| Vier gegen Z | |
|---|---|
| Format | mystery/fantasy |
| Starring | Udo Kier Jessica Rusch Kevin Stevan Carolyn McGregor Jonas Friedebom |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Language(s) | German |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ARD, KI.KA |
| Original run | April 9, 2005[1] – present |
Vier gegen Z (also written as 4XZ) is a German children's television program shown on ARD and KI.KA in which four children are appointed as "Wächter" (guardians) by their deceased aunt Hedda to prevent Zanrelot, the "Herrscher der Finsternis" (lord of darkness) from leaving the underworld and gaining control over Lübeck. As of September 2006, two seasons of 13 episodes each have been broadcast. The show's success has sparked the creation of a total of 6 novelized versions[2] of the television episodes.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jessica Rusch | Karo |
| Kevin Stevan | Pinkas |
| Carolyn McGregor | Leonie |
| Jonas Friedebom | Otti |
| Udo Kier | Zanrelot |
| Andreas Pietschmann | Matreus |
| Lucas Gregorowicz | Jona |
| Eva-Maria Hagen | Tante Hedda |
| Siegfried Terpoorten | Sascha Sörensen |
| Karoline Eichhorn | Julia Lehnhoff |