Wotan Wilke Möhring about how he wants to tackle the new job: “I don’t really think of how I could prepare for it.”
The ARD quiz show “Who knows something like that?” gets a new face. Actor and musician Wotan Wilke Möhring will take on the role of the team captain from October and thus succeed Elton, who says goodbye to the show after ten years. Together with moderator Kai Pflaum and quiz veteran Bernhard Hoëcker, the show starts in its twelfth season in autumn.
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Wotan Wilke Möhring: Known as a “crime scene” commissioner and also with “Who knows something like that?” no newcomer
A well -known name is Möhring primarily through his role as Commissioner Thorsten Falke in the Hamburg “crime scene”, which he has embodied since 2013. He also participated in films such as “men’s hearts” or “the experiment”.
In the quiz show, he was already a candidate in front of the rate. Now he permanently takes on the role of the captain of a councilor. “I am interested in almost everything and I am happy to learn,” said the 58-year-old in advance in a press release from the ARD. However, he wants to do without intensive preparation: “I don’t really think of how I could prepare for it.”
Kai Pflaume raves about Wotan Wilke Möhring
Moderator Kai Pflaum described Möhring in the press release from the ARD as a “desired candidate” for the successor. He brings humor, knowledge and ambition, characteristics that are crucial for a team captain. Bernhard Hoëcker, who has been part of the show since the beginning, is also looking forward to the cooperation: “I immediately had this ‘feeling’,” he said.
His tip to his colleague: having fun and not building pressure. Elton, who has shaped the show since 2015, said goodbye to his own request in the spring. In the future he wants to spend more time with family and friends.
“Who knows something like that?”: Broadcast date and success
The new episodes run in the first on October 13th at 6 p.m. An XXL edition is already planned in Prime Time on October 12th. With the last over 20 percent market share belongs “Who knows something like that?” To the most successful formats in the ARD evening program.