ars e y 25 Selection Spring/Summer 2018 ars e y Selection Spring/Summer 2018 25 Highlight — Coming Soon The Crimson Rivers Series / Crime + Suspense 8 x 50’ / 4 x 100’ A breathtaking and gripping eight-part series set in a world full of Their investigations happen to always involve them being thrust into gruesome criminal cases, sadistic killers, creepy rituals and mysterious a different remote region with impressive scenery and deeply rooted incidents. After the bestselling novel and the successful feature traditions. Following the style of the novel, each investigation provides adaptation of The Crimson Rivers, author Jean-Christophe Grangé once an opportunity to discover an aspect of French history or beliefs again sends his fearless hero Pierre Niémans with a new partner at his grounded in local culture. side on a thrilling hunt for evil. And each case has a mystical touch, based on regional myths or for- Whenever extraordinary, bizarre murders happen, Pierre Niémans gotten customs. However, the cases are always resolved rationally and and his partner Camille Delaunay are called on. The two experienced comprehensibly. investigators work for the “Central Bureau for Violent Crime.” They are called out to all parts of France to solve complex cases which all Just as Jean Reno in the feature films manages to establish a involve a weird brutality far beyond the capacity of local police new cult hero, Olivier Marchal portrays a striking Pierre Niémans in departments to respond. the series. Produced by: STORIA TELEVISION in co-production with MAZE PICTURES for France Télévisions and ZDF in cooperation with ZDF Enterprises Cast: Olivier Marchal, Erika Sainte, Ken Duken, Nora Waldstätten a. o. .. 2 .. ars e y Selection Spring/Summer 2018 25 Highlight — New Season Available Ku’damm 59 Series / Family 3 x 90’ Written by acclaimed author and creative producer Annette Hess, the Meanwhile, Helga (Maria Ehrich) has come to terms with her husband sequel to the successful three-part miniseries Ku’damm 56 keeps its Wolfgang’s (August Wittgenstein) homosexuality and is trying to be a focus on the image of contemporary women during the time of the good mother, but her bourgeois life is put to the test once more when Wirtschaftswunder and plenty of rock’n roll. she discovers that Wolfgang is having an affair. We return to the Schöllack family three years later in Berlin, where Eva (Emilia Schüle), by contrast, rebels against the patriarchal behavior matriarch Caterina Schöllack (Claudia Michelsen), the proprietor of her older husband Prof. Fassbender (Heino Ferch). Their marriage of a dance school, lives with her three very different daughters, has yet to produce a child, and Eva feels unable to live up to her role as who are searching for their identity on the brink of a new era of a professor’s wife. female empowerment. When Monika’s career begins to unravel, she makes the bold decision Monika (iEmmy nominee Sonja Gerhardt) is pursuing a career as a musician to seek a different future for herself and her daughter Dorli — and once and dancer with Freddy (Trystan Pütter), but her conservative mother, who again turns everyone’s life upside down. is also their manager, rarely leaves her side. It appears that Monika is on Produced by: UFA Fiction for ZDF and ZDF Enterprises her own path, but she’s not happy. She wishes nothing more than to win Cast: Claudia Michelsen, Sonja Gerhardt, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle, Trystan Pütter, back custody of her daughter, Dorli, who is living with her sister Helga. Sabin Tambrea, August Wittgenstein, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen a. o. .. 3 .. ars e y Selection Spring/Summer 2018 25 Available Kristina Ohlsson’s STHLM Requiem Series / Crime + Suspense 5 x 90’ / 10 x 45’ Brutal violence shakes the capital of Stockholm the new original TV series, coproduced by TV4 and C More in Sweden together with ZDF, Germany. The series is based on Kristina Ohlsson’s bestsellers, and tells the story of criminologist Fredrika Bergman, who starts working as an enquiry agent at the Stockholm police after a tragic car accident. Fredrika Bergman is played by Liv Mjönes, star from “Torpederna.” In other lead roles we find the highly acclaimed and praised Jonas Karlsson as well as Alexej Manvelov (Innan vi dör). The series Swedish premiere is planned on C More in the year of 2019. Produced by: Black Spark Film & TV and Kärnfilm in association with Nice Drama in coproduction with TV4, C-More, Film Capital Stockholm, ZDF and ZDF Enterprises GmbH and LUNANIME BVBA in association with Co Made Cast: Liv Mjönes, Jonas Karlsson, Alexej Manvelov, Mikael Birkkjaer, Sanna Sundqvist, Magnus Roosmann, Annika Hallin a. o. Available Bron IIII Broen Series / Crime + Suspense 8 x 60’ Bron/Broen is the original Scandinavian TV crime series that both the US remake (The Bridge) and UK adaptation (The Tunnel) are based on. In the most recent, third season, the iconic Saga Norén was assigned to investigate a series of ritual killings of public figures. While dealing with private difficulties and a murder charge of her own, Saga was assisted by her new talented Danish colleague Henrik Sabroe. Now, set almost two years later, Sofia Helin and Thure Lindhardt are reprising their roles as Saga and Henrik in the heart-stopping final season. The Director General of the Migration Agency in Copenhagen, who was recently embroiled in a deportation scandal, is found brutally murdered on the island of Peberholm. When Saga is incarcerated, Henrik must investigate the macabre murder without her. He misses her as a colleague and friend. In this last season, Henrik and Saga both suffer on a personal level, their friendship is put to difficult tests and once again events from the past will make themselves felt. By the end of the season, nothing is the same anymore for either Saga or Henrik … Produced by: Filmlance International (SE) & Nimbus Film Produktion (DK) in coproduction with SVT, DR, ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, Film I Skane, NRK, Lumiere Group & Film I Väst Cast: Sofia Helin, Thure Lindhardt, Reuben Sallmander, Sonja Richter a. o. .. 4 .. ars e y Selection Spring/Summer 2018 25 Coming Soon The Team — Reloaded Series / Crime + Suspense 8 x 60’ / 4 x 110’ The Team — Reloaded unfolds in a world in which Europe is more financially interconnected with IS and other terror organizations than we ever thought. The sale of illegal art, second only to that of drugs and human trafficking, is among the most lucrative sources of income for terrorist organizations. Against this backdrop, a new European police investigative team is formed. Its members are Danish Police Commissioner Nelly Winther, head of the human trafficking section of the Hamburg police, Gregor Weiss, and terrorism specialist Paula Liekens of the Belgian secret service. Together, the three must solve a multiple homicide committed at “Marsh Farm,” a hideout for illegals, close to the border between Denmark and Germany. Produced by: Network Movie in coproduction with Lunanime, Nordisk Film, Superfilm and C-Films, and in association with ZDF, DR, VTM a. o. Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Marie Bach Hansen, Lynn van Royen a. o. Available Welcome to Texas Series / Crime + Suspense 10 x 45’ Welcome to Texas tells the story of a married couple who lead a smuggling operation and are drawn into the world of international organized crime while trying to protect their family. This beautifully shot and intense drama takes place in Kotka, near the eastern border of Finland. Tuula (Maria Ylipää) and Upi (Turkka Mastomäki) have bought a house to settle in their hometown. This is the Russian Frontier, their Wild West, where they set up a successful smuggling ring. Their gang runs everything from drugs to weapons across the Russian border. Tuula and Upi have vowed to be honest with each other, but when difficulties arise, the promise is broken. Upi is coerced by their Russian partners to get involved in a human trafficking ring. At the same time, Tuula, who wants to make money fast and leave town, is secretly expanding their business into illegal betting. But soon things get out of hand… Produced by: Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland Cast: Maria Ylipää, Turkka Mastomäki, Saara Kotkaniemi, Joonas Saartamo, Maria Järvenhelmi a. o. .. 5 .. ars e y Selection Spring/Summer 2018 25 Available Available The Braun Family Brother — Dark Threat Series / Comedy 8 x 6’ Series / Drama 4 x 45’ The Braun Family tackles the subject of right-wing radicalism in a cheeky Two siblings on two very different paths. German-Turkish Sibel (Sibel way, and with just the right amount of humor: Kai and Thomas, in their Kekilli, Head On, Game of Thrones) is a police officer, married to a German early 20s, are Neonazis and roommates. One day their world is rocked and very much a part of German society. In contrast, her younger brother, when they find Lara on their doorstep. She’s six, she’s black, and she’s Melih, feels like he just doesn’t fit in. Instead of using his brains and IT Thomas’ daughter. Lara’s disarming innocence and uncomfortable abilities, he gets caught up in criminal activities and is eventually drawn questions trigger a string of changes in Thomas’ life. into the world of Salafism. When Sibel finds out he’s involved in planning a terrorist attack, she risks everything to protect her brother. Produced by: Polyphon Cast: Edin Hasanovic, Vincent Krüger, Naomi Laine Tucker a. o. Produced by: Aspekt Medienproduktion Sibel Kekilli, Yasin Boynuince, Bjarne Mädel, Rouven Israel, Friedrich Mücke, Tim Award: Cast: • International Emmy Award Winner for best Short Form Series Seyfi, Hürdem Riethmüller, Tauhida Abd El-Latif, Thorsten Merten a. o.