Overview
- Maria Wedig’s final episode as Nina aired on August 13, 2026, ending a nine‑year run on Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten.
- Wedig says the departure was not her choice, telling her podcast she learned in November 2025 that RTL would not renew her contract and that her contract expired on May 29, 2026.
- She described the last storyline and scenes as physically and emotionally taxing and said she would have preferred a different exit for her character.
- Immediately after her last day on set Wedig left cast and press chats, left production materials behind, and has undertaken visible personal rituals to close the chapter while continuing public work on her podcast.
- Fans and several colleagues posted support after her farewell and the case has renewed public discussion about the routine use of fixed‑term contracts in daily soaps and the career risks they pose for long‑running cast members.