# Alles was zählt

Alles was zählt ("All That Matters") is a German television soap opera first broadcast on RTL on 4 September 2006.

## Plot

The original plot revolved around Diana Sommer's dream to become a world class ice skater. She fell in love with Julian Herzog, who signed her at the prestigious Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Center, run by the unscrupulous Steinkamp dynasty. Diana and Julian eventually became a couple, but in November 2007, Julian suffered a brain hemorrhage and died during their wedding. Diana remained in Essen until January 2009, when she left to join a skating centre in Halle. The story continues to revolve around the Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Centre and its quest to become a sporting powerhouse, as well as the lives of the characters who work at and around the Centre.

## Backstage Information

AWZ is the third daily soap on RTL, created after Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten and Unter uns. While the show is set in Essen, filming takes place in Cologne.
Tanja Szewczenko is — like Diana, the character she played — a famous German ice skater. In January 2009, she left the series to pursue her skating career.
In February 2008, AWZ was awarded Blu Magazine's Best National TV Format award for its portrayal of the relationship between Deniz and Roman. Actors Igor Dolgatschew and Dennis Grabosch accepted the award on behalf of the series. While their story was spotlighted, the "DeRo" storyline reached a wide international fanbase with over 12,000 subscribers on YouTube.
The series is produced by Grundy UFA productions, the same company responsible for RTL's other daily soaps. In October 2007, this show and Unter uns were part of the first-ever crossover of two soap operas in Germany, when characters from AWZ (Vanessa, Nina, and Tim) attended a concert by Mars from Unter uns (episode 289); Mars later performed an impromptu concert at the No. 7 (episode 296). In April 2010, another RTL crossover featured Helmut Orosz and Mehrzad Marashi from DSDS performing a duet in the No. 7 (episode 904).
The theme song, "Nie genug", is sung by Austrian singer Christina Stürmer; she returned with her band to perform two numbers for Ben and Isabelle's wedding, "Warum" (episode 1000) and "Juniherz" (episode 1001).

