 The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela "Yo soy Betty, la fea", written by Fernando Gaitán and produced by RCN TV.The original season of the serial comedy-drama followed the life of the unsophisticated but good-natured Lisa Plenske (Neldel), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic Berlin fashion house "Kerima Moda"; while the second season revolved around Lisa's ham-fisted but sly half-brother Bruno (Sander) and junior designer Hannah Refrath (Osswald).Lisa and Bruno's status as two "fish out of water" drove much of the story plot.