Series synopsis
Chabos is a German drama comedy television series that premiered on ZDFneo on August 24, 2025. It ended on September 7, 2025. It was created by Arkadij Khaet, Mickey Paatzsch. It stars Johannes Kienast, Nico Marischka, Jonathan Kriener and Loran Alhasan.
When Peppi (36) finds out he wasn’t invited to the class reunion, his self-image starts to crack. Fuck! Forgotten? Uninvited? – This must be a mistake! Searching for answers, we follow Peppi to his old hometown and back to the past of his 16-year-old self: Skateboarding with bleached tips through the monsoon of the 2000s. The era of flip phones, lan parties, and Top of the Pops. But alongside the wild, nostalgic memories lurk some dark teenage sins. Maybe there are reasons why Peppi shouldn’t ha ...
Premise
When Peppi (36) finds out he wasn’t invited to the class reunion, his self-image starts to crack. Fuck! Forgotten? Uninvited? – This must be a mistake! Searching for answers, we follow Peppi to his old hometown and back to the past of his 16-year-old self: Skateboarding with bleached tips through the monsoon of the 2000s. The era of flip phones, lan parties, and Top of the Pops. But alongside the wild, nostalgic memories lurk some dark teenage sins. Maybe there are reasons why Peppi shouldn’t have been invited after all. CHABOS is like an old Facebook profile you’ve scrolled too far down — full of shame.
Premise: Et boum, c'est le choc.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Johannes Kienast as Peppi
- Nico Marischka as Young Peppi
- Jonathan Kriener as Young PD
- Loran Alhasan as Young Alba
- Arsseni Bultmann as Young Gollum
Guest cast
- Salimou Thiam as Simon
- Maximilian Raffelt as Young Sebastian
- Mathilda Smidt as Young Polly
- Bahar Balci as Young Pinar
- Arina Prass as Young Mascha
- Lea Pietsch as Young Nati
- Livia Matthes as Nicole
- Karl Drescher as Dennis
- David Schütter as PD
- Peter Schneider as Bernd Pfeffer
- Lilay Huser as Grandmother Medina
- Aurélie Thépaut as Ms. Dutertre
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | August 24, 2025 | September 7, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kicking Off the Weekend Feeling Adult Peppi never imagined that, in his mid-30s, he still wouldn’t know what he actually wants from life. Peppi travels to the Ruhr area with a bruised ego and a suitcase full of memories. He reflects on his younger self, his best friends—the Chabos—and the beginning of the fateful summer of 2006. Peppi hasn't been invited to the class reunion!?! No way! He searches his childhood bedroom in Duisburg—nothing! Just a burned DVD that catapults Peppi into a series of memory flashbacks: to a perfectly planned but disastrously failed club night, and a life-changing decision. |
August 24, 2025 |
| 2 |
Et Boum! C’est le choc Adult Peppi wants to visit his old buddy Gollum and is stunned to find that dealer Joel is now living with Gollum. The Chabos crash class just as an unexpected letter shatters the peaceful vibe. Adult Peppi visits PD. Could the lack of an invitation have something to do with their old secret? Warning issued! An illegal download of Saw II could cost Peppi’s unemployed father Bernd several thousand euros — and under no circumstances can their parents find out! The Chabos aren’t in the mood for trouble; they’d rather game and chill. Only Peppi senses how serious the situation really is. |
August 24, 2025 |
| 3 |
Why Is There Straw Here, Anyway? Adult Peppi hopes that adult Gollum can tell him what happened to their former classmate Pinar. The Chabos are broke, but they have to pay off Peppi’s debt. The master plan: Gollum is supposed to get some sexy pics of Pinar, and PD and Peppi will turn them into cash. Is that why Peppi wasn’t invited? Adult Peppi knows he messed up back then, but what happened to Pinar — that really wasn’t his fault! At a grave, he learns what happened to Gollum. And Gollum knows exactly where Peppi can find Pinar. Creepy! |
August 24, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ZDFneo |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 24, 2025 |
| Last aired | September 7, 2025 |
| Status | ended |