## Cast
### Current main cast

| Actor | Role | Episodes | Years | Notes |
| Tanja Szewczenko | Diana Sommer, accepted, née Reichert | 1–588 2415– | 2006–2009 2016–2018 | Former figure skater, currently skater trainer; daughter of Jutta; grandchild of Lutz; ex-fiancée of Julian; ex-girlfriend of Oliver and Lars; ex-lover of Mike; one-night-stand of Deniz, ex-girlfriend of Brandon |
| Tatjana Clasing | Simone Steinkamp, née von Altenburg | 1– | 2006– | Owner and manager of "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; mother of Maximilian (by her riding instructor when she was a teen) and of Jenny and Vanessa (by Richard); grandmother of Letizia, Alexander, Sophia, Annabelle and Henry; daughter of Friederike; half-sister of Carmen; aunt of Michelle; cousin of Constantin; wife of Richard; ex-fiancée of David; ex-girlfriend of Rafael; ex-lover of Axel; one-night-stand of her brother-in-law Rüdiger |
| Silvan-Pierre Leirich | Richard Steinkamp | 1– | 2006– | Owner and director of "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness", now borough mayor of Essen-Schotterberg; father of Jenny and Vanessa (by Simone), Ben (by ex-lover Nadja), Marco (by ex-lover Monika) and Nikolas (by ex-lover Céline); stepfather of Maximilian; grandfather of Annabelle and Henry; brother of Rüdiger; uncle of Franziska; husband of Simone; ex-fiancé of Claudia; ex-lover of Annette |
| Julia Augustin | Vanessa Steinkamp | 2–667 985–1378 1733–1758 2033– | 2006–2009 2010–2012 2013 2014– | Ice-hockey player, now medicine student in practical year; daughter of Simone and Richard; sister of Jenny; half-sister of Ben, Maximilian, Marco and Nikolas; niece of Rüdiger and Carmen; cousin of Juli, Franziska and Michelle; aunt of Letizia; wife of Christoph; mother of Henry; ex-girlfriend of Ben (they broke up when they discovered they were related), Deniz, Tom and Nick; studied medicine in Boston, then returned to Essen, where she was the majority stakeholder of "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness" |
| André Dietz | Ingo Zadek | 7– | 2006– | Ice-hockey trainer, physiotherapist and masseur at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness", also pursued a career as a comedian for a short time; half-brother of Marie; widower of Annette; ex-boyfriend of Lena and Céline; father of Zoé; foster father of Melanie, Diana's fiancée, owner of "MultiFriends" |
| Juliette Greco | Lena Bergmann | 181–1608 1772– | 2007–2013 2013– | (1st actress in the role) Ballet teacher and fitness trainer at "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; daughter of Peter; sister of Annette; half-sister of Katja; cousin of Ronny; ex-wife of Robin van Kampen, Maximilian and Marian (married for immigration reasons and subsequently began dating); ex-girlfriend of Ingo, Mike and Florian; ex-lover of Oliver, Rafael and Thomas; mother of Alexander (with Maximilian), ex-affair of Patrick |
| Igor Dolgatschew | Deniz Öztürk | 229– | 2007– | Co-owner of "Pumpwerk" together with Jenny. Jenny's boyfriend. Former management intern/Richard’s personal assistant at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; formerly pursued careers as hockey player, rentboy, pair skater with Stella and Roman, fashion model, gay callboy and owner of car service; son of Veronika and Marian; father of Jonas (with ex-lover Jessica); cousin of Can; grandchild of Melek; ex-boyfriend of Nina, Vanessa, Roman, Melanie, Sarah and Sonja; ex-lover of Stella, Jessica, Franziska, and Bea; one-night-stand of Annette, Diana, Kaja, Patrick, Zoé, Katja, Letizia and numerous punters. |
