Series synopsis
Die Cooking Academy is a German soap television series that premiered on ProSieben on October 2, 2025. It was created by Marlene Schwedler, Nena Tramountani. It stars Lara Kimpel, Brian Rosenkranz, Louis Jérôme Wagenbrenner and Simone Hanselmann.
Friendship, intrigue, love, rivalry, family ties, pressure to perform, passion: at the Cooking Academy Culinary Arts by Alexander Eichen, located on the German-French border, top chefs train promising culinary talents for the haute cuisine of tomorrow under intense pressure. They will have to overcome the culinary Olympics and make sacrifices along the way.
Premise
Friendship, intrigue, love, rivalry, family ties, pressure to perform, passion: at the Cooking Academy Culinary Arts by Alexander Eichen, located on the German-French border, top chefs train promising culinary talents for the haute cuisine of tomorrow under intense pressure. They will have to overcome the culinary Olympics and make sacrifices along the way.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lara Kimpel as Irini
- Brian Rosenkranz as Chris
- Louis Jérôme Wagenbrenner as Rafael
- Simone Hanselmann as Felicitas Eichen
- Matthias Brüggenolte as Alexander Eichen
- Tiesan-Yesim Atas as Juliette Moradi
- Vita Tepel as Destiny Pellucci
- Pavlos Kourtidis as Nicolaos
Supporting cast
- Riccardo Ferreira as Etienne Moradi
- Lea Marlen Woitack as Matilda Larsson
- Claudelle Deckert
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 120 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 120 | October 2, 2025 | March 20, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 2, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 2, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 8, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ProSieben |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2025 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2026 |
| Status | continue |