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As if Aleksei German, Andrei Tarkovsky and David Lynch had made common thing: In the dark and surreal Kazakh (!!) series "1286" only the dreams are in color. 

Smoking dark men, dusty streets, men's bodies wrapped in carpets: Right from the ...

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What began with "Yellowstone", has long expanded thanks to creator Taylor Sheridan to the narratively dense series universe including spinoffs. After   "1883" he leaves with "1923" and impressive star cast now already the second prequel to ...

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Next entry in the latest Belgian series success story: by looking at one of the darkest chapters in recent Belgian history, the successful producers of Eyeworks awaken an understanding for the upheavals of today.

30 Tage Lust

How much lust can love take? Freddy and Zeno break out of their everyday relationship in this humorous new adult drama.

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A tragedy of unimaginable proportions plunges a Canadian community into a cathartic crisis.

AllIn

Two tricksters on the way to a German passport: Really provocative, really funny!

Alpha

Adolescence is a time of perpetual humiliation. "Looserit" shows that this can be a lucky...

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In 1990s Buenos Aires, gangsters, politics, and police engage in an ultra-brutal round dance to show that men among themselves is rarely a good idea.

Another Monday

Return of the good old time loop: In the neo-original "Another Monday", several protagonists always experience the same day. And soon find themselves confronted with questions of a very existential nature.

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"Six Feet Under" for four paws: An ex-series star (Nina Proll) hires on at a pet funeral parlor - with hilarious consequences.

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The no-budget hit that rocked Spain: two young women explore their emotional, sexual and moral boundaries with a wink.

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How social are social media? To defend herself against a pick-up artist, his victim Donna rises to become the icon of a new web feminism - and her rival's fiercest competition.

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Here we go to the very foundation of Swiss prosperity: with a production that plunges us deep into the hermetically sealed local banking system and lets "bad banks" thrill meet family tragedy.

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Generation gap extreme: Dystopian reality show has kids fighting for golden future.

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Only a small percentage make it from talented youth player to professional footballer. Young Elias gets the unique opportunity and is soon at risk of being torn apart between hope, fear of failure and moral boundaries.

Last year it was the Danish ...

Blackport

An Icelandic fishing village caught between state regulation and individual striving for profit and power. A gripping mix of family drama and economic thriller.

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Growing up in small-town Denmark: Between church choir and the forbidden fruits of adolescence, ten young men are confronted with the chasms that lie in between.

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Dedicated to gothic horror, this hell trip to the roots of the vampire myth founded by Stephen King around "Salem's Lot".

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The disastrous affair of a university professor with her student becomes a gripping psychological thriller in the hands of the "Liars" makers.

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Four ex-prostitutes have big plans and are on a collision course with the Russian province.

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Unusual, colorful and artistic LGBTQ lives from Colombia: a colorful life in the struggle for recognition.

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Brave New World: An AI-controlled model city is supposed to set a precedent, but a murder throws it into question.

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A German film legend resurfaces: With "Das Boot," the international co-production realized for Sky picks up where the Petersen classics left off and delivers great series cinema with star appeal.

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Coming-of-age drama about love in digital times: When her online boyfriend makes out with a stranger, Ida goes in search of “real” love.

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Surreal, quirky comedy from Spain: After years as an assistant to a famous artist, young Ana literally begins to disappear. Time to face the outside world.

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Rap is becoming suitable for series: After examples from Germany, France and the USA, Argentina is now convincing with a coming-of-age and upward mobility story produced for HBO Max.

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An Austrian vice chancellor, a Russian oligarch, a private detective and lots of coke: How a party island meeting turned into a state affair.

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Out of the banlieu, into the motherf*****g rap business. For This World of Tomorrow, arte and Netflix trace the rise of France's perhaps most legendary hip-hop crew Supreme NTM in late 1980s Paris.

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Stung out: After his crash, darts pro Eddie tries to live up to his nickname as "the Wasp" again.

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The opioid crisis as a thriller drama sensationally cast with Michael Keaton and Rosario Dawson.

