FOUR EXCITING UPCOMING SERIES AT UP NEXT: GERMANY

The showcase UP NEXT: Germany presents some of the most interesting series projects from Germany for the coming year.

The selection includes WESTEND GIRL (Flare Film GmbH in co-production with WDR and ARTE, in collaboration with Beta Film, funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and GMPF):

19-year-old Ronja is forced to grow up overnight when her parents are suddenly arrested for drug trafficking.

Also featured is THE DARK ONES (Studio Zentral with Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH, funded by Screen Flanders (Belgium) and FISA+ (Austria) for ZDFneo):

A crack between the dimensions on an island in the North Sea. Dangerous beings seep into our world: the Dark Ones. But they are neither monsters nor demons. They are human – just like us. In fact, they are the worst possible versions of ourselves. Shady doppelgangers who have made the wrong decisions at crucial moments in their lives and would do anything to start all over again. Now they are here to swap places with us – and the only one who can stop them is Soma, a young woman who is searching for her origins...

The line-up further includes 4 Blocks Zero (W&B Television, funded by GMPF and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for HBO Max):

The prequel to the multi-award-winning gangster drama „4 Blocks“ tells the story of the Hamady family in 1990s Berlin: After fleeing Lebanon and living in Germany on temporary status, they are struggling to build a life. Who are they, how did this family become the most influential Arabic clan in the city and how did Ali turn into Toni?

As well as the docu-series CLANGOLD (WT) (Beetz Brothers Film Production, funded by GMPF and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for HBO Max):

It’s one of the most spectacular cases in German criminal history: When the 100-kilogram gold coin ‘Big Maple Leaf’ is stolen from Berlin’s Bode Museum, the trail leads straight into the heart of Berlin’s clan milieu . A race against time begins. This visually stunning documentary series captures the gripping cat-and-mouse game between investigators and perpetrators from up close.