Character Relationship Map: Die Aufschneider

Characters

• Dr. Steffen Wesemann (played by Carsten Strauch) — protagonist
• Dr. Klaus Kunze (played by Rainer Ewerrien) — protagonist
• Sylvia Göbel (played by Cosma Shiva Hagen) — supporting
• Dr. Christiane Tietz (played by Nina Kronjäger) — supporting
• Prof. Reinhold Radwanski (played by Christoph Maria Herbst) — supporting
• Werner Vierkötter (played by Josef Ostendorf) — supporting
• Prof. Udo Keller (played by Burghart Klaußner) — supporting
• Dr. Frank Norbert Stein (played by Stipe Erceg) — supporting
• Hartmuth Probst (played by Bernd Stegemann) — supporting
• Prof. Wiebenhartz (played by Tim Wilde) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Dr. Klaus Kunze → Dr. Christiane Tietz (Professional Subordinate)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Prof. Wiebenhartz (Professional Colleague)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Dr. Frank Norbert Stein (Professional Colleague)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Werner Vierkötter (Professional Colleague)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Dr. Christiane Tietz (Professional Superior)

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Hartmuth Probst (Conflict Professional Rival)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Prof. Udo Keller (Conflict Professional Rival)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Prof. Reinhold Radwanski (Conflict Professional Rival)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Sylvia Göbel (Alliance Professional Ally)
• Dr. Steffen Wesemann → Dr. Klaus Kunze (Conflict Professional Rival)

Story Analysis

Black comedy about the ruthless competition between two hospitals

Plot Progression

1. The Corporate War
2. Descent into Darkness
3. Reckoning and Redemption