 2nd German Network) wanted to repeat the series' success and accepted Wolfgang Rademann's proposal for another adaption of a US-American TV-series.While already "Die Schwarzwaldklinik" was inspired by General Hospital, Rademann that time tried to transform the successful US-series Fantasy Island into a German version.As well as "Fantasy Island", "Insel der Träume" sets on a tropical island ("Kawaii") somewhere in the Pacific.