Crazy for Lindenstrasse fans: ARD surprises with a program change

The fans couldn't believe it: your favorite series Lindenstrasse after 34 years before the end? Now the ARD was moving towards the loyal viewers.

• After almost 34 years, the cult series Lindenstraße ends after 1758 episodes.
• The last episode of the television series will run on March 29, 2020 at 6.50 p.m. on ARD .
• In the exciting finale , “Mutter Beimer” is the victim of an arson attack.

Update of February 4, 2020: The first German soap opera went on air on December 8, 1985, setting a milestone on German television. In November 2018, the ARD set a date for the end of the cult broadcast at the end of March 2020. Due to the incompatibility of production costs, the transmitter's cost-cutting constraints and viewer interest, the program director ultimately had to decide against continuing production on Lindenstrasse.

Lindenstrasse final and cancellation: positive news for all fans

But for true fans of Lindenstraße there is now positive news for a change, despite the fact that the cult format has been discontinued: The first would like to give something back to the loyal fans of the series with two nightly marathons of old episodes and their pain of separation from the almost 35-year-long series alleviate. After the announcement of the removal, many viewers even protested on the streets of Berlin for their beloved program.

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Lindenstraße: Cult series finale becomes a weekend marathon for the most loyal fans

In the early morning hours of March 29 and 30, a total of eleven episodes of Lindenstrasse will be repeated. The WDR announced on Tuesday in a press release. The first day starts at 1:30 with the pilot episode "Welcome", which celebrated its television premiere in December 1985. Since Lindenstrasse has often treated social taboos of the past 35 years, such as love between homosexual couples, xenophobia or suicide, the selected episodes of the marathon will also be episodes that have touched in the past.

As part of the special marathon, the famous kiss between Carsten Flöter and Robert Engel from 1990 is shown, which polarized at the time and outraged the Archdiocese of Cologne so much that it prohibited further kisses between gay men. That told how Lindenstrasse inventor Hans Geißendörfer compared to quota meters . Fans can also look forward to the live episode of Erich Schiller's death.

Lindenstraße-Aus after 35 years: these are the last dates for real fans of the cult series

As already announced, the 1758th and last episode is scheduled to run on March 29 at 6:50 p.m. The filming of the final series finale ended just before Christmas. Before that, the broadcaster shows the documentary “Bye bye Lindenstraße” at 6 p.m. In addition, the ARD broadcaster ONE broadcasts several documentaries on the cult series as well as further repetitions of old episodes during the week.

Click here for the complete TV schedule of the Lindenstrasse marathon on the first and on the ARD broadcaster ONE, as well as all future broadcast dates.

Lindenstrasse finale: A piece of German television history ends

First announcement of January 19, 2020: Cologne / Munich - After 1758 episodes and 34 years of running time, ARD will broadcast the last episode of the cult series on March 29, 2020 at 6:50 p.m. A piece of television history ends with the finale of Lindenstrasse . The weekly television series ran for the first time on German TV on December 8, 1985, and told weekly episodes of the life, love and suffering of the performers. The series showed an image of society as a symbol for the development in the Federal Republic of Germany. The worries and needs of the “little man” have always been the basis for many events. The Bambi award is no longer shown on the ARD.

Why is Lindenstrasse closed?

Fans and actors were horrified by the announcement by ARD program director Volker Herres . "This decision was not made easy for the ARD television program conference," announced Volker Herres in an official letter. "But we have to state soberly and with regret: the audience interest and our inevitable savings constraints are not compatible with the production costs for such a high-quality series," he continued.

Herres thanked the inventor of the Lindenstrasse Hans W. Geißendörfer, his successor Hana Geißendörfer, all actors and contributors. He promised the fans many interesting episodes and a brilliant finale until the end of the series. ”This increases the tension that awaits the audience in the last episode on March 29th.

Last episode of Lindenstrasse: is Helga Beimer dying from serial death?

One of the final actions revolves around “Mutter Beimer”: Helga Beimer , played by Marie-Luise Marjan, is the victim of a nasty arson attack. So until the end nothing for the faint-hearted fans and the other storylines promise excitement to the end . The cult series caused real grief among the fans. "What do I do then only on Sunday at 6:50 pm", asks one of the users. Some fans were so outraged that they even took to the streets to demonstrate against the series being discontinued.

That happens with the Lindenstrasse backdrop after the last episode

"A shame that the Lindenstrasse will be discontinued and the whole scenery will be torn down at some point," writes an angry user on Instagram. So that loyal fans do not have to get along without their favorite series, many props, costumes and parts of the interior of the TV show become objects of the exhibition. Even before the last episode of Lindenstrasse, the ARD announced that in addition to the kitchen of “Mutter Beimer”, the bus stop Lindenstrasse / Kastanienstraße would also go to the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn as exhibits.

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The Technik Museum Speyer has been showing a permanent exhibition on Lindenstraße since 2012 and will take over further exhibits after the end. The Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin will have its own exhibition on the series until the end of March 2020. "Live, die, celebrate a wedding - Die Lindenstraße in the television media library".

The end of the German TV cult series was preceded by the serial death of an ancient rock on Lindenstrasse.

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