The TV series that reimagines Angela Merkel as a smalltown detective has found a U.S. home. Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice streamer has picked up Miss Merkel from Fremantle, two 90-minute tongue-in-cheek mysteries, with a third planned.
Starring vet German actress Katharina Thalbach (The Tin Drum), the RTL series, which has sold to a number of European networks, is based on the books by writer, humorist and actor David Safier (Berlin, Berlin).
It imagines the former German chancellor moving to a small town with her husband and her pug, Helmut, as she discovers a new calling as an amateur detective.
Safier pens the adaptations with Stefan Cantz (Tatort, Nord Nord Nord), with Christoph Schnee (Homicide Hills, Tatort) directing.
Read more on deadline.com
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.