Produced by Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion
5-season documentary series written and directed by Tristan Ferland Milewski
starring sexologist and best-selling author Ann-Marlene Henning

The successful and critically acclaimed German TV Award and Grimme Online Award nominated documentary format “MAKE LOVE” is entering its fifth season on ZDF. The high-end, visually striking, authentic, and poetic documentary series breaks the silence surrounding stereotypes in sexual relationships and gender roles, body ideals, and social norms. On her journey, Ann-Marlene Henning immerses herself in the personal realities of people who have been happily married for 50 years, individuals who choose alternative relationship models, and both trans and cis, straight and queer people who are discovering their own paths to sexual empowerment.

The series addresses exclusion caused by normalized beauty standards and rigid gender binaries, while celebrating diversity. It explores what makes sex fulfilling—regardless of age, gender, or sexual orientation, and whether it’s with someone else or with ourselves.

„Explicit without being pornographic; empathetic without being presumptuous; always funny, never embarrassing. A voice like this has been missing in the public debate …“
Stern

„One of the bravest and most provocative German productions since a very long time.“
Focus

„Yes, you need to be brave to do this kind of format. […] It’s good that the broadcaster was brave. And it’s good that the broadcaster worked with the right people.“
Die Zeit