DRUCK
DRAMA / ROMANTIC DRAMA
Germany
2018-now
DRUCK (SKAM DEUTSCHLAND) (Int. Title: Skam Germany) is a German television series for teenagers, based on the Norwegian TV series Skam, created by Julie Andem. It premiered its first full episode on March 23, 2018 on Funk and YouTube. DRUCK consists of 80 episodes of 25 min.
STORY: Druck follows a group of friends in their teenage life in Berlin and deals with their daily and current events, such as their friendship, love and the search for their own identity. Each season features a new character.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Matteo Florenzi (Michalangelo Fortuzzi) is the main character in the first generation of Druck. He is a member of the Boy Squad and the boyfriend of David Schreibner (Lukas von Horbatschewsky). He graduated from Barnim Gymnasium. Matteo is based on Isak Valtersen from the original Skam series. The third season contains ten episodes and these revolve around Matteo Florenzi and his relationship with David. Matteo struggles with the pressure from his friends to be intimate with the girl he's dating, and hides that he's actually gay. While he worries about school and girls, he faces the advent of a romance with the mysterious new boy at school, who has his own secret.
Matteo Florenzi (Michelangelo Fortuzzi) & David Schreibner (Lukas von Horbatschewsky)
MICHELANGELO FORTUZZI (2018-2019)
January 23, 2001, Erlangen, Germany
LUKAS VON HORBATSCHEWSKY (2019) August 3, 2000, Reinbek, Germany
SPECIAL: Druck is shown in real time almost daily via short clips on YouTube, supplemented with screenshots of messages between the characters via WhatsApp or Telegram, and on Fridays, compiled clips are turned into full episodes. David Schreibner plays a young trans man. He developed into a fan favorite over the course of the series.
AWARDS: ‘DRUCK’ 3 wins and 4 nominations
7.6 IMDB
