Just in time for the Darts World Cup
“The Wasp” stings again
Florian Lukas also plays darts professional Eddie “Die Waspe” Frotzke in the second season. Against all odds, he pursues his passion.
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A new darts world championship, a new season “The Wasp”: The comedy series starts parallel to the showdown in Alexandra Palace on December 15th.
Darts fever is spreading again: From December 15, 2022 to January 3, 2023, the best in the world will again compete against the round target at the Darts World Championship in London’s Alexandra Palace. At the same time, the second season of “The Wasp” starts. In six new episodes, the comedy format accompanies the underdog Eddie “Die Waspe” Frotzke (Florian Lukas, 49) on his rocky road to a comeback in darts. From December 15, Sky One will show the series in double episodes every Thursday from 8:15 p.m. The full season is available on-demand on Wow and Sky Q in parallel.
“The Wasp”: That’s what season 2 is about
Shock! Eddie is in jail. While his wife Manu (Lisa Wagner, 43) continues to try to establish herself in the darts scene, he struggles for emotional survival in prison. But then he manages a deal with the judiciary: Eddie is released early because of good behavior, but he has to stay away from darts in all its forms until the end of the probationary period.
While Manu advances her career, Eddie hangs out illegally in the Berlin area at illegal darts tournaments. But his probation officer Bärbel (Meret Becker, 53) is just waiting to catch him when he missteps. Together with his old buddy Kevin (Leonard Scheicher, 30), Eddie initially earns a lot of money at the tournaments. But then the debt collectors Udo (Peter Lohmeyer, 60) and Raul (Henry Morales) set a trap for them and suddenly Eddie and Kevin are in debt to the betting mafia with 50,000 euros.
Comedy with a top cast
The series with a lovely homage to the sport of darts again comes up with German film and TV greats. Leading actor Florian Lukas became known through films such as “St. Pauli-Nacht” and “Absolute Giganten”. For his role as Denis in the hit “Good Bye, Lenin!” In 2003 he received the German Film Prize for Best Supporting Actor and a Bambi. From 2010 to 2018 he played a leading role in the television series “Weissensee”. This also featured his co-star Lisa Wagner. TV viewers also know the actress as the stubborn commissioner Winnie Heller in the ZDF series “Kommissarin Heller”.
Newcomer Meret Becker started in 1992 with the Adolf Grimme Prize for her role as a prostitute in “Happy Birthday, Turk”. This was followed by casts in successful cinema films such as “Kleine Haie”, “Kokowääh” or “München”. In 1998 she received the Golden Camera for Best Actress for “Comedian Harmonists”. She also took part in numerous TV productions, from March 2015 to May 2022 she formed the Berlin “Tatort” duo Rubin and Karow together with Mark Waschke (50). Young star Leonard Scheicher attracted attention with “Sources of Life”, “Finsterworld” and “The Silent Classroom”. In “Das Boot” he played the role of radio operator Frank Strasser. Other roles include Katia Fellin, Peter Lohmeyer, Aleksandar Jovanovic and Henry Morales.
The creator and author of “Die Waspe” is Jan Berger (“Der Medicus”), directed by Tobi Baumann (“Faking Hitler”). The producers are Andreas Bareiss and Sabine de Mardt.