Anna und die Liebe
| Anna und die Liebe (Anna and (the) Love) | |
|---|---|
| Opening theme | Rosenstolz – Gib mir Sonne |
| Country of origin |
 Germany |
| Original language(s) | German |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 926 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Petra Bodenbach Christian Popp Gilbert Funke |
| Location(s) | Germany |
| Running time | 25 min |
| Distributor | SevenOne International |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sat.1 |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 25 August 2008 – 13 April 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Anna und die Liebe (Anna and (the) Love) is the eleventh Telenovela made in Germany. It has aired since 25 August 2008 on German channel Sat.1 and Austrian Channel ORF 1.
Summary
In its first season, Anna Polauke is extremely shy. In front of strange and important people, she can't utter a single word or simply starts to stutter. She works at her mother's restaurant Goldelse (Golden Elisabeth), dreaming about working at the advertising agency Broda & Broda.
Because of her impediment, her job interview ends up being a disaster. Also, she suffers from her stepfather Armin and her half-sister Katja. Armin is annoyed, because Anna still loves her missing father overall, Katja hates Anna realizing that she isn't as intelligent as Anna.
When Anna meets Jonas Broda, junior director of Broda & Broda, she just wants only one thing: As soon as possible working at the advertising agency and be around Jonas.
But her halfsister Katja steals Anna's idea for a campaign for a perfume and gets a job at Broda & Broda. Anna manages to get a job as a runner at Broda & Broda - and without her creative ideas, Katja would lose her job at Broda & Broda. She wins Jonas for herself, while Anna is still seen as a talentless runner.
The first season (episode 1–311) revolved around Anna and Jonas. Jeanette Biedermann (Anna) took a break from the show, to focus on her music career, with her new album (Undress to the Beat). Due to its ratings success, Sat.1 ordered more episodes. Since its launch, the telenovela had four seasons (consecutively). Each season would focus on the protagonist (not necessarily Anna) and their "love". The second season was mainly about Mia and Alexander (episode 312–564). Third season (with Jeanette Biedermann's return to the show) centered on Anna with Tom and Enrique (episode 565–798). Fourth and final season (episode 799–926) is with Nina and Luca.
Cast
Main actors
| Actor | Role | Episodes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanette Biedermann | Anna Lanford, née Polauke, widowed Broda | 1–385 560–869 |
2008–2010 2010–2012 |
| Heike Jonca | Susanne Polauke | 1–926 | 2008–2012 |
| Rainer Will | Armin Müller | 1–337 | 2008–2009 |
| Karolina Lodyga | Katja von der Recke, née Polauke, divorced Broda | 1–350 645–717 812–825 |
2008–2010 2011 2011 |
| Mathieu Carrière | Robert Broda † | 1–154 | 2008–2009 |
| Lars Löllmann | Gerrit Broda † | 1–319 | 2008–2009 |
| Barbara Lanz | Maja Roth | 1–475 | 2008–2010 |
| Franziska Matthus | Natascha Broda | 1–926 | 2008–2012 |
| Roy Peter Link | Jonas Broda † | 1–385 553–625 |
2008–2010 2010–2011 |
| Maja Maneiro | Paloma Vegaz, née Greco | 1–926 | 2008–2012 |
| Mike Adler | Jannick Juncker | 1–181 | 2008–2009 |
| Sebastian König | Maik Majewski | 1–926 | 2008´–2012 |
| Karin Kienzer | Stefanie "Steffi" Hauschke | 1–926 | 2008–2012 |
| Alexander Klaws | Lars Hauschke | 2–428 | 2008–2010 |
| Jil Funke | Lily Rüssmann, divorced Hauschke | 16–732 | 2008–2011 |
| Wolfgang Wagner | Ingo Polauke aka Ulrich Hartmann | 40–115 321–926 |
2008–2009 2009–2012 |
| Tanja Wenzel | Annett Darcy † | 100–122 258–544 |
2009 2009–2010 |
| Peter Günther | Georg Sander | 182–281 | 2009 |
| Paul T. Grasshoff | Alexander "Alex" Zeiss | 190–565 | 2009–2010 |
| Robert Jarczyk | Richard Darcy † | 261–513 | 2009–2010 |
| Bernhard Bozian | Jonathan "Jojo" Maschke | 273–926 | 2009–2012 |
| Josephine Schmidt | Mia Zeiss, née Maschke | 293–565 | 2009–2010 |
| Lee Rychter | David Darcy, adopted, né Seidel † | 303–742 | 2009–2011 |
| Fiona Erdmann | Jessica Kramer | 348–632 | 2010–2011 |
| Joanna Schürmer | Brigitte Galifianakis | 398–495 | 2010 |
| Bo Hansen | Julian Freund | 412–563 | 2010 |
| Jacob Weigert | Enrique Vegaz aka Toni Behrmann | 432–548 628–926 |
2010 2011–2012 |
| Patrick Kalupa | Tom Lanford | 556–869 | 2010–2012 |
| Peter Windhofer | Steve Welder † | 561–644 | 2010–2011 |
| Sarah Mühlhause | Carla Rhonstedt, née Lindenberg | 564–926 | 2010–2012 |
| Chris Gebert | Jürgen "Virgin" Hilgendiek | 566–926 | 2010–2012 |
| Klaus-Dieter Klebsch | Bruno Lanford | 576–926 | 2010–2012 |
| Wanda Worch | Isabella "Paule" Lanford | 588–926 | 2010–2012 |
| Lilli Hollunder | Jasmin Al Sharif | 598–926 | 2010–2012 |
| Larissa Marolt | Maxi König | 630–758 | 2011 |
| Iris Shala | Michelle "Minni" Herrmann | 745–926 | 2011–2012 |
| Maria Wedig | Nina Benzoni, née Hinze | 769–926 | 2011–2012 |
| Frederic Böhle | Kai Kosmar | 772–926 | 2011–2012 |
| Manuel Cortez | Luca Benzoni | 778–926 | 2011–2012 |
| Kasia Borek | Olivia "Liv" Kosmar | 805–926 | 2011–2012 |
| Frank Ziegler | Chris Doppler | 850–926 | 2011–2012 |
| Björn Bugri | Nick Majewski | 859–926 | 2012 |
Broadcasters
 Austria | Anna und die Liebe | ORF eins | August 25, 2008 | April 13, 2012 | Monday to Friday |
 Croatia | Ana | Doma TV | January 3, 2011 | December 23, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
| Germany | Anna und die Liebe | Sat.1 | August 25, 2008 | April 13, 2012 | Monday to Friday |
 Hungary | Szerelmes Anna | TV2 | January 2, 2013 | Monday to Friday |