Netflix announced a new batch of German-language original series and films on Tuesday and screened the first trailer of the previously announced show from the Germany/Austria/Switzerland region.
These projects are part of Netflix’s push to boost local content with its investment doubling to 500 million euros ($570 million) between 2021 and 2023, the company said.
During the company’s second virtual “Netflix Content Remote Show,” executives from the streamer team in German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, presented highlights of the show. upcoming shows and showcase some of the content creators and cast. German actress Hadnet Tesfai, who was born in Eritrea, hosted the event, presenting a total of nine series, five films and five non-fiction titles.
Some popular shows on the internet will focus on murder. Steffi Ackermann, vernacular series director for the German-speaking region, has announced several new German-language shows for streamers, among them Achtsam Morden (Kiling has a mind), based on the novel of the same name by Karsten Dusse, has topped German bestseller lists for several months. It tells the story of a successful lawyer who, in order to save his marriage, finds a new work-life balance with the help of a mindfulness workshop and inadvertently becomes a killer in the process.
Other newly announced series include Kleoabout a woman from the German Democratic Republic who was a Stasi killer and peddler in newly reunified Berlin and the horror series Liebes Kind (My dear childtitle), based on the novel by Romy Hausmann which explores the “power of obsession” and the “abyss of man in his darkest depths”.
Among the other shows on Netflix’s German-blocking media introduced on Tuesday was the previously announced show Totenfraua revenge thriller centered on a female protagonist (portrayed by Berlin’s Dogs‘s Anna Maria Mühe) is based on a series of novels by Bernhard Aichner and is directed by Nicolai Rohde and co-produced by the Austrian public broadcaster ORF (which also co-produces Freud) and King of Stonks (previous job title: Cash) from the creators How to sell drugs online (fast)described as “inspired by real events in the financial world” and explores bulimia and narcissism.
Among the series creators introduced at Tuesday’s virtual event were the likes of Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, the co-creators of the hit German TV series. Dark who tout their upcoming horror/mystery series 1899tells the story of a group of European migrants who leave London on a steamship to start a new life in New York City, but encounter another migrant ship drifting on the high seas, turning their journey into a new life. them into a nightmare, and the group behind How to sell drugs online (fast).
Ackermann also screened the first footage from his favorite historical drama QueenDark story of Sissi of Austria.
“Our announcement about the novel adaptation Achtsam Morden and Liebes Kind makes our entire film team proud and we can’t wait to showcase the highlights of this year’s series,” said Ackermann. “King of Stonks, Kleo, Barbarian, Queen and 1899 – the second half of the year will be a real blast. ”
Meanwhile, Sasha Bühler, Netflix’s film director, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), has revealed new film projects, including Far awayabout a woman looking for happiness from director Vanessa Jopp and a horror film titled heaven, set in a near future where people can buy eternal youth, if they can afford it, from director Boris Kunz. She also saluted Blood and golda new western spaghetti set at the end of the Second World War, from Peter Thorwarth (Blood red sky).
Bühler also screened first footage from many of the previously announced films that Netflix has in the works. Among them is an adaptation directed by Edward Berger from Erich Maria Remarque’s famous World War I novel. All is quiet on the Western front, with a cast that includes Daniel Brühl; and Bubaa prequel about How to sell drugs online (fast) the character Jakob “Buba” Otto, a small-time drug dealer played by Bjarne Mädel.
And Inga Leschek, Netflix’s director of non-fiction for German-speaking regions, Central & Eastern Europe & Russia, tout the upcoming Queer Eye Germany and highlight the streamer’s success with real and real crime programming. She mentioned that her team will be launching a major reality format later this year, but could not reveal details yet, with another format currently in development.
“My first three months at Netflix were exciting and went by incredibly quickly,” said Katja Hofem, who joined the company’s German-speaking team as vp, the vernacular series in November. “When it comes to story development, our top priority is local and strong stories with authentic characters, produced with the highest quality.”
