Druck is a German teen drama web television series, based on the Norwegian TV series Skam, created by Julie Andem. It premiered with its first full episode on March 23, 2018 on Funk and YouTube. Employing the same distribution method and overall storylines as the original Norwegian production, Druck is shown in real-time through short clips on a nearly daily basis on YouTube, supplemented with screenshots of messages between the characters over WhatsApp or Telegram and compiled clips into full episodes on Friday. Real social media accounts created for the fictional characters on Instagram allow viewers greater insight into the show beyond its clips. The first of these short clips was released on March 19, 2018. On December 24, 2019 a fifth season was announced to premier summer 2020. On April 12, 2020 it was announced, that season 5 will focus on Nora Machwitz, while also introducing a new generation. The show was nominated for the 55. Grimme-Preis 2019 and the 56. Grimme-Preis 2020, both times in the category Kids & Teens.
Premise and Plot
Druck follows a group of friends in their teen life in Berlin and deals with daily and current events, like friendship, love and the search for their own identity. Every season centers around a new character. The first season centers around Hanna and started with the first clip on March 19, 2018. After having "stolen" her best friend's boyfriend, Hanna suddenly loses all her friends and her former crew ostracizes and nags her. Her relationship with her boyfriend Jonas suffers from this. Hanna finally finds a new group of friends who help her get a grip on her life. The second season centers around Mia, a close friend of Hanna. Mia is a feminist and dislikes the arrogant Alexander Hardenberg, who exerts a bad influence on her friend Kiki. After Mia asks Alex to end his relationship with Kiki, she gets to know another side of Alex and slowly develops feelings for him, which in turn threatens her friendship with Kiki. The first clip for the second season was released on December 17, 2018. The third season centers around Matteo and his relationships, both with the boys and girls in the group. While the upperclassman prepare for their final exams and graduation, Matteo struggles with the pressure from his friends to be intimate with the girl he is dating while hiding that he is actually gay. He also is grappling with mental health and family dynamics that create an increasing reliance on substances to cope with them. While he stresses about school and girls, he experiences the rise and fall of his developing romance with the mysterious new boy in school, who has his own secret. The first clip of season three was released on March 9, 2019. The fourth season centers around Amira and the expectations put upon her by faith, family, and friends. While she prepares to find independence abroad she also wants to be true to her beliefs and to herself. There is a lot of pressure on her from the communities she belongs to, which her younger brother is also experiencing. While she helps those around her with their own difficulties, she finds a conflict between her commitment to her religion and the feelings that grow between her and Mohammed, who is not Muslim. She begins to isolate herself from the other girls, and must find a balance between all the parts of her life. The first clip of season four was released on June 8, 2019.
Characters
The following are characters in Druck.
Episodes
The episodes listed here corresponds to the appearance on funk.net and YouTube.
Overview
Season 1
The first season contains ten episodes and centers around Hanna Jung and her relationship with Jonas.
Season 2
The second season contains ten episodes and centers around Mia Winter and her relationship with Alex.
Season 3
The third season contains ten episodes and centers around Matteo Florenzi and his relationship with David.
Season 4
The fourth season contains ten episodes and centers around Amira Thalia Mahmood. The first episode links this with the last season and the last two episodes center around Mia and Hanna and bring their story to a conclusion.
Season 5
The fifth season is going to focus on Nora Machwitz, while also introducing a new generation.