| Jörg Rohde | Ben Steinkamp, accepted, né Roschinski | 802– | 2009– | (2nd actor in the role) Owner of the club "A40"; former managing "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness" alongside Richard and Maximilian; illegitimate son of Nadja and Richard, half-brother of Jenny, Vanessa, Marco and Nikolas; nephew of Rüdiger; cousin of Franziska; ex-husband of Isabelle and Bea; fiancé of Carmen; ex-boyfriend of Katja, Vanessa, Julia and Iva; one-night-stand of Zoé and Raquel |
| Ania Niedieck | Isabelle Reichenbach | 905–2385 2632– | 2010–2016 2017– | Professional figure skater who took first place in the Essen Cup, then working as trainer/skating consultant at "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness", finally waitress in the "No. 7"; daughter of Helena and Philipp; sister of Tom; half-sister of Larissa; mother of Sophia (with Maximilian); wife of Johann; ex-wife of Ben and Maximilian; ex-girlfriend of Thomas; ex-lover of Marco, Felix and Tim; one-night-stand of Leo and various others |
| Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen | Jennifer "Jenny" Steinkamp | 1325– | 2011– | (3rd official actress in the role) Former figure skater, currently co-owner of "Pumpwerk", former temporary owner "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness" and skater trainer; daughter of Simone and Richard; sister of Vanessa; half-sister of Ben, Maximilian, Marco and Nikolas; niece of Rüdiger and Carmen; cousin of Juli, Franziska and Michelle; mother of Annabelle (with David); aunt of Letizia and Henry; wife of Veit; ex-wife of Julian and Axel; ex-girlfriend of Lars and Hendrik; ex-lover of Maximilian, Marian and Marco; one-night-stand of David, girlfriend of Deniz. |
| Lars Korten | Christoph Lukowski | 2108– | 2015– | Management consultant, partner of "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; father of Iva and Henry; husband of Vanessa; ex-husband of Sylvie; one-night-stand of Tina |
| Franziska Benz | Michelle Bauer | 2372– | 2016– | Figure skater at "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; daughter of Carmen and Vincent; niece of Simone and Richard; cousin of Maximilian, Jenny and Vanessa; great-cousin of Letizia, Alexander, Sophia, Annabelle and Henry; one-night-stand of Leo, testimonial of Jenny and Deniz' "Pumpwerk"-campaign, fake-girlfriend of Tim, on-off-girlfriend of Ronny |
| Heike Warmuth | Carmen Bauer | 2375– | 2016– | Businesswoman, manager of "No. 7"; mother of Michelle; half-sister of Simone; aunt of Maximilian, Jenny and Vanessa; great-aunt of Letizia, Alexander, Sophia, Annabelle and Henry; fiancée of Ben; ex-girlfriend of Vincent |
| Cheyenne Pahde | Marie Schmidt | 2468– | 2016– | (2nd actress in the role) Figure skater at "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; half-sister of Ingo; aunt of Zoé; ex-girlfriend of Leo and Tobi; ex-lover of Milan |
| Daniel Buder | Vincent Thalbach | 2524– | 2016– | Father of Michelle; ex-boyfriend of Carmen, luxury car-dealer and a ruthless high-profile criminal known as the "Transporter" |
| Bela Klentze | Ronny Bergmann | 2563– | 2016– | Carpenter; nephew of Peter; cousin of Annette, Lena and Katja, on-off-boyfriend of Michelle |
| Maike Johanna Reuter | Pauline Reusch | 2793– | 2017– | Nurse |
| Christian Feist | Damian Steinkamp | 2821– | 2017– | Lawyer, cousin 2nd degree of Richard and Rüdiger |

