Luke Mockridge: He will make his acting debut on Netflix at the end of November

Luke Mockridge makes his debut as an actor in a fictional series. AboutChristmas will be available on Netflix in late November.

At the beginning of February, the streaming service Netflix announced that comedian Luke Mockridge (31) will celebrate his fictional acting debut in a Christmas series. The start date for production has now been officially set: "ÜberChristmas" will be available exclusively and worldwide on Netflix from November 27, 2020.

The miniseries consists of three parts of 45 minutes each and is loosely based on the novel "7 kilos in 3 days: Home over Christmas" by the German author Christian "Pokerbeats" Huber (born 1984). Luke Mockridge not only plays one of the main roles, but is also involved as a co-producer. Tobi Baumann (46) is the showrunner and director. In front of the camera are Cristina do Rego, Lucas Reiber, Seyneb Saleh, Johanna Gastdorf, Rudolf Kowalski and Carmen-Maja Antoni.

This is what "ÜberChristmas" is about

"ÜberWeihnachten" tells of Basti (Mockridge), who unsuccessfully tinkered with his musician career in the big city and drove to his old home, the tranquil Eifel, over the Christmas holidays. However, the festive mood is difficult to maintain – because nothing is as expected: The former friends have developed professionally and his brother (Reiber) is in a relationship with his ex (do Rego). In addition, a tragic secret about Mama Brigitte (Gastorf) and Papa Walter (Kowalski) comes to light. Only grandma Hilde (Antoni) does not change. Can an old friend (Saleh) save Basti's mood?

For Luke Mockridge it is his first and heart project: "Many people know this feeling when we return home and into the lap of the family at Christmas. There are high expectations of the security, which should then come immediately. Every year Again! And then everything goes wrong … I've wanted to make a story about this almost collective experience for a long time. "

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