'Freaks: You're One of Us': Meet Cornelia Gröschel and rest of the cast of Netflix's supernatural thriller
What would you do when you suddenly find out that you have superpowers? Powers that can enable you to do anything and everything under the sun — to vanquish enemies and change the world? Probably wouldn't know where to begin, right? That's the case with Wendy in Netflix's 'Freaks — You're One of Us'. A service job, husband, son and an underfunded house, Wendy lives the seemingly perfect normal life in the suburbs. But when she meets Marek, a stranger, she makes a shocking discovery: she has supernatural powers.
These powers, however, seem to be more of a curse than a blessing. Over time, Wendy learns to use her new powers. She also makes the discovery that she is not the only one "special". Her colleague Elmar can do amazing things, too. But there is a catch — a dangerous conspiracy surrounds these special people with powers. What can Wendy and her team do? Before the movie arrives on Netflix on September 2, 2020, meet the talented cast.
Cornelia Gröschel as Wendy
Gröschel plays the role of Wendy, a down on luck woman who suddenly happens to discover that she has superpowers. Just as she begins figuring out how to control her powers, Wendy finds out a conspiracy and more. The actress is known for her work in 'Heidi', 'Tatort', for her performance as Jasmin Schwartz in 'Schwartz & Schwartz: Der Tod im Haus', 'Schwartz & Schwartz: Bestie von Malchow', and 'Schwartz & Schwartz: Mein erster Mord'. Gröschel was born in an artistic family and one of four children to a singer and voice teacher father and a ballet répétiteur mother.
Wotan Wilke Möhring as Marek
Möhring plays the role of Marek, who first seems just homeless, but has a lot more going on under that surface. The actor is known for his role in 'Der letzte schöne Tag', which was awarded a Grimme Prize in 2013. Since 2013, Möhring has played the role of Thorsten Falke in eleven episodes of the long-running weekly TV crime series 'Tatort'. He also plays the role of the protagonist Ludvig Licht in 'West of Liberty', a Swedish thriller series based on the novel by Thomas Engstrom.
Tim Oliver Schultz as Elmar
Schultz plays the role of Elmar, Wendy's colleague. According to the trailer, he is someone who possesses powers related to electricity and likes to refer to himself as "ElectroMan". The actor and producer is known for his work in 'The Wave', 'The Red Band Society' and 'Systemfehler - Wenn Inge tanzt'. His very own first film production 'Zhaleika' was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2016 in the official competition and won an 'Honorable Mention' by the international jury.