Club der roten Bänder explained

Based On:	Catalan; Valencian: [[Polseres vermelles]] by Albert Espinosa
Country:	Germany
Language:	German
Num Seasons:	3
Num Episodes:	30
List Episodes:	Episodes
Runtime:	46–50 minutes
Company:	Bantry Bay Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Channel:	VOX

German: Club der roten Bänder (pronounced as /de/; literally "Club of red bracelets") is a German comedy-drama television series broadcast on VOX. Based upon the Catalan drama series Catalan; Valencian: [[Polseres vermelles]], the series focuses on a group of teenagers living together as patients in a hospital's pediatric ward.

On December 5, 2016, VOX renewed the series for a third and final season.^[1] The third season premiered on November 13, 2017.^[2] The last episode of the third season aired on December 11, 2017, marking the end of the show.^[3]

Main characters

• Tim Oliver Schultz as Leo Roland; he has cancer and had leg amputated
• Damian Hardung as Jonas Neumann; he has cancer and has to amputate a leg
• Luise Befort as Emma Wolfshagen; she suffers from anorexia
• Timur Bartels as Alex Breidtbach; he is admitted to the hospital after fainting on the playground
• Ivo Kortlang as Anton „Toni“ Vogel; he has Asperger's syndrome, he arrives at the hospital because of a motorcycle accident
• Nick Julius Schuck as Hugo Krüger; he is in a coma after jumping off a diving board; he serves as the show's narrator

Main cast

Actor	Character	Role in the club	Season
			1	2	3
Tim Oliver Schultz	Leo Roland	the leader	colspan="3"
Damian Hardung	Jonas Neumann	the second leader	colspan="3"
Luise Befort	Emma Wolfshagen	the girl	colspan="3"
Timur Bartels	Alex Breidtbach	the attractive one	colspan="3"
Ivo Kortlang	Anton „Toni“ Vogel	the smart one	colspan="3"
Nick Julius Schuck	Hugo Krüger	good soul	colspan="3"

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	10
	2	10
	3	10

Season 3 (2017)

Reception

Critical response

The reviews in Germany are mostly positive. According to Albert Espinosa the German Version of Polseres vermelles is the best worldwide.^[4]

Awards

2016

• Audi Generation Award 2016 – Media (Medien)
• Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best director (Regisseur) to Richard Huber
• Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best producers (Produzenten) to Bantry Bay Productions, Gerda Müller and Jan Kromschröder
• Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best series (Beste Serie)
• Deutscher Schauspielerpreis 2016 – Best ensemble (Bestes Ensemble)
• Eyes & Ears Awards 2016 – Best typographical design (Beste typografische Gestaltung)
• Eyes & Ears Awards 2016 – Best On-Air-Programm-Campaign: Fiction in-house production (Beste On-Air-Programm-Kampagne: Fiction Eigenproduktion)
• Grimme-Preis 2016 – Children & Youth (Kinder & Jugend)
• Jupiter-Award 2016 – Best TV-series national (Beste TV-Serie national)
• New Faces Award Film 2016 – Special Award (Sonderpreis)
• Quotenmeter.de-Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best supporting actress of a series (Nebendarstellerin einer Serie oder Reihe) to Luise Befort

2017

• Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2017 – Best series (Beste Serie)
• Eyes & Ears Awards 2017 – Best social spot or campaign (Beste(r) Social Spot bzw. Kampagne)
• Jupiter-Award 2017 – Best TV-series national (Beste TV-Serie national)

See also

• List of German television series
• Polseres vermelles
• Red Band Society
• Braccialetti rossi

References

1. Web site: "Club der roten Bänder" geht in die dritte Staffel!. December 5, 2016. VOX. December 6, 2016.
2. Web site: Club der roten Bänder: Die dritte Staffel startet am 13. November 2017. vox.de. September 22, 2017.
3. Web site: Club der roten Bänder. www.facebook.com. en. 2018-02-11.
4. Web site: 'Wir haben uns in der zweiten Staffel stärker von der Struktur der Vorlage entfernt'. November 6, 2016. Quotenmeter. November 9, 2016.