Actor and singer Oliver Petszokat, 47, is returning to the long-running RTL soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten after a 27-year absence, reprising the role that first made him a household name in Germany.
Petszokat began filming on July 9, 2026, at the Babelsberg studios in Potsdam, with a schedule spanning three shoot days and one exterior location. He previously played the character Ricky Marquardt from 1998 to 1999, a stint that launched his career as a teen idol and pop artist known as Oli P.
The comeback episodes, featuring Petszokat in consecutive instalments, are scheduled to air on RTL in autumn 2026, with early access available on the RTL+ streaming platform one week before broadcast.