Potsdam, October 30, 2025. It was a shock for Tobias and all GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES fans: The popular series character, played by Jan Kittmann, is diagnosed with testicular cancer in the RTL hit series, which is produced by UFA Serial Drama. Chemotherapy is unavoidable. For Tobias, a world collapses – suddenly nothing is the same as it was.

What Tobias experiences in the series is bitter reality for many men. After the shock and fear, urgent questions often arise: “Is testicular cancer curable?”, “Will I become infertile?” or “How do I know that I have testicular cancer?” This is exactly where GZSZ and German Cancer Aid come in – with the aim of educating, encouraging and raising awareness of the importance of early detection.

On Tuesday, November 4, at 8:15 p.m., GZSZ star Jan Kittmann will go live on Instagram – together with Professor Dr. Peter Albers, Director of the Clinic for Urology at the University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD). The talk is about testicular cancer: The expert explains what those affected should know and answers users’ questions directly.

Jan Kittmann, GZSZ actor: “In episode 8.392 on November 4 at 7:40 p.m. on RTL, Tobias returns from rehab to Berlin’s GZSZ neighborhood – visibly recovered and recovered. Treatment and therapy were successful. His positive path should also give hope to other sufferers. I am very pleased that we were able to tell this story in our series, and I am still impressed by the great response and the many moving feedbacks about it.”

Tobias’ story is based on a true story: Lennart Borchert, who plays the role of Moritz in the series “GZSZ”, knows from his own experience what it means to develop testicular cancer – about five years ago he himself received this diagnosis, which is not hopeless: Today he is the happy father of a healthy son.

We invite you to join the Instagram Live and also ask your questions to Professor Dr. Peter Albers. Feel free to send us your questions in advance. We look forward to your participation and reporting.

GUTE ZEITEN, SCHLECHTE ZEITEN is a production of UFA Serial Drama for RTL. Katja Bäuerle is the producer. Line producer is Christina Vogel-Froehlich. Co-producers are Katrin Birkner, Christine Melzer and Christian Schönfeld. The executive producer on the RTL side is Christiane Ghosh, the editors are Christina Pachutzki and Luisa Schnicker. The early evening classic airs Monday to Friday at 7:40 pm on RTL and any time a week in advance on RTL+. GZSZ is produced in UHD and broadcast on RTL UHD.

About UFA SERIAL DRAMA

UFA bundles its activities in the program genres of serial drama and fiction as well as show, factual and documentary under one roof. The core business of UFA Serial Drama is the development and production of serial formats: With GUTE ZEITEN, SCHLECHTE ZEITEN, the company established the first and still most successful daily series on the German TV market in 1992. UNTER UNS followed in 1994 and ALLES WAS ZÄHLT in 2006. Other formats that the company has produced in recent years include SPOTLIGHT (since 2016), NACHTSCHWESTERN, LENßEN ÜBERNIMMT, VERBOTENE LIEBE – NEXT GENERATION, EVEN CLOSER – HAUTNAH, IRGENDWAS MIT MEDIEN and spin-offs of the successful GUTE ZEITEN, SCHLECHTE ZEITEN brand such as SUNNY, NIHAT and LEON. The most recent formats from UFA SERIAL DRAMA include LENßEN HILFT and UFERPARK – GUTE ZEITEN, WILDE ZEITEN, a GZSZ format for the younger target group. The longevity of the series and the company’s innovative strength make UFA Serial Drama the market leader in its segment. UFA Serial Drama is managed by Markus Brunnemann.

Press contacts UFA Serial Drama:

Janine Friedrich
Head of Communications
janine.friedrich@ufa.de

Caroline Frenzel
Manager Public Relations
caroline.frenzel@ufa.de
Tel.: +49 331 70 60 381

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