Series synopsis
St. Maik, also known as Sankt Maik is a German comedy television series that premiered on RTL on January 23, 2018. It ended on August 26, 2021. It was created by Vivien Hoppe. It stars Daniel Donskoy, Vincent Krüger, Bettina Burchard and Marie Burchard.
Con artist Maik Schäfer switches his fake conductor's suit for a real soutane while trying to escape custody and ends up in the catholic parish of Läuterberg. Standing in for Vicar Sanman, Maik participates in the parish members' fates and fortunes, and deals with their problems in his own unconventional way.
Premise
Con artist Maik Schäfer switches his fake conductor's suit for a real soutane while trying to escape custody and ends up in the catholic parish of Läuterberg. Standing in for Vicar Sanman, Maik participates in the parish members' fates and fortunes, and deals with their problems in his own unconventional way.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daniel Donskoy as Maik Schäfer
- Vincent Krüger as Kevin Schäfer
- Bettina Burchard as Eva Hellwarth
- Marie Burchard as Ellen Hellwarth
- Susi Banzhaf as Maria Böhme
- Michael Raphael Klein as Dr. Sven Kaiser
- Teresa Rizos as Simone Wienberg
Guest cast
- Jochen Langner as Hanno Gutmann
- Gabriele Schulze as Frau von Meyer
- Fynn Zinapold as Maiks Vater
- Steve Windolf as Tom Richter
- Elisabeth Baulitz as Elisabeth Kruse
- Dorothee Föllmer as Maret Frambach
- Torsten Knippertz as Josef Sanmann
- Sebastian Schwarz as Berthold Erdmann
- Martin Kaps as Jochen
- Julia Beerhold as Angie Bauer
- Stefko Hanushevsky as Pfarrer Peter Riemer
- Sonja Baum as Ulla Erdmann
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 23, 2018 | March 20, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 10 | May 7, 2019 | July 23, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 8 | August 19, 2021 | August 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Church During a robbery as ticket manager Maik needs to switch identities with a priest and suddenly becomes Läuterbergs new figure of a saint while a police officer is investigating in the case of the train robbery closing in on Maik. |
January 23, 2018 |
| 2 |
A Nearly Secure Bank Maik tries to rob a bank and to achieve his goal he needs to play a marriage counselor. Meanwhile the police officer wants to check if Maik's fingerprints match the train robbery. |
January 23, 2018 |
| 3 |
You Must Now Kiss the Bride Maik has to marry Evas sister off while he finds out that the husband to be is creating counterfeit money. With that he also sees a way out of his own problems. |
January 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiccoughs in the Brain | May 7, 2019 |
| 2 | Enlightenment Guaranteed | May 14, 2019 |
| 3 | Don't Kiss Fake Priests | May 28, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Brother for a Brother | August 19, 2021 |
| 2 | And Then There Was Light | August 19, 2021 |
| 3 | A Terribly Nice Family | August 19, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | RTL |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 23, 2018 |
| Last aired | August 26, 2021 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:15:00 |