(; literally "Club of red bracelets") is a German comedy-drama television series broadcast on VOX. Based upon the Catalan drama series , 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. The third season premiered on November 13, 2017. The last episode of the third season aired on December 11, 2017, marking the end of the show.
Main characters Tim Oliver Schultz as Leo Roland; he has cancer and has had a leg amputated Damian Hardung as Jonas Neumann; he has cancer and has to have a leg amputated Luise Befort as Emma Wolfshagen; she has 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 CharacterRole 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 1 (2015)
Season 2 (2016)
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.
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
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