ZDF Studios, Boogie Entertainment, France TV Distribution Partner on ‘Blood Red Thread,’ Combining ‘Reality of Crime Story With Fantasy of Fashion’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga European TV powerhouses ZDF Studios and France TV Distribution are partnering as producers on Berlin-based Boogie Entertainment’s new crime drama “Blood Red Thread.” Set in the “glamorous and cutthroat” world of fashion, the six-part series – also described as “stylish, witty and outrageous” – will expose various challenges the industry is facing, all the while following businessmen who rule the boardroom and clash with “divas of design,” both battling for power.
Filming will take place in the U.K., France and Germany, with delivery scheduled for August 2025. “We set out to try and describe a fashion world that felt real, that explored what fashion does in society.
It holds up a mirror to our vanities and insecurities, it reflects our need for reinvention, our hope to be desirable and current,” showrunner and lead writer Timothy Prager explained to Variety. “We seem to instinctively accept the disconnect between façade and reality when we look at a magazine or walk into a shop.
Although we are concerned about how image impacts self-worth, we have never lived in a more image-obsessed time,” he adds. “We thought that the collision of the reality of a crime story with the fantasy of fashion would be a very potent mix.” The high-stakes business of fashion, “with its accumulated wealth and vulnerability to organized crime and counterfeiting,” will allow for many twists and turns, Prager promised.
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