### Former main cast

| Actor | Character | Episodes | Years | Comments |
| Susanne Schlenzig | Jutta Sommer, née Hoffmann | 1–178 312–315 | 2006–2007 | Mother of Diana; daughter of Dieter; ex-wife of Dieter; moved to Cuxhaven |
| Jan Niklas Berg | Ben Roschinski | 2–220 | 2006–2007 | (1st actor in the role) |
| Andreas Seyferth | Lutz Hoffmann | 1–234 | 2006–2007 | Father of Jutta; grandfather of Diana; went to live with his daughter in Cuxhaven |
| Armin Dallapiccola | Dieter Sommer | 1–250 | 2006–2007 | Father of Nina; brother of Manfred; uncle of Oliver; ex-husband of Jutta; went to Eisenhüttenstadt to take a job as a facility manager |
| Thorsten Grasshoff | Julian Herzog † | 1–313 | 2006–2007 | Brother of Tim; ex-husband of Jenny; fiancé of Diana; died at the altar due to a brain haemorrhage |
| André Emanuel Kaminski | Tim Herzog | 5–321 | 2006–2007 | Brother of Julian; ex-boyfriend of Nina and Ben; left Essen after Julian's death to start a new life |
| Regine Seidler | Nadja Roschinski | 3–358 999–1001 | 2006–2008 2010 | (1st actress in the role) Returns for Ben and Isabelle's wedding |
| Christiane Klimt | Jennifer "Jenny" Steinkamp | 1–452 | 2006–2008 | (1st actress in the role) |
| Birgit Würz | Nadja Roschinski | 359–576 | 2008 | (2nd actress in the role) Skating choreographer at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; mother of Ben; ex-girlfriend of Mike, Richard and Marian; moved to Rome for a new job |
| Maria Wedig | Julietta "Juli" Sommer, née von Altenburg | 362–717 | 2008–2009 | Daughter of Constantin; niece of Simone; cousin of Jenny, Vanessa and Maximilian; granddaughter of Friederike; pursued careers as figure skater, waitress in the "No. 7" and banking; ex-wife of Maximilian (convenience marriage) and Oliver; left Essen for California after separating from Oliver |
| Nathalie Thiede | Nina Sommer | 1–793 | 2006–2009 | Personal assistant to Dr. Axel Schwarz at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; daughter of Dieter; niece of Manfred; cousin of Oliver; ex-girlfriend of Tim, Deniz and Axel; left to work for Male Function in California after realising there was no future with Axel |
| Stephen Dürr [de] | Mike Hartwig † | 1–810 | 2006–2009 | Ice-skating trainer at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; ex-boyfriend of Nadja and Lena; ex-lover of Diana; died in explosion while saving Lena from her father's nemesis |
| Tobias Licht | Lars Berger | 469–882 | 2008–2010 | Skating choreographer at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; boyfriend of Stella; ex-boyfriend of Diana; ex-lover of Jenny; moved to Switzerland with Stella |
| Nadine Rennack | Stella Coretti | 576–882 | 2008–2010 | Skater on the Steinkamp team; daughter of Anton; godchild of Marian; girlfriend of Lars; ex-lover of Deniz; moved to Switzerland for rehab after being involved in a car accident and then prematurely returning to training and paralyzing herself |
| Carolin von der Groeben | Zoé Laffort | 459–986 | 2008–2010 | (1st actress in the role) |
| Norman Kalle | Dr. Oliver Sommer | 156–267 322–758 828–1008 | 2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 | Formerly the in-house doctor at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness", now works with an African aid organisation; son of Manfred; nephew of Dieter; cousin of Nina; husband of Céline: ex-husband of Nina; ex-boyfriend of Diana; moved to Australia with Céline |
| Nina Bott | Céline Sommer, née Laffort | 465–1008 | 2008–2010 | Cook at "No. 7"; mother of Zoé; wife of Oliver; ex-wife of Maximilian; ex-girlfriend of Ingo; ex-lover of Richard; moved to Australia with Oliver |
| Silvia Maleen | Jennifer "Jenny" Steinkamp | 501–1023 | 2008–2010 | (2nd actress in the role) Was presumed dead after her flight disappeared over Russia |
| Heike Trinker | Claudia Bergmann, née Linden | 825–844 928–1225 | 2009–2010 2010–2011 | Figure skating choreographer hired to work with the Steinkamp team; mother of Katja; ex-wife of Peter Bergmann; ex-fiancée of Richard; moved to Rosenheim after her engagement to Richard ended |
