WarnerMedia, RTL Deutschland Team Up on ‘Two Sides of the Abyss’
variety.comEd Meza @edmezavarWarnerMedia and RTL Deutschland are partnering for the first time on the six-part co-production “Two Sides of the Abyss.”RTL Deutschland has secured first-run rights to the Warner TV original for Germany, where it will initially stream on its newly renamed RTL Plus platform, as well as free-TV rights thereafter.Warner TV Serie (formerly TNT Serie) will offer the series on pay TV in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while WarnerMedia streaming platform HBO Max will launch the series as a Max Original in 61 territories across the U.S., Latin America and Europe.
WarnerMedia International Television Distribution will handle international distribution outside of these territories.Created and written by Kristin Derfler, “Two Sides of the Abyss” follows Wuppertal police officer Luise Berg (Anne Ratte-Polle) as she heads for an inevitable catastrophe after her daughter’s murderer is released early from prison.
A psychologically complex game of confusion begins in which the boundaries of guilt and innocence, perpetrators and victims, law and justice are constantly blurred.
Anno Saul (“Charité”) is directing the series, with Derfler also serving as creative producer.Leading the cast are Ratte-Polle (“Dark”), Lea van Acken (“Sløborn”) and newcomer Anton Dreger.
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