EXCLUSIVE: Deutschland 83 co-creator Jörg Winger’s latest drama series Ouija has added Starzplay as co-producer and the show has set cast, Deadline can reveal.Co-created by Thomas Bourguignon (Réunions), the France Télévisions series was one of the first development projects detailed when Winger unveiled the Fremantle-backed Big Window Productions, which sits within his former company UFA Fiction.
Ouija is co-produced by Big Window and Kwaï, another Fremantle label.Principal photography has kicked off in Nice and the surrounding area, with Ophelia Kolb, Katharina Schüttler, Stefan Konarske and Bruno Solo set to lead.The fast-paced supernatural coming-of-age story recalls the creators’ time partaking in German-French exchange programs.Set against the backdrop of a generational saga, the six-parter focuses on such an exchange taking place during the 1982 football World Cup but tells the story of characters from three generations – one who fought during World War Two, one who rebuilt Europe during the Cold War and one enjoying the peace and prosperity of the 1980s.
Together, they embark on a journey of discovery as they investigate a tragedy that took place in this rural village during the summer of 1944.Winger told Deadline the exchange programs provided “an incredibly rich source for a great and epic European series.”“The trials and tribulations of the teenage experience, the cultural clashes between two countries and three generations, and history coming back to haunt us all provide the backbone for the mysterious adventure that is Ouija,” he added. “This is a unique and exciting European partnership from Big Window and Kwai.”Bourgignon said: “Ouija is the fantasy version of our memories.
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