Doppelhaushälfte

The plot is about two small families living next door of each other in a two party home. Of the 6 mains casts 4 different ethnicities are being represented and a key portion in season 1 displays the small mismatches which can occur in the everyday life.

The cast is enjoyable. Most are charismatic and authentic.

The most part of the plot is neat, but unfortunately very streamlined to today's Zeitgeist. The show tries to be edgy at certain times, but is just in line with modern narratives. This is unfortunate, since sections of the show which focuses on the local get together are its key strength, it is rather weak when having a plot with topics of national/international scale.

Could be a promising show when the writers try to take themselves less seriously and let the actors just be weird neighbours to each other.

Die Serie hat mich sehr zum Lachen gebracht, die Themen sind zeitaktuell.

Bitte lassen Sie die Szene mit den Körperausscheidungen (Toilette und Kotze) weg. Dann hat die Serie mehr Klasse.

The casting for this show is brilliant. The characters have great chemistry, and the writing and acting has a freshness that, from my perspective, has been notably lacking in many German shows over the past few decades.

Considering the ethnic minority status of most of the actors, there's something refreshing in the way that their characters are represented as simultaneously "other" and yet thoroughly German. This makes the show both relatable (for those who might feel alienated by more esoteric themes around the characters' "other" identity) and yet fresh in the way it acknowledges demographic changes that are also very real and happening all over the world.

Certainly worth giving a try. Might be more appealing to people around middle age or younger.