The story of the most famous hospital in Germany is continued. As the production company UFA Fiction announced on Friday, a fourth season the ARD hit series “Charity” turned. A total of six new episodes will be produced. The story will be in the Future shipped: The action takes place in year 2049, climate change is bringing inhuman temperatures to the capital and a new healthcare reform is dividing society. The focus continues to be the world-famous university hospital, which is still a stronghold of medicine and research.
According to the announcement, filming has already begun in Lisbon. The cast includes the actors Sesede Terziyan (42), Angelina Häntsch (39), Gina Haller (36), Moritz Führmann (44) and Timur Isik (42). Johanna Kraus, head of fiction at MDR, explains the new episodes: “With the fourth season ‘Charité’ we are opening a window into the future and giving an outlook on the fascinating history of medicine over the next two decades.” The last take is expected in Portugal in mid-April, the broadcast dates in the first and Arte are planned for the year 2024. The young filmmaker Esther Bialas takes the place on the director’s chair.