Damian Hardung is currently one of the most sought-after stars in the local film and series landscape. This is due to the streaming high-flyer Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, which launched on Amazon Prime in May and became a mega success not only in Germany. The production of season 2 is running at full speed.
Unfortunately, it is not yet clear when the story of Maxton Hall will continue. There is one for that new series with Hardung in the lead rolewhich you can now stream completely and for free (!): Love Sucks. It is an exciting genre mix that tells a love story with fantasy and horror elements.
Even before the start of Maxton Hall Season 2, Damian Hardung has to realize: Love Sucks
Love Sucks tells the story of the young boxer Zelda (Havana Joy), who one day runs into the mysterious Ben (Damian Hardung) and herself in love with him. However, it quickly becomes clear that their families don’t get along at all. Because Zelda’s parents hunt vampires – and Ben is exactly one of them.
You can watch the trailer for Love Sucks here:
Love Sucks – S01 Trailer (German) HD
Of course, the love story at the center of the series is reminiscent of Maxton Hall. But there is much more to this. The bloody version of Romeo and Juliet? The German update on the Twilight hype? Or a Echo of dark vampire films like Near Dark and The Lost Boys? Love Sucks combines many exciting genre influences.
The series was created by Marc O. Seng, who wrote the script for the superhero film Freaks – You’re One of Us. Previously, he was involved in all three seasons of the Netflix hit Dark – the series that has become popular in recent years international figurehead of good genre fare made in Germany.
He wrote Love Sucks with Julia Penner (Druck) and Thorsten Wettcke (Tatort). Andreas Prochaska (The Dark Valley) and Lea Becker (Kitz) took over the production. The directing team gives the series a lookthe “mystical-seductive, romantic and sexy, but also hard and dark” is, as it says in the press kit.
The dark Twilight expansion from Maxton Hall: This is how you can watch Love Sucks for free
Love Sucks is a series original from ZDFneo. You can now watch the entire first season, which consists of a total of eight half-hour episodes. free of charge in the ZDF media library stream. And if you feel nostalgic for linear television, Love Sucks will soon be available there too.
ZDFneo shows the first three episodes of the series October 31, 2024 from 8:15 p.m. The next three will follow one day later, on November 1, 2024, also in prime time. And that’s exactly how it works on November 2nd, 2024, when ZDFneo broadcasts the two remaining chapters of Love Sucks. A spooky and romantic three-day event.