| Dennis Grabosch | Roman Wild † | 2–1267 | 2006–2011 | Figure skater, placed third in both the World and European championships before pursuing a career as a trainer and then as sports manager of "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; brother of Florian, ex-boyfriend of Marc, Andrew and Deniz; died of a brain tumour |
| Christoph Humnig | Tom Reichenbach | 958–1300 1373–1378 | 2010–2011 2012 | Videogame developer; son of Helena and Philipp; brother of Isabelle; half-brother of Larissa; uncle of Sophia; ex-boyfriend of Katja; boyfriend of Vanessa; left for Boston after he and Vanessa break up |
| Ulrike Röseberg | Annette Bergmann † | 1–1445 | 2006–2012 | Lessee of the "Pommesschranke" fry stand near the Steinkamp Centre and sometimes costume designer; daughter of Peter; sister of Lena; half-sister of Katja; cousin of Ronny; aunt of Alexander; wife of Ingo; ex-lover of Richard; one-night-stand of Deniz; died after Jenny ran over her in her car |
| Michael N. Kuehl | Florian Wild | 928–1544 | 2010–2012 | Assistant janitor at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; raised in Gunzenhausen, came to Essen to pursue his dream of playing professional hockey; brother of Roman; boyfriend of Franziska; ex-boyfriend of Lena; follows Franziska to Canada |
| Julia Engelmann | Franziska Steinkamp | 1024–1544 | 2010–2012 | Daughter of Rüdiger; niece of Richard; cousin of Jenny, Vanessa, Ben, Marco and Nikolas; poses as a boy ("Frank Schneider") to increase her chances of playing professional hockey; girlfriend of florian; ex-lover of Deniz; went to Canada after becoming part of a famous ice-hockey team |
| Rosetta Pedone | Viktoria König | 1485–1582 | 2012 | Ex-wife of Marco; ex-girlfriend of Jochen; went to New York |
| Christina Siemoneit | Sarah Wendt | 1273–1616 | 2011–2013 | Hip-hop dancer; sister of Melanie; ex-girlfriend of Marco and Deniz; went to Paris |
| Katharina Woschek | Zoé Laffort | 1466–1666 | 2012–2013 | (2nd actress in the role) Temporary assistance at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness" and the club "A40"; daughter of Ingo and Céline; niece of Marie; ex-girlfriend of Can; one-night-stand of Ben and Deniz; went to South Africa |
| Ulrich Drewes | Rüdiger Steinkamp | 1476–1678 | 2012–2013 | (2nd actor in the role) Manager of "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; father of Franziska; brother of Richard; uncle of Jenny, Vanessa, Ben, Marco and Nikolas; ex-boyfriend of Monika; one-night-stand of Simone; was sent to prison on account of extortion and kidnapping |
| Salvatore Greco | Jan Marco Schöler | 1260–1761 | 2011–2013 | Dance instructor at Simone's dance studio, then at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; son of Monika and Richard; half-brother of Jenny, Vanessa, Ben and Nikolas; nephew of Rüdiger; cousin of Franziska; ex-lover of Jenny, Sarah and Isabelle; went to Rome |
| Maria Kempken | Lena Bergmann | 1612–1770 | 2013 | (2nd actress in the role, temporary replacement for Juliette Greco who was on maternity leave) |
| Daniel Aichinger | Dr. Axel Schwarz | 1–331 554–847 971–1443 1810–1881 | 2006–2007 2008−2009 2010−2012 2013–2014 | Former controller of "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness", also worked for the Ministry of the Interior as the State Commissioner for the High-Performance Centre in Essen; son of Luna and Hans Josef; ex-husband of Jenny; ex-lover of Simone and Nina; fled to Greece as "Costa Papadopoulos" after another scheme went wrong; has returned to Essen with a diplomatic pass, killed Ingo to set up the Steinkamps for the murder and break away back to Greece with his accomplice and new wife Spiridula |
| Carlo Degen | Joscha Degen | 1698–1895 | 2013–2014 | Footballer; son of David; brother of Lukas; half-brother of Annabelle; sham-husband of Raquel; boyfriend of Kai; ex-boyfriend of Melanie; left with Kai |
