Disney+ Boards ‘Call My Agent Berlin,’ a German Remake of the Hit French Show Set at a Talent Agency
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Disney+ has ordered “Call My Agent Berlin,” a Germany remake of the hit French series revolving around the world of talent agents.
Directed by Boris Kunz, Laura Lackmann and Johann Buchholz, the German version of “Call My Agent” tells the story of the “Stern” actors agency and its agents.
The local cast is headlined by Moritz Bleibtreu, Nilam Farooq, Iris Berben, Veronica Ferres, Katja Riemann, Heiner Lauterbach, Frederick Lau, Heike Makatsch, Emilia Schüle, Kostja Ullmann, Jürgen Vogel, Alicia von Rittberg, Max von der Groeben and Florence Kasumba.
The series just finished filming and will launch in the fall. It’s produced by Johann Buchholz and Henning Kamm at haFriday Film GmbH, together with Wild Bunch Germany GmbH (producers Marc Gabizon, Barbara Mientus). “Call My Agent Berlin” starts after the sudden death of founder Richard Stern. “Everything is at stake: the agency is on the verge of bankruptcy, so the staff must attract new talent in the shortest possible time, keep existing clients happy and skillfully place them to save their own existence.
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