Die Anstalt: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Die Anstalt is a political cabaret program that has been broadcast by the German television channel ZDF since February 4, 2014. It is considered the successor to News from the Institution, which was shown for the last time on October 1, 2013. The cabaret artists Max Uthoff and Claus von Wagner will lead the show. They are joined by well-known guests from the field of cabaret. The show's director is Frank Hof. The studio represents the foyer of a psychiatric clinic. The cabaret artists performing can enter the stage via corridors, stairs and an elevator. Uthoff and von Wagner represent the squatters of the clinic left by Urban Priol and Frank-Markus Barwasser (aka Erwin Pelzig).

Series details

• Title: Die Anstalt
• Format: Variety
• Language: German
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2014-02-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ZDF
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 7511
• IMDb ID: tt4277128
• TVDB ID: 279577

Cast and credited roles

• Max Uthoff — Gastgeber
• Claus von Wagner — Gastgeber
• Maike Kühl — Gastgeber

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2014: premiered 2014-02-04; final listed air date 2014-12-09; episode order: 8.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-02-03; final listed air date 2015-12-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-02-23; final listed air date 2016-12-06; episode order: 8.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-02-07; final listed air date 2017-12-05; episode order: 8.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-02-27; final listed air date 2018-12-18; episode order: 8.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-01-29; final listed air date 2019-12-10; episode order: 8.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-02-11; final listed air date 2020-12-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-02-02; final listed air date 2021-12-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-02-01; final listed air date 2022-12-20; episode order: 8.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-03-14; final listed air date 2023-12-12; episode order: 7.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-02-13; final listed air date 2024-12-10; episode order: 8.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-02-11; final listed air date 2025-12-16.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-02-17; final listed air date 2026-10-06.

Source and licence

Adapted from Die Anstalt on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.