Good Monster (2021): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2021, Good Monster is a drama and comedy series.

What it’s about. In this award-winning musical drama-comedy from Germany Fritzi (Julia Zimth) wants to catch her husband’s drug dealer. She needs money for a private rehab: for the in-patient detoxification of her addicted husband. The drug dealer, a small fish who wants to get out of drug trafficking himself, needs money to support his sick father in a nursing home. Together they hatch a plan to screw the “big boss” played by Leif Evers and get hold of some money. For Fritzi, the most exciting 24 hours of her life begin, during which she witnesses a murder, falls in love, gains great insights and at the end has to decide, with a bag full of cash, whether she really wants to save her husband? And this after everyone has sung their way through the big question, whether love is enough to save someone?

Who’s in it. Good Monster stars Florian Sumerauer as Harko, Julia Zimth as Fritzi, Leif Evers as Big Boss and Florentine Schara as Big Bossin, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Good Monster sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Good Monster page.

If you liked it. Fans of Good Monster tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.