David (28) moves to Berlin to live with his girlfriend, but she dumps him immediately. Unwilling to give up on his hyper-romantic expectations, he decides to stay. Luckily, he finds a roommate: the peculiar Norwegian guitarist Rob. He re-connects with his chaotic Belgian friend Aisha. He finds a job and explores the amazing city of Berlin. But when he falls in love with the mysterious Hanna, the question remains: will David make the same mistakes all over again, or will he finally grow up?
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riters Statement:
Our series is based on the time when we lived as twenty-somethings in the intense and often surreal city of Berlin. It was a time of great youthful expectations – often leading to great disappointments.
While writing, we were inspired by the new wave of dramedy: Louie, Girls, and Please Like Me all used storytelling in exciting ways, with an emphasis on smart and funny dialogue. This fit us perfectly. We had tons of ideas for weird situations and jokes, and friends who felt like ready-made characters.
We wanted the series to feel like Friends – but with a realistic twist. David’s friends don’t have time to hang out all the time. Still, he keeps dreaming, which is also admirable. The friend group from 4 different countries, connecting through humor, is sort of a European dream.
Our own dream came true when the series got produced with an amazing cast – including Rein as David. TIGBG’s morale may be that we have to lower our expectations. But we shouldn’t stop dreaming altogether.
Biography
Rutger Lemm (1985) is a comedian, (screen)writer, and creator. In 2017, he and Stephane Kaas created the hybrid documentary 'Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story,' which won the Prix d’Italia and an International Emmy Award, among other awards. After several years in the writers room of panel show Dit Was Het Nieuws, he is now focused on developing film and television projects, preferably with his comedy soulmate Rein. The international comedy series 'This Gonna Be Great' (NPO/ZDF/VRT), which they co-created, will be released In the fall of 2024.
Rein Mulder (1986) is an actor, comedian, screenwriter and creator. Together with Rutger they co-wrote and co-created the series This Is Gonna Be Great (NPO, VRT, ZDF NEO, 2024) in which he also stars in the leading part. Together they were involved in several projects such as PAAZ (Key Film), Super Special (Millstreet) and Henk (VPRO) and is currently working on his first feature film Mamamorfose (100%). As an actor he was seen in King of The Road (2020), Korte Kuitspier (2019). On stage he performed one of the leading parts in Buurman & Buurman for over 4 years and made his own theatrical comedies with his collective Herman in een bakje Geitenkwark.