Stromberg (TV series)
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| Created by |
Ralf Husmann Inspired by the UK BBC series‚ The Office created by Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant |
| Starring |
Christoph Maria Herbst Oliver Wnuk Bjarne Mädel Diana Staehly Martina Eitner-Acheampong |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language(s) | German |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 46 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 to 28 minutes (per episode) |
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| Original network | ProSieben |
| Original release | 11 October 2004 – 31 January 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Stromberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtʁɔmbɛʁk]) is a German television series which is produced by Brainpool and broadcast on the commercial television channel ProSieben. The series was proclaimed as a copy of the BBC series The Office, although initially the producers claimed it was based on a character from a past ProSieben comedy, in spite of many elements resembling The Office. An "inspired by" credit was given to the creators of The Office, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, after the BBC threatened ProSieben with legal action. The first season, which appeared in 2004, was made up of eight episodes. A second season of ten episodes, although not initially planned, was launched on 11 September 2005. A third season of eight episodes was launched on 5 March 2007. A fourth season was launched on 3 November 2009, with the entire season being available on DVD on 6 November. All four seasons can be watched online for free, courtesy of Brainpool. A fifth season started filming in early 2011.
The series stars Christoph Maria Herbst as Bernd Stromberg and is written mainly by Ralf Husmann. It has become one of the most popular comedy shows in German-speaking countries and was honored with many awards such as the Deutscher Fernsehpreis.
The show takes place at the office of the fictional insurance company "Capitol Versicherung AG", (Capitol Insurance PLC) where the trivial day-to-day events take place in an eerie atmosphere oscillating between bullying and sycophancy.
In 2007, the success of the show spawned the mock "Chef - Deutsch / Deutsch - Chef. Klartext am Arbeitsplatz" (Boss-German/German-Boss: Straight Talk at Work). It was published under the advertising pseudonym of "Bernd Stromberg" by German dictionary publishing company Langenscheidt shortly before the third season. The book is a bestseller in Germany and topped the non-fiction charts of Der Spiegel.
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