Series synopsis
Oktoberfest: Beer and Blood, also known as Oktoberfest 1900 is a German drama television series that premiered on Das Erste on September 15, 2020. It ended on September 23, 2020. It was created by Alexis Wittgenstein, Ronny Schalk, Christian Limmer. It stars Mišel Matičević, Martina Gedeck, Klaus Steinbacher and Mercedes Müller.
A young girl falls in love with a poor brewer's son. Their relationship is opposed by the girl's father, a rich mobster who has come to town to try to bully his way into the inner circle of Munich's brewery dynasties.
Premise
A young girl falls in love with a poor brewer's son. Their relationship is opposed by the girl's father, a rich mobster who has come to town to try to bully his way into the inner circle of Munich's brewery dynasties.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mišel Matičević as Curt Prank
- Martina Gedeck as Maria Hoflinger
- Klaus Steinbacher as Roman Hoflinger
- Mercedes Müller as Clara Prank
- Francis Fulton-Smith as Ignatz Hoflinger
- Brigitte Hobmeier as Colina Kandl
- Maximilian Brückner as Anatol Stifter
- Markus Krojer as Ludwig Hoflinger
Supporting cast
- Martin Feifel as Alfred Glogauer
- Michael Kranz as Alfons Urban
- Vladimir Burlakov as Gustav Fierment
- Eisi Gulp as Inspektor Eder
- Irina Wanka as Elise Brockmann
- Petra Berndt as Gerdi Jakobmeyer
- Sibylle Canonica as Charlotte Stifter
- Ferdinand Dörfler as Lochner-Wirt
- Angela Ascher as Johanna
- Monika Manz as Aloise
- Hans Stadlbauer as Egidius Riemenschneider
- Rainer Maria Schießler as Priest
Guest cast
- Josef Staber as Colina Kandl's son Maxi
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 15, 2020 | September 23, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 0 | September 11, 2025 | September 11, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vision Prank's plans for a beer hall and a wealthy suitor for daughter Clara are derided by Munich's elite, but soon only the Hoflingers remain in his way. |
September 15, 2020 |
| 2 |
Signs of the Times The murder of Ignatz Hoflinger shocks Munich but gives Prank an opportunity to seize the victim's festival lot. Roman and Clara awkwardly meet again. |
September 15, 2020 |
| 3 |
Love and Capital Munich's top brewing executive, Stifter, maneuvers Prank into a partnership and a marriage to Clara. But she and Roman have a scandalous secret. |
September 16, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Das Leben is a Achterbahn For five years, Roman Hoflinger and Curt Prank have been rival partners in the brewery, and Clara's share of the deal is the deciding factor in every business decision. Torn between her father and her husband, she hopes for a fresh start in America with Roman, as their marriage is at stake. Prank, over Roman's head, puts everything on the line with a gigantic innovation for the 1905 Oktoberfest! But a new rival sees his opportunity to take advantage of the dispute. |
September 11, 2025 |
| 2 |
Der größte aller Lügner The devastating fire not only ends Clara and Roman's dreams for the future, but also leads to the final rift between Roman and Prank. Roman decides to get rid of his business partner and allies himself with the competition. Prank is determined to prevent this – by any means necessary. This rivalry is driving Clara into the arms of another. After her agonizing time in prison, Colina Kandl finds a new home in the "Deutsche Eiche" inn, while her son Maxi has no idea of her release. |
September 11, 2025 |
| 3 |
Im Krieg und in der Liebe Prank has freed his sworn enemy Maria from a psychiatric hospital and lifted her incapacitation in order to stop Roman's merger with Capital Bräu. But she surprisingly supports her son. With no alternative, Prank blackmails his daughter in an attempt to stop the merger. Clara frees herself and confesses the affair and the blackmail to Roman! Deeply hurt and manipulated by Maria, Roman challenges Prank to a duel! After the destruction of the "Oak Tree," Nappi and Colina search for a way to raise money. |
September 11, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Das Erste |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 15, 2020 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2020 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | ended |