''Altes Geld'' (

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: ''Old Money'') is an Austrian TV dark comedy series created by

David Schalko David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, revolving around the dysfunctions of a wealthy

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family.

Plot

When Rolf Rauchensteiner, patriarch of a rich Viennese dynasty, discovers that he will die soon unless he receives a new liver, he decides that his inheritance will go to whoever finds him a new liver. This creates havoc in the dysfunctional family, as everyone scrambles to find a liver and the head doctor who could help him refuses to do so. There are also other issues, since his wife Liane is having affairs with both her stepson Zeno and the family doctor, his Jewish sister decides to sue for restitution and his daughter Jana is infatuated with his son Jakob. Over the course of the eight episodes, other storylines develop such as Jakob's girlfriend Kerstin being arrested for murder, Zeno gambling his wealth away and Rolf's assistant Brunner losing the trust of his wife Barbara.

Main Cast

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as Rolf Rauchensteiner, billionaire industrialist *

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as Liane Rauchensteiner, Rauchensteiner's second wife *

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as Zeno Rauchensteiner, Rauchensteiner's son from his first marriage *

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as Jakob Rauchensteiner, Rolf and Liane Rauchensteiner's son *

Nora Waldstätten Nora Marie Theres Beatrice Elisabeth Waldstätten (born 1 December 1981), also formerly known as Nora von Waldstätten, is an Austrian actress. Early life Born Nora Marie Theres eatrice Elisabethvon Waldstätten in Vienna, Austria in 1981, Nor ...

as Jana Rauchensteiner, Rolf and Liane Rauchensteiner's Daughter * Edita Malovčić as Tania, Zeno's girlfriend *

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as Herwig Brunner, Rolf Rauchensteiner's assistant *

Ursula Strauss Ursula Strauss (born 25 April 1974) is an Austrian actress. She is best known for her role as Inspector Angelika Schnell in the television series '' Schnell ermittelt''. Strauss was born in Melk Melk (; older spelling: ) is a city of Austria, i ...

as Barbara Brunner, Herwig Brunner's wife *

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as Kralicek, Rolf Rauchensteiner's security * Yohanna Schwertfeger as Kerstin Bachmann, Jakob Rauchensteiner's girlfriend *

Simon Schwarz Simon Schwarz (born 10 January 1971 in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET ...

as Tscheppe, Head of the organ distribution office, Green party politician * Cornelius Obonya as Dr. Schober, Rauchensteiner family doctor *

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as Martin, Jana Rauchensteiner's friend *

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as the Commander *

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as the Commander's wife

Background and production

''Altes Geld'' was originally broadcast on Flimmit,

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's online platform in early 2015, before being aired on

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in Austria in November. Subsequently, it aired on

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in Germany in February 2016. It also screened at the

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in 2016. The main role of Rolf Rauchensteiner was played by

. It was originally supposed to be acted by

Gert Voss Gert Voss (10 October 1941 – 13 July 2014) was a German actor. He was known for his roles in ''Labyrinth of Lies'' (2014), '' Sometime in August'' (2009) and ' (1987). He was member of the ensemble of the Burgtheater, and a ''Kammerschauspi ...

, before his sudden death. Like Voss, most of the other actors were from the

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in Vienna.

Episodes

Reception

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'' reviewed the series after it played at the

, saying "''Altes Geld'' is a caustic satire, a hilarious thriller, and a spectacularly sadistic soap all in one". ''

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'' said "the deadpan style recalls the work of

Yorgos Lanthimos Georgios "Yorgos" Lanthimos ( el, Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, Giórgos Lánthimos, ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer, theatre director and former professional basketball player. Sin ...

". For ''Wunschliste'' the series was fascinating but the unlikeable characters made it hard to watch. ''Altes Geld'' won a silver medal at the New York TV and Film Awards and a Gold Panda at the Sichuan Television Festival.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt3701442
Altes Geld
at fernsehserien.de 2015 Austrian television series debuts ORF (broadcaster) original programming 2010s Austrian television series Television shows set in Vienna Vienna in fiction