Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot

Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot is a satiric German television series loosely based on the series of science fiction stories The Star Diaries by Stanisław Lem. The television series was created by Randa Chahoud, Dennis Jacobsen, and Oliver Jahn with Jahn playing the protagonist, space traveller Ijon Tichy. The major female role is played by Nora Tschirner. The first season was aired from 26 March 2007 on ZDF on Mondays at 23:55 hours. Each episode used to be published online as a streaming video one week before the airing on ZDFmediathek, an online repository operated by that channel. In November 2011, the second season was aired on ZDFneo. Both seasons are available on DVD.

Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot (2007-2011) is a German satirical science fiction comedy series created by Randa Chahoud, Dennis Jacobsen, and Oliver Jahn for ZDF. Loosely based on Stanisław Lem's The Star Diaries, it follows space traveller Ijon Tichy, played by Oliver Jahn, who also co-created the show. Nora Tschirner plays the major female role of Analoge Halluzinelle, while Peter Princz appears as the alien figures he encounters. The engine of the series is a bumbling interstellar voyager whose journeys keep producing absurd complications, with each short episode built around a self-contained misadventure rather than one continuing storyline. The show spans two seasons totaling fourteen episodes, with the second season airing on ZDFneo in 2011. Its tone is deadpan, playful and irreverent, deflating the grand conventions of space exploration with dry humor and surreal invention. Fans of Red Dwarf and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy will find resonance in its blend of comic science fiction and gentle absurdity, set against a far-future cosmos rendered with inventive, low-budget charm.

• Red Dwarfshared satirical science fiction comedy with absurd space adventures
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyshared absurdist sketch-like sci-fi satire and playful deconstruction of genre tropes
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nineshared German-language comedy and surreal parody of science fiction conventions

Release Date

2007-03-26

Episode runtime

15 min

Rating

7.5 / 10 (24)

What is Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot about?

A German satirical science fiction comedy in which space traveller Ijon Tichy stumbles through absurd encounters across the galaxy.

What is Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot.

Which shows are like Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot?

Shows with a similar feel include Red Dwarf, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

How long is Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot?

Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot: 2 seasons, 14 episodes.

Is Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot still running?

No, Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot has ended.