Created by Frédéric Rosset, produced by Antoine Szymalka for Pépinière and co-produced by Emmanuel Dauce for Tetra Media Fiction, a subsidiary of Tetra Media Studios (part of ITV Studios), the eight-episode German version will be entitled Like a Loser .
Julian (Ben Münchow), 31, has lost his job, is broke and living back with his mother Dagmar (Johanna Gastdorf). Back in his childhood bedroom, he dreams of life in the big city and a career as a musician. When Julian is reunited with his teenage sweetheart Marie (Tinka Fürst), she has a big surprise in store for him: his 15-year-old son Ernst (Diyar Ilhan). After the initial shock, Julian decides to play a role in Ernst's life. But becoming a father isn't easy when you behave like a teenager yourself!
Other roles are played by Tom Beck, Lukas von Horbatschewsky, Victoria Trauttmansdorff and others. Facundo Scalerandi directs the scripts by Sandra Schröder and Jonas Heicks. The series is produced by ITV Studios Germany GmbH (Executive Producer: Peter Fröhlich and Christian Rietz, Junior Producer: Charly Hoffmann). The editorial staff at ZDF are Petra Tilger and Eva Katharina Klöcker, the ZDFneo coordinator is Carina Bernd.
The scripted format Irresponsable/Beautiful Loser is distributed internationally by ITV Studios.
