Stromberg (TV series)

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Stromberg is a German television series which is produced by Brainpool and broadcast on the commercial television channel ProSieben. Initially the producers claimed it was based on a character from a past ProSieben comedy clip,^{[citation needed]} in spite of many elements resembling the BBC series The Office. Only after the BBC threatened with legal action was credit given to the creators of The Office, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.^[1] The first season, which appeared in 2004, contained eight episodes. A second season of ten episodes, although not initially planned, was launched on September 11, 2005. A third season was launched on March 5, 2007 and contains eight episodes.

The series became popular partly due to the actor playing Bernd Stromberg, Christoph Maria Herbst, and partly due to the Office-inspired script by Ralf Husmann.^{[original research?]} Christoph Maria's real-to-life acting efforts made his character a cult figure among many Germans.^{[citation needed]}

The show takes place at the office of the fictional "Capitol-Versicherung" ("Capitol Insurance"), where the trivial day-to-day events take place in an eerie atmosphere oscillating between mobbing and sycophancy.

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• Christoph Maria Herbst as Bernd Stromberg
• Oliver Wnuk as Ulf Steinke
• Martina Eitner-Acheampong as Erika Burstedt
• Tatjana Alexander as Tatjana Berkel
• Bjarne Mädel as Berthold Heisterkamp (Ernie)
• Diana Staehly as Tanja Seifert
• Sinan Akkus as Sinan Turculu
• Joe Henselewski as Josef
• Rita Winkelmann as Rita

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