian Hardung (26) takes on the role of the more reserved one for “Love Sucks”. Vampire Ben. He falls head over heels in love with the boxer Zelda (Havana Joy24). But their young love is star-crossed from the start and can be life-threatening for both of them. Because Zelda is not only a mortal, she also comes from a family of vampire hunters. Both families seek each other's lives, having suffered a tragic loss at the hands of the other species. Not least because of this enmity, the love between Zelda and Ben seems condemned to a shadowy existence.
With “Love Sucks” the makers promise a “original variant of Romeo and Juliet“. Of course, neither the vampire nor the love genre has been reinvented here, but the drama series has original aspects in both areas. That's what she thinks first correct encounter Ben and Zelda take place in a rather unusual setting: they face each other as opponents boxing ring opposite, where Zelda sends the clumsy vampire onto the boards. But apparently in these first moments together, not only fists fly, but also many sparks.
Just one day, one bloody vampire party and just a few words exchanged later, they realize that they have to end what is between them. It's easy to overlook when exactly something started between them. Because Cupid's arrow apparently hit the bull's eye promptly and without any detours. So they decided on a very convenient “love at first sight” option, which is a shame, but will certainly be liked by many romantics.
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Contrasting setting in a German metropolis
Original The vampire series will be especially with her Setting: A lot of the action takes place on one Fairground on the outskirts of Frankfurt am Main. The bright, colorful lights give the rather dark series a high-contrast look. This is also evident in the choice of backdrops. The location changes from the fairground with all its neon lights to the baroque villa, where the vampires enjoy a noble existence in their immortality. Outside their own four walls, they move through the shadows of the cool banking metropolis.
Although the love story of Zelda and Ben is the central theme of the series, the plot is driven by the secondary characters, especially at the beginning. It is Theo, Ben's brother, who drags the vampire to the fair and convinces him to box. The vampire played by Rick Okon (35) is an eccentric figure who lives his infinite life to the fullest. But after a death, Theo, consumed by grief and driven by revenge, gradually shows a much darker face.
Zelda's father, played by Stipe Erceg (49), is also driven by a trauma from the past, which is why he has made it his mission to destroy the vampires. Meanwhile, Zelda herself struggles with the secrets that her family has kept from her for years, while Ben has to deal with his curse of immortality.
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Who is “Love Sucks” worth it for?
“Love Sucks” is undoubtedly aimed at more of a young audience and will certainly find its fans there. However, the series will hardly entice die-hard horror film fans out from behind the stove, despite some horror elements and surprisingly bloody scenes. The ZDF series also uses patterns that are already known from comparable series such as “Twilight” and “Vampire Diaries”, but offers an interesting new setting in the German banking metropolis.
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When can “Love Sucks” be seen on TV?
This follows in keeping with Halloween TV broadcast the dark love story October 31st around 8:15 p.m at ZDFneo with the first three episodes. The further consequences will be on November 1st and 2nd broadcast at the same time.