Jörg Westphal in the best reality show in the world, precisely because it isn't one…
What every TV viewer has always wanted to know: what really goes on in the production offices, and what do the people behind the camera think and say about the contestants?
Jörg Westphal plays production manager Dirk. The D in Dirk stands for "Dirty". He is the embodiment of the old white man. Sexist remarks and racist jokes are as much a fixture of his sets as unpaid overtime. He likes to smoke, likes to drink and isn't all that keen on working. Dirk has been in the business a long time and has seen it all.
Slightly heightened yet thoroughly authentic and wickedly funny, this RTL+ series also turns, at times, empathetic — even tragic.
This fictional mockumentary series about a reality show was shot in late autumn 2025 in Cyprus, and we reckon it has cult written all over it.
Episodes 1–4 on RTL+ from 16 April
Episodes 5–8 on RTL+ from 23 April
Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH for RTL+
Director: Marc Philip Ginolas & Lennart Pohlig
Casting: Liza Stutzky Casting
Photos: RTL / Zeitsprung / Antonis Farmakas