Danni Lowinski
Encyclopedia
Danni Lowinski is a German Dramedy
featuring Annette Frier
as the eponymous character.
) is a trained hairdresser
who received her qualification for college (in Germany called Abitur
) doing evening classes and then managed to major in law successfully. After graduating, she wants to work as lawyer but no lawyer's office is willing to employ her. In sheer desperation she has the idea to lease space in a mall
where a simple table and two chairs form a small helpdesk. The helpdesk offers people the opportunity to have Danni deal with their legal matters for just one Euro
per minute. Of course this leads to Danni attracting rather unusual clients, who solves their cases in an equally unusual manner. She is assisted by her best friend Bea Flohe (Nadja Berger) and the people in the adjacent stores, Persian
locksmith Rasoul (Elyas M’Barek) and Nils (Oliver Fleischer), a massage therapist, as well as Dr. Oliver Schmidt (Jan Sosniok
), a fellow attorney who works in a lawyer's office located in the mall. In her private life, Danni has to deal with her father Kurt (Axel Siefer), who she lives with.
-based producer Phoenix Film. The show was created by Marc Terjung and Benedikt Gollhardt, who also created Edel & Starck
(2002-2005), another successful Sat.1 Dramedy
.
Danni Lowinski is distributed internationally by SevenOne International.
to achieve significant ratings with the target audience
and to win the title of highest-rated show on 5 July 2010. Shortly after the first month of broadcasting, Danni Lowinski was renewed for its second season.
In August 2010 it was announced that Danni Lowinski was nominated for the Deutscher Comedypreis 2010 ("German Comedy Award 2010") alongside Pastewka and Stromberg
. On 9 October 2010, Danni Lowinski won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis
(German Television award) for best series.
In October 2010, it was announced that The CW is planning to develop an adaption based on the German original. This will be the first time a TV series created in Germany is adapted for the American audience. It will star Amanda Walsh
in the lead role.
In April 2011 Sat.1
renewed Danni Lowinski for its third season.
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
featuring Annette Frier
Annette Frier
Annette Wünsche is a German actress and comedian.-Biography:After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the German theater "Der Keller" for three years and worked as a theater actress in Cologne.-Actress career:In 1997 Frier was member of the cast of the RTL series Hinter...
as the eponymous character.
Synopsis
Daniela „Danni“ Lowinski (Annette FrierAnnette Frier
Annette Wünsche is a German actress and comedian.-Biography:After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the German theater "Der Keller" for three years and worked as a theater actress in Cologne.-Actress career:In 1997 Frier was member of the cast of the RTL series Hinter...
) is a trained hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
who received her qualification for college (in Germany called Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
) doing evening classes and then managed to major in law successfully. After graduating, she wants to work as lawyer but no lawyer's office is willing to employ her. In sheer desperation she has the idea to lease space in a mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
where a simple table and two chairs form a small helpdesk. The helpdesk offers people the opportunity to have Danni deal with their legal matters for just one Euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
per minute. Of course this leads to Danni attracting rather unusual clients, who solves their cases in an equally unusual manner. She is assisted by her best friend Bea Flohe (Nadja Berger) and the people in the adjacent stores, Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
locksmith Rasoul (Elyas M’Barek) and Nils (Oliver Fleischer), a massage therapist, as well as Dr. Oliver Schmidt (Jan Sosniok
Jan Sosniok
Jan Sosniok is a German actor.His career began with a role in the German daily soap Gute Zeiten – Schlechte Zeiten...
), a fellow attorney who works in a lawyer's office located in the mall. In her private life, Danni has to deal with her father Kurt (Axel Siefer), who she lives with.
Cast
- Annette FrierAnnette FrierAnnette Wünsche is a German actress and comedian.-Biography:After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the German theater "Der Keller" for three years and worked as a theater actress in Cologne.-Actress career:In 1997 Frier was member of the cast of the RTL series Hinter...
as Danni Lowinski, attorney at law - Nadja Becker as Bea Flohe, Danni's best friend
- Elyas M’Barek as Rasoul Abbassi, locksmith (season 1)
- Tino Mewes as Hannes, locksmith (season 2)
- Oliver Fleischer as Nils Polgar
- Jan SosniokJan SosniokJan Sosniok is a German actor.His career began with a role in the German daily soap Gute Zeiten – Schlechte Zeiten...
as Dr. Oliver Schmidt, attorney at law - Axel Siefer as Kurt Lowinski, Danni's father
- Sebastian Bezzel as Sven Nowak, mall security (season 2)
Production
Danni Lowinski is produced by BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-based producer Phoenix Film. The show was created by Marc Terjung and Benedikt Gollhardt, who also created Edel & Starck
Edel & Starck
Edel & Starck is a German television series....
(2002-2005), another successful Sat.1 Dramedy
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
.
Danni Lowinski is distributed internationally by SevenOne International.
Reception
Danni Lowinski turned out to be a hit dramedy, allowing Sat.1Sat.1
Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television....
to achieve significant ratings with the target audience
Target audience
In marketing and advertising, a target audience, is a specific group of people within the target market at which the marketing message is aimed .....
and to win the title of highest-rated show on 5 July 2010. Shortly after the first month of broadcasting, Danni Lowinski was renewed for its second season.
In August 2010 it was announced that Danni Lowinski was nominated for the Deutscher Comedypreis 2010 ("German Comedy Award 2010") alongside Pastewka and Stromberg
Stromberg (TV series)
Stromberg is a German television series which is produced by Brainpool and broadcast on the commercial television channel ProSieben. The series was proclaimed as a copy of the BBC series The Office, although initially the producers claimed it was based on a character from a past ProSieben comedy,...
. On 9 October 2010, Danni Lowinski won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
The Deutscher Fernsehpreis is a German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created as a equivalent to the Emmy Awards though it is not organized by an academy and is awarded annually in September or October...
(German Television award) for best series.
In October 2010, it was announced that The CW is planning to develop an adaption based on the German original. This will be the first time a TV series created in Germany is adapted for the American audience. It will star Amanda Walsh
Amanda Walsh
Amanda Walsh is a Canadian actress and former VJ for the Canadian television station MuchMusic.-Career beginnings:Walsh was born in Rigaud, Quebec. She went to Hudson High School, in Hudson, Quebec...
in the lead role.
In April 2011 Sat.1
Sat.1
Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television....
renewed Danni Lowinski for its third season.