Lu (32) is cynical, passive, angry, silly, a tough nut witha chronically extended middle finger and, in her ownmind - a loser. When she finds out that she’s pregnant,she has no choice but to move back to her mother’splace in Cologne. In Berlin, she’s had a falling out withher band and has been dumped by her boyfriend. Thepregnancy is the result of a drunken one-night-standwith Timo, her childhood sweetheart. He tries hisbest to be supportive, but has a lot on his plate. Lu’smother is emotionally controlling, despite trying to bea better person, while the midwife has a crush on Lu.What’s more, her former band is experiencing a majorbreakthrough - without Lu, but with one of her songs.And then there is still the pregnancy: She’s scared ofbecoming a mother. She can’t be bothered and wishesit would all just ‘go away’. Lu never really got past herteenage years. Lu von Loser is a bitter, dark comedyseries in 8 short episodes about the madness andtriviality of everyday life. About love. Motherly love.Self love. About failure. Every episode represents ashort segment of Lu’s life, a quirky encounter mixedwith laconic observations and visualised thoughts. AliceGruia, who plays Lu, was pregnant during filming andthe baby bump is real. The series has the potential tobe continued, with the child and ensemble growingolder, like in the film ‘Boyhood’.