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Crime pays? The true story of a fraudulent bank employee who became a major financier of organized crime.

Euphoria

Coming-of-age without parental supervision. To celebrate Zendaya's Emmy win and the Emmy sweep in general, we dedicate a special screening to the exceptional series "Euphoria."

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The love of two women in a small seaside town is put to the test when one of them - Jade - is caught up in her past. A feature by acclaimed Scottish playwright Stef Smith.

Fragrance

A second chance for lesbian love: a touching LGBTQ+ short-form series from Taiwan.

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An unembellished look at structures and perpetrators in the Serbian drug milieu.

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"Game of Thrones" without dragons, but with the historically authenticated "Anonymous" icon Guy Fawkes and a star-studded cast around Kit Harington (Jon Snow). Sensitive minds should be warned!

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To save her drug-addicted husband, a young woman sings out against organized crime.

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Between "Mr. Robot" and "Deutschland 83": With their first international co-production, TNT Serie and HBO Europe deliver fascinating insights into the world of globally operating hacker communities.

Hamlet

Something is rotten in the Turkish state: Sensationally contemporary and mythically charged reinterpretation of the Shakespeare play.

Happiness

Road trip of a young Iranian woman who, in search of her father, is also allowed to discover the Iran behind the Western distorted images.

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From the small short-form sensation to the absolutely contemporary and great historical event: Three years after the SERIENCAMP premiere, "Haus Kummerveldt" goes into extension for arte.

Whether in the cinema with "Corsage" or serially in ...

Heat

Things are boiling in the Netherlands: A devastating heat wave brings society to the brink of collapse.

Helsinki Syndrooma, Helsinki Syndrome

A hostage-taker makes himself editor-in-chief of a Finnish newspaper to expose the nefarious goings-on of the banking sector. Gripping and stirring thriller highlight from the "Bordertown" makers.

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Five young women have found something like a surrogate family in their relationship with each other and have to protect it against external developments.

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Lesbian self-determination in the far north: For 30-year-old Odile, life is a little more complicated than for her friends. She finds expression in rap, of all things.

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"Infernal Affairs" in a British counterterrorism haze: executive producer Sam Mendes ("James Bond 007: Skyfall") raises the stakes when he has character face Paddy Considine become a handler for an unwilling undercover agent.

Invincible

Deconstruction of the superhero myth: great power and responsibility between father-son drama and ultra-brutal animated spectacle.

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The three children Melissa, Eddy and Karine live in the same apartment block in the Canadian city of Montréal. As the title suggests they are in danger of being swept away by poverty, violence and neglect.

Jungle

Bass, bass, we need bass! With visual brilliance and under musical high pressure, Chas Appeti and Junior Okoli become chroniclers of the British grime and drill scene. And "Jungle" one of the series secret tips of the year.

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A sad clown directed by a sad clown: Jim Carrey shines in Michel Gondry's first foray into the wonderful world of serials. Imaginative, tragicomic, and absolutely unusual!

Kleo Season 2

Revenge is sweet, and so is ex-Stasi-killer Kleo, who is continuing her search for answers in this explosive second season of the Netflix hit series.

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Spectacular superhero action from "Squid Game" land.

Le Monde N'existe Pas

In his search for the truth in a murder case, a journalist is confronted not only with his past, but also with the darker side of his own psyche.

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A special place for a special (superhero) series: our SERIENCAMP PFLICHTPROGRAMM highlights one of the most exciting serial casts in recent years with Noah Hawley's ("Fargo") "Legion."

Libertad

Between brutal bandits, state repression and western feeling: A mother and her son fight for survival in early 19th century Spain.

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On the way to adopting a child, a homosexual couple must come to terms with their families and their respective expectations of parenthood.

LU VON LOSER

Two years ago, Alice Gruia and her one-womanshow “Lu von Loser” won prestigious nominations and were among Germany’s biggest surprises in contemporary TV. Now, Lu is back. No longer pregnant, but struggling single mom.

The one and the ...

