“The wasp”
Comedy series as a tribute to the sport of darts
Florian Lukas (left) plays darts professional Eddie, Leonard Scheicher (right) his foster son Kevin.
© Nadia Klier / Gaumont / Sky
The hype about darts is unchecked. Now the comedy series “Die Wespe” is dedicated to sport, which has long since ceased to be practiced in bars.
From December 15, 2021 to January 3, 2022, the best in the world will once again compete at the Darts World Championship in London’s Alexandra Palace. The fans of the fast arrows can now get in the mood with a German series: “Die Wespe” will be broadcast in double episodes on Sky One every Friday from 8:15 pm from December 3rd and is available in double episodes on the Sky Ticket streaming service and via Sky Q. ready. The six-part comedy format pays homage to the special sport with the underdog story about Eddie “The Wasp” Frotzke.
“The Wasp”: That’s what it’s about
Dart pro Eddie (Florian Lukas, 48) is in crisis. The arrows don’t want to go that way anymore and foster son Kevin (Leonard Scheicher, 29) even overtakes him in the German rankings. He prefers to hang out in darts bars in Charlottenburg. Eddie’s manager and wife Manu (Lisa Wagner, 42) loses patience with her husband, who lets go, and begins an affair. When his foster son humiliates him at a tournament, Eddie finally sees red. A wild chase ensues, darts fly through the air and Eddie is banned from playing for life.
Eddie, always dressed in tracksuits, has reached the bottom. He has to stay afloat with a sales representative job and lives in the arbor of his best friend Nobbe “Nobbenator” Zosch (Ulrich Noethen, 62), who is also a former dart professional with alcohol problems. Eddie does not want to give up his former career and begins to train in order to sting again as “the wasp”. Before he succeeds, however, he will have to accept a few setbacks.
Comedy with a top cast
The series with a lovable homage to the sport of darts awaits with German film and TV greats. Florian Lukas became known through films like “St. Pauli-Nacht” and “Absolute Giganten”. For his role as Denis in the hit “Good Bye, Lenin!” In 2003 he received the German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Bambi. From 2010 to 2018 he played a leading role in the television series “Weissensee”. Lisa Wagner could also be seen in this. They also know TV viewers as headstrong Inspector Winnie Heller in the ZDF series “Inspector Heller”.
Ulrich Noethen celebrated his breakthrough in 1997 with the movie “Comedian Harmonists”. Since then, he has appeared in numerous TV and cinema films, including “Die Luftbrücke”, “Ein flehendes Pferd” and “Deutschstunde”. Young star Leonard Scheicher attracted attention with “Sources of Life”, “Finsterworld” and “The Silent Classroom”. In “Das Boot” he played the role of the radio operator Frank Strasser.
The creator and author of “Die Wespe” is Jan Berger (“The Medicus”), directed by Hermine Huntgeburth (“Männertreu”). The producers are Andreas Bareiss and Sabine de Mardt.