‘Dark’ Producer Wiedemann & Berg Continues Fantasy Push With Netflix’s ‘Tribes of Europa’
Ed Meza @edmezavarPost-apocalyptic adventure series “Tribes of Europa,” which bows Friday on Netflix, is the latest sci-fi/fantasy show out of Germany, where the genre is heating up.Created by Philip Koch and produced by Wiedemann & Berg Television, the company behind Netflix hit “Dark,” “Tribes of Europa” follows three siblings as they struggle to survive in a new Europe emerging from cataclysm. Henriette Confurius, Emilio Sakraya (“Warrior Nun”), David Ali Rashed and Oliver Masucci (“Enfant Terrible”) star.Set in 2074, the story unfolds in a land divided into micro-states and tribes — some peaceful, others bloodthirsty.It was 2016’s Brexit referendum that inspired the series, Koch tells Variety.