# Club der roten Bänder

Club der roten Bänder (pronounced; literally "Club of red bracelets") is a German comedy-drama television series broadcast on VOX. Based upon the Catalan drama series Polseres vermelles, the series focuses on a group of teenagers living together as patients in a hospital's pediatric ward.
On December 5, 2016, VOX renewed the series for a third and final season. The third season premiered on November 13, 2017. The last episode of the third season aired on December 11, 2017, marking the end of the show.

## Main characters

* Tim Oliver Schultz as Leo Roland; he has cancer and had leg amputated
* Damian Hardung as Jonas Neumann; he has cancer and has to amputate a leg
* Luise Befort as Emma Wolfshagen; she suffers from anorexia
* Timur Bartels as Alex Breidtbach; he is admitted to the hospital after fainting on the playground
* Ivo Kortlang as Anton „Toni“ Vogel; he has Asperger's syndrome, he arrives at the hospital because of a motorcycle accident
* Nick Julius Schuck as Hugo Krüger; he is in a coma after jumping off a diving board; he serves as the show's narrator

## Main cast

| Actor | Character | Role in the club | Season | Season | Season |
| Actor | Character | Role in the club | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Oliver Schultz | Leo Roland | the leader | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Damian Hardung | Jonas Neumann | the second leader | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Luise Befort | Emma Wolfshagen | the girl | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Timur Bartels | Alex Breidtbach | the attractive one | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Ivo Kortlang | Anton „Toni“ Vogel | the smart one | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Nick Julius Schuck | Hugo Krüger | good soul | Starring | Starring | Starring |
* Tim Oliver Schultz (2016)
* Damian Hardung (2016)
* Luise Befort (2016)
* Timur Bartels (2016)
* Ivo Kortlang (2016)
* Nick Julius Schuck (2016)

## Episodes

| Season | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| | 1 | 10 | November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09) | December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07) |
| | 2 | 10 | November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) | December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05) |
| | 3 | 10 | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) | December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) |

### Season 1 (2015)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | German viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Das Schwimmbad" | Richard Huber | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09) | 2.36 |
| 2 | 2 | "Der Club" | Richard Huber | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09) | 2.46 |
| 3 | 3 | "Die Expedition" | Felix Binder | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16) | 2.53 |
| 4 | 4 | "Chemo" | Felix Binder | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16) | 2.65 |
| 5 | 5 | "Sonnenschein" | Andreas Menck | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23) | 2.30 |
| 6 | 6 | "Kometen" | Andreas Menck | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23) | 2.31 |
| 7 | 7 | "Das Bein" | Andreas Menck | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30) | 2.40 |
| 8 | 8 | "Geburtstag" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30) | 2.60 |
| 9 | 9 | "Abschied" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07) | 2.54 |
| 10 | 10 | "Der Sprung" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07) | 2.71 |

### Season 2 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | German viewers (millions) |
| 11 | 1 | "Zurück im Leben" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) | 2.97 |
| 12 | 2 | "Das Glück der Anderen" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) | 3.03 |
| 13 | 3 | "Abschiede" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14) | 2.71 |
| 14 | 4 | "Vertrauen" | Andreas Menck | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14) | 2.88 |
| 15 | 5 | "Freiheit" | Andreas Menck | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21) | 2.72 |
| 16 | 6 | "Das Grab" | Andreas Menck | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21) | 2.94 |
| 17 | 7 | "Koma" | Felix Binder | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28) | 2.81 |
| 18 | 8 | "Die Wahrheit" | Felix Binder | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28) | 2.99 |
| 19 | 9 | "Versprechen" | Richard Huber | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05) | 2.93 |
| 20 | 10 | "Die Reise" | Richard Huber | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05) | 3.23 |

### Season 3 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | German viewers (millions) |
| 21 | 1 | "Die Rückkehr" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) | 2.37 |
| 22 | 2 | "Das Testament" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) | 2.46 |
| 23 | 3 | "Wert des Lebens" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) | N/A |
| 24 | 4 | "Lieben und Sterben" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) | N/A |
| 25 | 5 | "Schock" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27) | N/A |
| 26 | 6 | "Ein neues Zuhause" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27) | N/A |
| 27 | 7 | "Loslassen" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04) | N/A |
| 28 | 8 | "Die Liste" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04) | N/A |
| 29 | 9 | "Befreiung" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) | N/A |
| 30 | 10 | "Das Vermächtnis" | Sabine Bernardi | Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf | December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) | N/A |

## Reception
### Critical response

The reviews in Germany are mostly positive. According to Albert Espinosa the German Version of Polseres vermelles is the best worldwide.

### Awards
#### 2016

* Audi Generation Award 2016 – Media (Medien)
* Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best director (Regisseur) to Richard Huber
* Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best producers (Produzenten) to Bantry Bay Productions, Gerda Müller and Jan Kromschröder
* Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best series (Beste Serie)
* Deutscher Schauspielerpreis 2016 – Best ensemble (Bestes Ensemble)
* Eyes & Ears Awards 2016 – Best typographical design (Beste typografische Gestaltung)
* Eyes & Ears Awards 2016 – Best On-Air-Programm-Campaign: Fiction in-house production (Beste On-Air-Programm-Kampagne: Fiction Eigenproduktion)
* Grimme-Preis 2016 – Children & Youth (Kinder & Jugend)
* Jupiter-Award 2016 – Best TV-series national (Beste TV-Serie national)
* New Faces Award Film 2016 – Special Award (Sonderpreis)
* Quotenmeter.de-Fernsehpreis 2016 – Best supporting actress of a series (Nebendarstellerin einer Serie oder Reihe) to Luise Befort

#### 2017

* Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2017 – Best series (Beste Serie)
* Eyes & Ears Awards 2017 – Best social spot or campaign ( Beste(r) Social Spot bzw. Kampagne)
* Jupiter-Award 2017 – Best TV-series national (Beste TV-Serie national)