| Alexander Gier | Dr. Kai Seebach | 1820–1909 | 2013–2014 | Sports doctor; son of Barbara; boyfriend of Joscha; leaves Essen with Joscha |
| Marc Schöttner | Lukas Levin | 1658–1923 | 2013–2014 | Student at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; son of David; brother of Joscha; half-brother of Annabelle; ex-boyfriend of Julia; ex-lover of Letizia; went to New York to complete three semester abroad there |
| Andreas Hofer | David M. Degen | 1628–1933 | 2013–2014 | Choreographer at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; father of Lukas and Joscha; ex-fiancé of Simone; ex-lover of Barbara; one-night-stand of Jenny; father of Annabelle (with Jenny); leaves Essen after kidnapping Annabelle and losing the custody for her |
| Sam Eisenstein | Marian Öztürk | 2–1934 | 2006–2014 | Proprietor of "No. 7" (café and bar), formerly ran the inline-courier service "Get It" and had a shady past as a safecracker; son of Melek; father of Deniz (with ex-wife Veronika); grandfather of Jonas; uncle of Can; ex-husband of Lena (married for immigration reasons and subsequently began dating); ex-boyfriend of Nadja and Jessica; ex-lover of Jenny; went back to Ağın to provide for his mother who is suffering from cancer |
| Hannes Sell | Felix Landeck | 1935–2031 | 2014 | Student at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; son of Rolf; ex-lover of Isabelle; one-night-stand of Letizia and Raquel; went to a dance academy in Zwickau |
| Anna-Katharina Fecher | Melanie Wendt | 1238–1480 1713–2040 | 2011–2012 2013–2014 | Teenager whose parents perished in the 2004 tsunami; placed with foster parents Annette and Ingo; works in reception at the Centre; sister of Sarah; ex-girlfriend of Deniz and Joscha; one-night-stand of Maximilian; leaves Essen to find vocational and personal happiness in Hamburg |
| Jennifer Dessin-Brasching | Letizia von Altenburg, accepted, née Kaldenhoff † | 1644–2058 | 2013–2014 | Student at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; daughter of Janaina and Maximilian; grandchild of Simone; great-grandchild of Friederike; niece of Jenny and Vanessa; great-niece of Carmen; great-cousin of Michelle; ex-lover of Lukas; one-night-stand of Deniz and Felix; bleed to death by a shot of her father's nemesis Rafael Suarez |
| Alexander Wüst | Erik Schulte † | 1924–2101 | 2014–2015 | Inspector; father of Emilia; ex-husband of Tina; fell from a castle tower (by Richard's fault) during his wedding day |
| Jenny Bach | Julia Meyer † | 1639–2106 | 2013–2015 | Student at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; daughter of Helga; sister of Bea; girlfriend of Ben; ex-girlfriend of Lukas; died in a bus crash |
| Yara Hassan | Raquel Degen, née Santana † | 1778–2106 | 2013–2015 | Student at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; widow of Joscha (sham marriage); one-night-stand of Felix and Ben; died in a bus crash |
| Michèle Fichtner | Antonia "Toni" Fuchs † | 2036–2106 | 2014–2015 | Student at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; died in a bus crash |
| Naima Fehrenbacher | Larissa Schuhmann | 2044–2111 | 2014–2015 | Student at "Steinkamp Dance Factory"; daughter of ??? Schuhmann and Philipp Reichenbach; half-sister of Isabelle and Tom; went to Munich |
| Anna-Katharina Samsel | Katja Bergmann | 822–2209 | 2009–2015 | Former figure skater at "Steinkamp Sports and Wellness"; daughter of Claudia and Peter; half-sister of Annette and Lena; cousin of Ronny; aunt of Maximilian; with Roman as her trainer, took third place at the Essen Cup shortly after signing on to the Steinkamp team; ex-girlfriend of Tom, Ben, Maximilian and Can; one-night-stand of Deniz; went to Augsburg |
| Volkan Isbert | Can Öztürk | 1590–2216 | 2012–2015 | Bouncer at the club "A40", owner of "Multi-Friends"; nephew of Marian; cousin of Deniz (had sexual preferences to him); grandchild of Melek; ex-boyfriend of Zoé, Susi and Katja; went to Turkey to present a game show |
