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Munich - Sky Studios is set to enter the production funding of the global hit drama Das Boot, with NBC Universal Global Distribution handling international rights. The Bavaria Fiction and Sky Deutschland co-production will return to screens next year.

Cologne - The Cologne Detective duo Max Ballauf (Klaus J. Behrendt) and Freddy Schenk (Dietmar Bär) are called in to investigate a murder in a hotel in the new case "The Death of Others". The case seems to be resolved quickly, but then a new revelation tears the investigation apart and even separates the two detectives.

Munich - In order to preserve the "Grünen Drehpass” (Green Shooting Card) for environmentally friendly production, Bavaria Fiction has implemented sustainable measures in four areas (production office, lighting and technology, catering and preparation of a CO2 balance sheet) of their production of ARD’s highly successful telenovela "Storm of Love".

Munich – Cameras are rolling for director Wolfgang Murnberger new comedy movie "Schöner Schlamassel" (working title). Written by Peter Probst and Wolfgang Murnberger and starring Verena Altenberger, Lisa Wagner, Maxim Mehmet, Lasse Myhr, Dieter Hallervorden amongst others.

Münster - This week, shooting started for „Limbus“, the latest “Scene of the Crime: Münster“ installment, starring Axel Prahl und Jan Josef Liefers. Written by Magnus Vattrodt and directed by Max Zähle.

München - Die Bavaria-Fiction-Produktion „Sturm der Liebe“ bekommt Verstärkung: Markus Pfeiffer, Anna Lena Class und Franz-Xaver Zeller tauchen zum Start der 16. Staffel im „Fürstenhof“ auf und haben einige Liebeswirrungen und Intrigen im Gepäck.

München - Die aktuelle 15. Staffel „Sturm der Liebe“ erreichte seit Start am 15. Oktober 2018 einen durchschnittlichen Marktanteil von 14,3 %. Das ist der höchste Marktanteil aller täglichen Serien im deutschen Fernsehen. Im Durchschnitt verfolgten 1,61 Millionen Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer die Serie.

Stuttgart - Der 250. Fall für die "SOKO Stuttgart": Das "SOKO"-Team, bestehend aus Martina Seiffert (Astrid M. Fünderich), Jo Stoll (Peter Ketnath), Selma Kirsch (Yve Burbach) und Rico Sander (Benjamin Strecker), ermittelt in der Jubiläumsfolge im Influencer-Milieu. Auch Kriminaldirektor Kaiser (Karl Kranzkowski) ist wieder mit von der Partie.

Hamburg - In the high-caliber NDR drama "Martha & Tommy", starring Senta Berger and Jonathan Berlin, unusual worlds collide – he earns his money with illegal boxing matches, she is a former doctor who works for a children's choir in her neighborhood.

Berlin - Cameras are rolling for the third crime movie of "Schwartz & Schwartz", starring Devid Striesow and Golo Euler. Directed by Alexander Adolph who also co-wrote the script with Eva Wehrum.

Cologne - In “Captured“, the latest installment of the “Scene of the Crime – Cologne“ movie collection, detectives Max Ballauf (Klaus J. Behrendt) and Freddy Schenk (Dietmar Bär) investigate the murder of a chief physician of a psychiatric hospital. Executive produced by Jan Kruse on behalf of WDR.

Munich - Nina Maag has joined Bavaria Fiction in the company’s Munich offices as Executive Producer as of September 16. In addition to developing her own series and new TV content, Nina Maag will support the International Series department of Executive Producer Moritz Polter as a Supervising Producer in the development and production of international series.