Messiah Superstar: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mockumentary about the (fictional) Eurodance star Thomas Janowski, alias "Messiah", who had his biggest hit in the 1990s. "XTC" stormed the charts and made him famous overnight. Oli P.  is left behind and Sabrina Setlur becomes his girlfriend. But his second song "Sexy Sex" was no longer able to build on this ecstasy. The Eurodance messiah was nothing more than a one-hit wonder. Now, 30 years later, Janowski runs his mother Bettina's restaurant in the most desolate area of Berlin-Wedding. But then he receives an offer to be accompanied by a camera crew for a documentary soap. With the support of his manager Leon, Messiah senses a chance for a comeback. At the same time, he faces a reunion with old acquaintances.

Series details

• Title: Messiah Superstar
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Music
• Premiere date: 2025-05-30
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sat.1
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Joyn
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85082
• IMDb ID: tt36413179
• TVDB ID: 463668

Cast and credited roles

• Florian Lukas — Thomas Janowski aka Messiah
• Jonas Nay — Leon Pohl
• Johanna Gastdorf — Bettina Janowski
• Banafshe Hourmazdi — Nadine Moradi
• Lukas von Horbatschewsky — Arif Hemidi
• Eliah Lade — Lena Moradi
• Sophie Pfennigstorf — Sandra
• Karen Dahmen — Steffi
• Felix Stienz — Mr. Landmann
• Petr Protivánek — Finn
• Martin Brambach — Ingo Brettstedt
• Charlotte Bohning — Mrs. Glaser

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-05-30; final listed air date 2025-06-20.

Source and licence

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