Ricky Gervais will star in new TV comedy series Greenlight – German Genius, WarnerMedia Germany has announced.The eight-part satire series is based on an actual Twitter exchange between Gervais and Kida Khodr Ramadan in 2018, where the comedian praised the actor’s performance in 4 Blocks.In the show, Ramadan and Gervais will play fictionalised versions of themselves.
The plot sees Ramadan convince Gervais to give him the rights for a German adaptation of Extras, only to face production hurdles in tailoring the humour and cast for a German audience.Filming has kicked off on the show in Berlin, with the supporting cast featuring many German actors, musicians and comedians.
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