| Julia Albrecht | Florentine "Flo" Brück | 2105–2352 | 2015–2016 | Student; daughter of Sonja and Thomas; sister of Leo; girlfriend of Paul; one-night-stand of Kevin; went on ahead to Berlin due to a problem in her and Sonja's new flat |
| Barbara Sotelsek | Sonja Brück, née Kampe | 2105–2353 | 2015–2016 | Cleaning lady at "Multi-Friends", trainer at "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; mother of Leo and Flo; ex-wife of Thomas; went to Berlin to assume a new job as gymnastics leotard |
| Isabell Horn | Pia Koch | 2113–2363 | 2015–2016 | DJane, partner of "Multi-Friends"; ex-wife of John; ex-girlfriend of Veit; one-night-stand of Tobi and Iva; frequently pet named "Diesel Dyke" by her friends; left Essen for a job on Ibiza |
| Caroline Frier | Beatrice "Bea" Meyer | 1503–2378 | 2012–2016 | Owner of "PommesSchranke", partner of "Multi-Friends"; daughter of Helga; sister of Julia; ex-wife of Ben; ex-girlfriend of Felix; ex-lover of Deniz; left Essen on account of her pregnancy by Ben to pay regard to his relationship with Iva |
| Carsten Clemens | Veit Hartmann aka Fabian Rother | 2169–2433 | 2015–2016 | Controller of "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; husband of Jenny; ex-boyfriend of Emma and Pia; one-night-stand of Brigitte; get arrested for misappropriation of funds |
| Judith Neumann | Marie Schmidt | 2280–2465 | 2015–2016 | (1st actress in the role) |
| Michael Jassin | Tobias "Tobi" Märtz | 2138–2140 2228–2544 | 2015–2016 | Bank clerk, partner of "Pumpwerk"; boyfriend of Kerstin; ex-boyfriend of Marie; one-night-stand of Pia; went to Salzburg after hearing that Kerstin is pregnant by him |
| Julian Bayer | Leo Brück | 2305–2654 | 2015–2017 | Male nurse; son of Sonja and Thomas; brother of Flo; ex-boyfriend of Marie; one-night-stand of Isabelle and Michelle, left for Brasil with a fake identity provided by Maximilian, after being chased by the police for delivering heroin for Vincent |
| Francisco Medina | Maximilian von Altenburg aka Maximilian Santiago de Castillo | 280–1798 2064–2150 2605 | 2007–2013 2014–2015 2017 | Manager of "Steinkamp Sports & Wellness"; son of Simone; half-brother of Jenny and Vanessa; father of Letizia (by ex-girlfriend Janaina), Alexander (with Lena) and Sophia (with Isabelle); cousin of Juli and Michelle; nephew of Carmen; ex-husband Juli (convenience marriage), Céline, Lena and Isabelle; ex-boyfriend of Katja; ex-lover of Jenny; one-night-stand of Melanie; was convict erroneously for Erik's death and also for extortive abduction and attempted murder of Richard (at present prisoner on day-release), fled after his parole officer was killed in a fight with him and Vincent, with the latter putting evidence falsely pointing on him |
| Daniel Brockhaus | Dr. Thomas Brück | 2107–2708 | 2015–2017 | Head doctor; father of Leo and Flo; ex-husband of Sonja; ex-boyfriend of Isabelle; ex-lover of Dana and Lena; one-night-stand of Anne and Brigitte. Left for a job in Berlin and to be near his daughter Flo. |
| Robert Maaser | Tim Hayer | 2639–2761 | 2017 | Extreme BMX-biker, testimonial of Jenny and Deniz' "Pumpwerk"-campaign, fake-boyfriend of Michelle, affair of Isabelle, one-night-stand of Marie, later her boyfriend, husband of Lotte, with whom he left for Canada |
| Christina Klein | Iva Lukowski | 2036–2796 | 2014–2017 | DJane, singer; daughter of Christoph; step-daughter of Vanessa; half-sister of Henry; ex-girlfriend of Ben; one-night-stand of Pia and rapper Third Unit, left for a DJ job on Bali |

## Directors

AWZ is directed in week-long blocks with revolving directors, including Christof Brehmer, Stefan Bühling, Gudrun Scherer, Jörg Mielich, Tina Kriwitz, Klaus Knoesel, Annette Herre, Matthias Paul and Andreas Stenschke, to name just a very few.

## Broadcast

| Country | Network | Title |
| Germany | RTL Television RTL Passion | Alles was zählt |
| Belgium | Plug RTL | Le Rêve de Diana |
| Canada | Séries+ | Le Rêve de Diana |
| France | M6 Téva NRJ 12 NRJ Paris Game One | Le Rêve de Diana |
| Poland | TV Puls | To, co najważniejsze |
| Switzerland | TSR 1 TSR 2 | Le Rêve de Diana |