German Series Creators Favor Public Broadcasters Over International Streamers in Rapidly Changing Global Market
variety.comRafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Industry executives, creatives and international buyers came together to preview an exclusive selection of upcoming high-end German series at the Up Next: Germany showcase at the Berlinale Series Market, the dedicated serial content arm of the EFM running between Feb.
19-21. Four projects were selected for the showcase: Dystopian drama “A Better Place” imagines the aftermath of a revolutionary state-led program that eradicates all German prisons.
Directors include Anne Zohra Berrached (“24 Weeks,” “Two Mothers”) and “Capernaum” editor Konstantin Brock. Studiocanal TV handles world sales on the French-German-Austrian co-production. “Young Berlusconi” is a three-party documentary trailing the early stages of Silvio Berlusconi’s career and his pivotal role in revolutionizing commercial television in Italy and across Europe. “Goodbye Darling, I’m Off to Fight” director Simone Manetti helms the series, with Arte on board as the German broadcaster and Mediawan handling world sales.
ZDFneo brought two series to the event: “Love Sucks,” an unconventional vampire love story that marries “Romeo and Juliet” and “Twilight” to tell the tale of two lovers driven apart by a dark secret; and “Krank,” a tense drama about the emergency department of Germany’s toughest and most overcrowded hospital. “Love Sucks” is created by “Dark” screenwriter Marc O.
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