Lerchenberg

For its 50th birthday in 2013, ZDF came up with a surprising dose of self-irony: In the mini-series “Lerchenberg”, filmed on the Mainz broadcasting site, a washed-up, self-absorbed, completely untalented Sascha Hehn is to be brought back to the screen by the young ZDF editor Billie Zarg (Eva Löbau). Of course, this is bound to fail spectacularly, but provides plenty of opportunity for jokes at the expense of the second German civil servant's paradise. Everything is actually going great for Billie: The ZDF young editor is about to realize her first ambitious film project. But then, shortly before filming begins, her supervisor Dr. Elisabeth Wolter interferes and demands that Billie include a former TV star in her project: Sascha Hehn! It quickly becomes clear that the washed-up ex-star is not as unassuming, slick and arrogant as his roles suggest - but in fact much worse. In any case, Hehn won't settle for a supporting role in Billie's project, but demands the lead role for himself. And more trouble is brewing for Billie. For her new volunteer Judith is apparently just as interested in Billie's job as she is in Billie's crush, sports editor Philipp. It's as if Hehn's appearance at the station has put a curse on her ...