‘Sisi’ Showrunner Andreas Gutzeit Eyes Latin America for Argentina 1978 World Cup Set Thriller ‘Disgrace’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEmiliano De Pablos Story House Pictures co-founder Andreas Gutzeit, head writer-showrunner on Beta/RTL smash hit series “Sisi,” is prepping “Disgrace,” a fast-paced thriller mini-series set during Argentina’s 1978 Soccer World Cup.
Gutzeit will serve as “Disgrace’s” showrunner and head writer, re-teaming with Swantje Oppermann and Florian Puchert, part of the German writing team with Gutzeit behind “Dignity,” the critically lauded and pioneering Story House’s Chile-Germany co-production.
At a development and scriptwriting stage, with a pilot script available, “Disgrace” features among the 10 projects playing at the Pitch Copro Series sidebar in Conecta Fiction 2023, which takes place June 26-29 in Toledo, the capital of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha.
The mini-series follows a German special forces operative, Hajo Heller, sent to Argentina to protect Germany’s national soccer team from terrorist attacks during the 1978 World Cup.
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