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**Druck**, also known as **Skam Germany**, is the German adaptation of the Norwegian online television show ***Skam***.

## Format

Each season contains approximately 10 episodes and is released via real-time clips, with each episode spanning a week (with the exception of Season 1 Episode 7, which span two weeks). Clips drop on the official YouTube channel throughout the week, and are compiled into an entire episode and uploaded on the Friday as a whole. The series engages with transmedia, as each character has their own Instagram account to upload content from. Text messages are also posted live through Instagram.

## Summary

### Season 1

Until recently, 16-year-old Hanna Jung was still one of the most popular girls in school and was the center of her clique. But since she stole the boyfriend of her best friend, she has been quite alone: only her boyfriend Jonas and his best friend Matteo still talk to her. Gradually, however, Hanna gets to know Mia, Kiki, Amira Thalia and Sam from her year. Although the girls are fundamentally different and have different values, they are slowly becoming friends. But then Hanna's relationship with Jonas suddenly comes to a breaking point: She learns that he still has secret contact with Leonie.

### Season 2

In the emotional world of the clever Mia Winter, she is a self-confident and feminist young woman who fights for independence in the harsh reality of upper school life and doesn't like men - wouldn't there be Alexander, who makes Mia lose her inner compass more and more: Isn't the heart really just a manipulable, unreliable organ that rides you into the shit?

### Season 3

Following Matteo Florenzi and his struggle with sexuality and intimacy. The clique around Jonas, Matteo, Carlos and Abdi have to prepare for the end of high school, but friendships, sex and the first great love keep them from doing so again and again. But do you prefer to be cool and keep your feelings to yourself, or is it worth risking everything and maybe getting really hurt?

### Season 4

The summer after graduation: Finally no more learning stress, hanging out at the lake and thinking about the really important things in life - who with whom and at which party? This question is always in mind, but there is also the question of how to proceed in the future. In the middle of it, there is Amira Mahmood. As a practicing Muslim, Amira lives in two different worlds. Until now, she has always been able to skillfully separate them from each other. However, the boundaries blur when her brothers meet Amira's best friends at the prom and she falls in love with the most beautiful boy in the world herself.

### Season 5

16-year-old Nora Machwitz is the youngest sister of Kiki, whom the DRUCK fans already know from the first four seasons. Nora has just come to high school together with her one-year-older sister Zoe and just wants to be a normal teenager. But the new phase of life, which was to become the two best years of her life, does not seem to be off to a good start.

### Season 6

Fatou Jallow is slowly getting serious in high school: the half-yearly certificates are due. With the growing school stress and herself repeatedly getting into funny situations, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Fatou to reconcile the expectations of her parents and girlfriends. She much prefers to get lost to the beautiful Kieu My in daydreams. Fatou didn't want to waste any more thoughts on her since she made out with a boy, but suddenly Kieu My is near her all the time. What if the unthinkable happens and dreams distant from light years suddenly become tangible?

### Season 7

What can a friendship endure and how much are you willing to give up for it? In the last year before the Abi, Isi Inci feels more and more lonely and misunderstood in their friend group between all the couples and their moody friend Constantin. When a new girl joins their year, the relationships change and Isi starts wondering what they actually expect of themself.

### Season 8

Mailin Richter was never interested in love and sex. Until she falls head over heels in love shortly before her high school exams. Suddenly her otherwise normal world, between privileged family life and committed activism, is flooded with completely new feelings. The otherwise rather inconspicuous Mailin suddenly finds herself in the spotlight at school and has to ask herself: Am I a strong woman?

## Production

A German adaptation was confirmed along with French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch versions by The Hollywood Reporter in October 2017. It also confirmed that ZDF and Funk would be the network Druck would be produced by.

Casting for the series began in November 2017 and ended in January 2018. In a press release by Funk that was published on February 19, said that filming for the series started that day and was expected to wrapped on April 26. It also said that the first clips will be online in March. The first teaser for the series was released on March 15 and four days later on March 19, the first clip was released making it the second remake to be released.

It seemed that a second season of Druck was very unlikely as there been no announcements after the Season 1 finale. There was a fan petition made to make sure that Druck would return. In August, there was an Instagram update from Hanna's account leading fans to speculate that they was more to come. On October 25, a WhatsApp update from the series confirmed that they would be new episodes coming with the first clip to be released on December 17. Funk had a press release a day later, stating that filming started on October 22 and was expected to continue until December 22. They also announce that Season 2 would also be broadcasted on ZDFneo, having episodes air on TV the same day as there are published online.

On January 21, 2019, Druck was commissioned for a third season. On March 4, the first trailer for the season was released announcing that new clips would begin on March 9, only a little over a week since Season 2's finale.

Season Four was confirmed on May 8. A special taking place between Season 3 and 4 was confirmed on June 6. On June 18, the first clip was confirmed to be released on July 21, it was also revealed that there would be a marathon of all the episodes to be streamed on the series' YouTube channel on July 20 a day before the season premiere. The marathon ended with the trailer for Season 4.

On December 24 2019, the Druck YouTube page posted that the series will return in the summer of 2020. On April 12 it was announced that season 5 will focus on Nora Machwitz, while also introducing a new generation. On August 10 Druck released a short video on Telegram, announcing that the first clip of season 5 will drop on September 20.
On December 9 Druck changed their header to a aquarium with the faint date of December 13 hidden in it. On that date the first clip dropped, revealing the season to be about Fatou.

On August 18 Druck changed their header to Herbst 2021 (auntumn 2021) and announced, that season 7 will start in October 2021. On August 31 Druck revealed that the season will center around Isi on their Telegram. On September 26 they then announced, that the first clip of the season will drop on October 24, 2021.

On Janurary 13, 2022 Druck announced season 8 to premier in spring 2022 through Instagram. On February 17, it was announced that the eight season will be centered around the character of Mailin Richter. On March 28, it was announced that the season will start on April 24, 2022.