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Better call Bob: After more than a decade in Albuquerque and an extremely bendy law career, “Breaking Bad” star Bob Odenkirk finds himself at an underfunded Rust Belt college and in the midst of a midlife crisis.

"Better Call Saul" and with ...

Maradona

The life of the "Hand of God" as a series spanning nations: a penalty kick safely converted by Amazon Prime.

MareOfEasttown

Career high for Kate Winslet: As "Mare of Easttown" she investigates a murder case that gives a deep insight into the psychological abysses of the community.

MarieAntoinette

Noble decadence instead of homely Sissi romance: Emilia Schüle follows in Kirsten Dunst's rococo footsteps and turns the French people against her as "Marie Antoinette".

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A young Latino takes on the legacy of "Sons Of Anarchy" and adds fascinating facets to showrunner Kurt Sutter's Shakespeare-inspired biker universe.

Midnight, Texas - Season 1

A city full of supernatural creatures fighting against the "normal" outside world: "True Blood" fans can already lick blood in Charlaine Harris' new series universe...

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Once again, an Israeli hit series acts as the idea generator, this time for the new VOX in-house production that replaces the "Club der roten Bänder" with a group of provincial East German gigolos.

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Message to the past: when Markus gets the opportunity to contact his younger self, he changes his life. More than just once.

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Move over, Phoebe Waller-Bridge! In the incredibly talented Nicôle Lecky, the serial world has found its new superstar, with "Mood" the perfect symbiosis of music and social media self-reflection.

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A dead businessman leaves behind two families who must scramble to secure his inheritance under just one roof.

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Three students become pawns of a Palestinian drug lord in the Middle East conflict.

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Gripping neo-western in which the Australian gold rush becomes the backdrop for a multicultural murder mystery.

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Three young people, three worlds and three different perspectives on a universal problem: cyberbullying and the violation of privacy.

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Three autistic people, a shared apartment and a daily struggle with the challenges of the "normal" world: series wonderland Israel thrills us - unsurprisingly - with the next series gem.

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A blind date in real time turns us into voyeurs in this Norwegian hit series, whose formal rigor gets its entertaining counterbalance in the ups and downs of just one night.

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Political power play between yesterday and tomorrow: With brilliant stylistic devices, the prestige production tells the story of the rise of the first Nowegian prime minister – and of the flaws of modern politics.

"Based on truth, lies and ...

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Coming-of-age and gender-issues in contemporary Italy: With "Prisma", the maker of the Italian "Skam" spin-off embarks on a poetic trip into the minds and hearts of a group of teenagers.

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Series sensation from Israel: Authentically violent coming-of-age between "4 Blocks" and "Clan der Kinder".

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Meth hell in (Eastern) European style: a young dealer gets caught between the fronts of the police and Vietnamese-Czech syndicates.

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Whoever wins, we lose: A historic clash between man and machine becomes a beacon for the triumph of artificial intelligence.

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Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs", but Waititi style: indigenous youths fight for recognition on the reservation, against gangs and for a better future.

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Fridays For Future I’m In Love: Modern day Romeo & Juliet find themselves on different sides of the climate movement and must fight for a common future.

No feuding families, no rival gangs, and yet on two different sides, facing each other ...

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Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac as a couple with breakup issues, following in the footsteps of Ingmar Bergmann's "Scenes from a Marriage."

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Two sisters and the consequences of their (early) careers: With “Selftape”, two popular Spanish actresses dare to take a fictionalized look at themselves.

It was a good ten years ago that Joana and Mireia Vilapuig were able to celebrate ...

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A badass beauty pageant as "Squid Game" in the Mexican jungle: Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain ("Jackie," "Spencer") exposes the misogynistic goings-on of beauty pageants.

Souls

Between all stools and time levels. The gripping German Sky original "Souls" has already impressed at Cannes and recommends itself to series esoterics as an ingeniously intricate and atmospheric mystery puzzle.

Sous Contrôle

Here, nothing is under control: After switching to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a former NGO director is confronted with a hostage situation and the realities of politics.

In politics it is usually so: If it would not be so damn sad, one ...

