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2021 Series
Overview
Home cooks try -- and inevitably fail -- to re-create spectacular confections on this comical competition show, all for a sweet 5,000 euros.
Seasons
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- First aired
- Jan 17, 2020
Reviews
4 min readThe Sweet Spot Between Effort and Epiphany
I’ve never been much of a baker. My idea of a culinary masterpiece is a grilled cheese sandwich that hasn’t burned to a crisp, and even that feels like a gamble. So when I first heard about *Nailed It!
Germany*, I assumed it was just another show where people humiliate themselves for our entertainment. But somewhere between the first collapsed cake and the third contestant’s nervous laughter, I realized this wasn’t about failure at all. It was about the quiet dignity of trying something hard, in front of strangers, and still showing up the next day to do it again.
That’s the trick of the Nailed It! franchise, and the German adaptation—Wer kann, der kann!—pulls it off with a particular kind of warmth. The premise is simple: three amateur bakers attempt to recreate elaborate, professional-grade desserts under time pressure, often with disastrous (but visually hilarious) results. The original American version, hosted by Nicole Byer, leans into the chaos with a kind of gleeful, over-the-top energy.
The German edition, by contrast, feels like sitting in a cozy kitchen with friends who are just as likely to hand you a glass of wine as they are to critique your lopsided fondant.
The hosts are a big part of why it works. Angelina Kirsch, a model and author, brings a wide-eyed enthusiasm that never feels forced. She’s the kind of person who gasps at a cake that looks like it was attacked by a toddler, not because she’s mocking it, but because she’s genuinely impressed that someone tried.
Her co-host, Bernd Siefert, a professional pastry chef, provides the perfect deadpan counterbalance. When a contestant presents a cake that looks like it was assembled in the dark, Siefert’s dry, measured response—"Well, it’s… a choice"—lands somewhere between a compliment and a eulogy. Their dynamic is the show’s secret sauce.
Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsThe 5,000 euros left the studio through a money gun.
Nailed It! Germany landed on Netflix on 17 January 2020 as six episodes of about 35 minutes. The German title is Wer kann, der kann! UFA Show & Factual produced. Angelina Kirsch hosted. Bernd Siefert, a former pastry world champion, judged. latestnetflix.com's read is that Three amateur bakers per episode tried to copy professional cakes.Netflix still advertises the cash and a TV-14 rating.,,
Spiegel's Anja Rützel did not join the party. She identified the series as Netflix Germany's first self-produced unscripted entertainment show, then said the idea drowned in icing. Kirsch, she wrote, dives into glitter sprinkles, sends viewers "gaaaanz viel Liebe," calls bakers "Honeybunny," and corners guest Lilly Becker with "Was macht denn die Liebe?" Becker answered "Nix, gar nix." Contestant Efi talked about candy melts until Siefert explained the term as fat glaze. A sugar tap, in Rützel's gag, drifted between a dead cave salamander and a dead penis. Marzipan roses looked like blood dumplings.
Kirsch had never hosted a show.
UFA's own page is proud of that fact. Kirsch, then 31, a curvy model, author, and hobby baker, was moderating for the first time. She had sat on the jury of RTL II's Curvy Supermodel. DWDL critic Timo Niemeier wrote that she looked pale there and turned the volume up here. Compared with Nicole Byer she still read as restrained. He wanted her wilder. Jennifer Mival, Netflix's non-fiction content manager, sold the motto "Tu was Du noch nicht kannst." Executive producer Bianca Barth said UFA was working for Netflix for the first time and wanted more laughing than learning. Kirsch's line: unlike other baking shows, this one is not about the perfect result. It is about fun and joy. Producer Ute Biernat is on the credits.,,
Guest chairs rotated. DWDL listed magician Marc Weide, comedian Tahnee Schaffarczyk, Lilly Becker, farmer-turned-YouTuber Keno Veith, and 80-year-old Ursula Cezanne, billed as the gaming granny. Netflix's episode copy adds Udo Lindenberg cake busts, Oktoberfest pretzels, a unicorn cake inspired by Lilly Becker, and zombie cakes with film critic Robert Hofmann. Round one is a small bake for a gadget. Round two is a pro cake on a short clock, often under two hours. The winner gets cash fired from a gun. Niemeier liked that the bakers are not humiliated. He missed Wes, the trophy guy Byer teases in the US original. Decider's John Serba still said stream it. IMDb sits at 5.7. One season. No renewal rumor with a date attached.,,,
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