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Young friends, families navigate life's ups and downs in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Storylines explore societal classes, from wealthy aristocrats to ordinary folk, and taboo romances like LGBTQ+ and infidelity.

Verbotene Liebe - Next Generation is a spin-off of the german soap opera 'Verbotene Liebe'. The series follows the residents of Königsbrunn Palace, where the family of fashion entrepreneur Robert Verhoven lives.

After her adventurous brother dies in a car crash, a neurotic, broke girl, who can't choose, what to do with her life, goes on the adventure, he wasn't able to take - the Antarctic.

For Cologne newspaper journalist Michael Heinrich, a year-long posting as Italian correspondent is a dream come true. His lawyer wife Susanne agrees to take her long-postponed sabbatical year there, but janitor Filippo and his hunky cousin Toni still haven't finished the apartment in Principe Ercole's 'palazzo'. Angelic son Tobias and pubescent brat Caroline object being torn away from their world, but soon take to welcoming Romans. Roman utilities and Vatican bureaucracy test Michael's patience as well as Ercole's frisky niece Maria and Susanne's visiting parents. Controversial archaeology professor Neri offers Michael a 'steal' scoop on the missing main Etruscan sanctuary.