The series “The Last Word” has started on Netflix - with a German TV star in the lead role: Anke Engelke.
Is the tragic comedy getting a second season?
How do you properly grieve when a family member dies?
The new series
"The Last Word"
on Netflix * revolves around this question. The focus is on
Anke Engelke
as Karla Fazius, who has just lost her husband. She has to learn to live with this loss within six episodes.
"The last word"
may sound like an emotional drama at first, but in truth, comedy elements are not neglected either. The combination of tragedy and comedy seems to work, because since the release on September 17, 2020, production has been in the Netflix Top 10. So will there be a
second season
? We reveal how things stand for a sequel.
"The last word" on Netflix: That's what the series with Anke Engelke is about
Karla (Anke Engelke)
has had a happy marriage to
Stefan (Johannes Zeiler)
for 25 years
.
All of a sudden, however, the family man dies, which turns the life of Karla and her two children upside down.
Little by little, the bereaved reveal incredible secrets that Stefan kept in secret for years.
At the same time Karla discovers a new talent: after her funeral speech, she makes the decision to give speeches at funerals from now on.
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Video: Trailer for the 1st season of "The Last Word"
"The Last Word": Is there a second season on Netflix?
Can
Anke Engelke
prove
herself
again as a funeral speaker?
Unfortunately,
Netflix
has not yet revealed whether there will be a second season of
"The Last Word"
or not. The streaming service will probably wait a few more weeks to then evaluate the click figures. If these are positive, it speaks for a sequel. which could appear as early as the end of 2021 when shooting starts in autumn 2020.
(soa) * tz.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network
.
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