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UFA Fiction
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Apple TV+ taps UFA Fiction for ‘Where’s Wanda?’, streamer’s first German-language commission
Apple TV+ has made its first German-language commission with a UFA Fiction dark comedy titled…
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Leonine appoints UFA Fiction alum to manage Wiedemann & Berg TV
Germany’s Leonine Studios has appointed producer and UFA Fiction alum Benjamin Benedict to the management…
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BBC acquires non-English dramas ‘Señorita 89’ & ‘KaDeWe’ in Fremantle deal
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired two new non-English language dramas, Señorita 89 and KaDeWe –…
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Sky unveils UFA apocalypse drama among German slate & orders Drama Republic’s ‘The Lovers’
Sky has unveiled three new German dramas, ranging from a show from Deutschland 83 producer UFA…
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‘Deutschland ’83’ creator Joerg Winger opens Big Window
Joerg Winger, co-creator of Deutschland ’83 and MD of German prodco UFA Fiction, is launching…
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Sales round-up: Japan’s U-Next adds German trio, ZDF buys ‘Arctic Circle’, Starzplay picks ‘Pennyworth’
U-Next adds German drama trio Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired exclusive SVoD rights to…
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Fremantle & UFA adapt Robert Harris thriller Munich
FremantleMedia has signed a deal with author Robert Harris to produce the TV adaptation of…
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UFA Fiction exec transfers to Beta
Beta Film has tapped a producer from German compatriot UFA Fiction to become its international…
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Amazon beats RTL to Deutschland83 sequel
A sequel to German spy drama Deutschland83 has been greenlit and Amazon has scooped the…
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ZDF gets to work on Reformation drama
German pubcaster ZDF has commissioned a two-part miniseries about revolutionary priest Martin Luther to celebrate…
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Amazon Germany may bag Deutschland 86
Amazon Prime Video Germany looks set to pick up first-run rights to the second instalment…
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UFA Serial Drama chief exiting after 20 years
Rainer Wemcken will step down as CEO of UFA Serial Drama after 20 years running…
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More senior changes at Deutschland 83 prodco
FremantleMedia-owned German producer UFA has named a new chief operating and financial chief officer to…
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Hofmann set as long-term UFA chief
Nico Hofmann has been named co-CEO of FremantleMedia’s German production business, UFA Group, as part…
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Another German drama to US network
A German drama set in 1980s East Berlin is heading to a US channel, marking…
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Canal+ acquires buzzy German drama
Cold War-inspired German drama Deutschland 83 will broadcast in France. The show’s distributor, FremantleMedia International,…
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Scandi nets travel to Deutschland 83
Five north European channels have prebought buzzy German Cold War drama Deutschland 83. SVT in…
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SundanceTV gets first German drama
SundanceTV claims it will be the first US network to broadcast a German-language drama after…
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FremantleMedia takes German Cold War drama
FremantleMedia International has taken global distribution rights to Deutschland 83, a major new German drama…