Druck (TV series)
| Druck | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Teen drama |
| Based on | Skam by Julie Andem |
| Starring | Lilly Dreesen Milena Tscharntke Michelangelo Fortuzzi Tua El-Fawwal Mina-Giselle Rüffer Sira-Anna Faal Eren M. Güvercin Frida Stittrich |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lasse Scharpen Jan Kromschröder |
| Producers | Eva Kaesgen Edgar Derzian Nikolaas Meinshausen Julia Zechiel Felix Schwegler |
| Production location | Berlin |
| Running time | 11–40 minutes |
| Production company | Bantry Bay Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF Funk |
| Release | March 19, 2018 – present |
Druck (English: Pressure) is a German teen drama streaming television series, based on the Norwegian TV series Skam, created by Julie Andem. It premiered with its first full episode on March 23, 2018 on Funk and YouTube.
Employing the same distribution method and overall storylines as the original Norwegian production, Druck is shown in real-time through short clips on a nearly daily basis on YouTube, supplemented with screenshots of messages between the characters over WhatsApp or Telegram and compiled clips into full episodes on Friday. Real social media accounts created for the fictional characters on Instagram allow viewers greater insight into the show beyond its clips. The first of these short clips was released on March 19, 2018. On December 24, 2019 a fifth season was announced to premier summer 2020. On April 12, 2020 it was announced, that season 5 will focus on Nora Machwitz, while also introducing a new generation. On August 10, 2020 a teaser was released, announcing that season 5 would start on September 20, 2020. On September 1, 2020, Lukas von Horbatschewsky announced that a sixth season is in pre-production. On December 13, 2020, the first clip of season 6 dropped and revealed the new main, Fatou Jallow. On August 18, 2021, Druck released a teaser on instagram announcing season 7 to premier in autumn 2021. On August 31, 2021, Druck revealed on Telegram that this season would center around Isi Inci. On September 26, 2021, it was announced that the new season will start on October 24, 2021 with its first clip. On January 13, 2022, the official Instagram of the show revealed that the eighth season would begin airing in Spring 2022. On February 17, the Druck Instagram account revealed that the season would feature Mailin as its lead and on March 28, it was revealed that the season would start on April 24, 2022.
The show was nominated for the 55. Grimme-Preis 2019 and the 56. Grimme-Preis 2020, both times in the category Kids & Teens.