4 gegen Z (spoken Vier gegen Zet, also written as 4><Z, lit. "4 against Z") 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.

Vier gegen Z
Also known as4 gegen Z
StarringUdo Kier
Jessica Rusch
Kevin Stevan
Carolyn McGregor
Jonas Friedebom
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkARD, KI.KA
Release9 April 2005 (2005-04-09)[1] –
17 November 2007 (2007-11-17)[1]

Cast edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Episode guide at Fernsehserien.de
  2. ^ Booklistings at Fernsehserien.de

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