THE ACOLYTE

With its sixth Star Wars live action series Disney invites you back to the time of the High Republic, in which light and dark prepare for "The Phantom Menace".

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Between co-working chaos and start-up bubble: Young programmer tinkering with the next big (comedy) thing!

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The aftermath of the pandemic shatters the immediate environment of two young sisters in the first Corona Lockdown.

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Stress. Between cooking pots, high cuisine and traumas, Christopher Storer ("Ramy") and Hiro Murai ("Atlanta") put us right in the middle of the grueling everyday life of a Chicago kitchen team.

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Sundance winner Desiree Akhavan follows in the footsteps of Phoebe Waller-Bridge ("Fleabag"), taking us on a debunking, hilarious and truthful trip through London as she loses her sexual orientation.

TheFamily

The last days of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević as a gripping mix of political thriller and family drama.

The Idol

Between “Euphoria” and voyeurism: Sam Levinson and pop star The Weeknd take us on a journey into the exploitative depths of modern pop culture between sex sells and provocation.

The heated discussions of the past months make one thing ...

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Return to Copenhagen's Imperial Hospital. Like his source of inspiration David Lynch, Danish director-entertainment-terrible Lars von Trier returns to his genre-premiering cult series nearly 30 years after its creation.

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How do you form a small-town community out of the remnants of Yugoslavian-style socialism? This Croatian series pearl shows the way.

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A Space Oddity in a modern guise: "Star Trek" mastermind Alex Kurtzman remakes the David Bowie film classic and lets Chiwetel Ejiofor discover his humanity as an alien.

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The hunt for one of its most notorious serial killers and the man who caught him are front and center in this impressive Czech prestige project.

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It's an offer no one should turn down: "The Player" writer Michael Tolkin has half of Hollywood lining up to pay its lavish tribute to the making of an early 1970s classic.

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The old man still wants more: "Big Lebowski" Jeff Bridges returns to the series business as a former CIA agent and gets to show Disney+ that he can still be extremely dangerous as a pensioner.

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Oscar winner adapts Pulitzer winner: stirring and shocking bestseller adaptation about the darkest chapter in American history.

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A "blood bond" between comedy and fantasy drama: Russia, too, knows the dark side of the quite normal vampire everyday life.

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Frighteningly close to real downing street 10: alongside Boris Johnson and his staff, "This England" takes us once again to the edge of the Corona crisis.

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Modern parenting is a huge challenge - especially when you're trying to raise a child in perfect conditions. This is also the case for Mariana and Samuel, whose educational visions quickly reach their limits in a suburb of Barcelona.

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Social unrest and musical awakening: "This Town" relives Birmingham's and Coventry's early eighties in the rhythm of ska music.

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"Sturm und Drang" in Sweden: young adults find their way in life in search of themselves.

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On the trail of the mysterious Tony, the pregnant Victoria dives deep into the queer subcultures of Buenos Aires.

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For the serial adaptation of Bernhard Aichner's furious bestselling trilogy, Anna Maria Mühe must act as a mortician in her own right: First she puts her husband in the ground, then hopefully hunts down his murderer.

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Audience-pleasing mystery thriller: Despite the limitations in the Slovenian series production circus, director Sonja Prosenc remains internationally competitive with "Trigrad".

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Power and (sexual) abuse in the highest political circles of Israel. Based on a true story und told from different perspectives, “Unsilenced” turns #metoo into a political precedent.

Compared to the (true) story behind "Unsilenced" the ...

Vigil

Claustrophobic confinement meets murder mystery: spectacularly gripping submarine thriller from the makers of "Bodyguard".

WhiteNight

Family saga and thriller: the rise and fall of a Canadian cosmetics icon between the 1970s and today.

Wodkavariationen

Chekhov's sisters as vodka-soaked contact persons for the educated bourgeois theatre canon. Cheers!

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Cult comic adaptation with twist(s): In a world (almost) without men, the women settle the post-apocalypse among themselves.

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More Rom-Tragedy than -Comedy, but definitely a bittersweet heartbreaker: With “You &Me” the Brits once again show that they still excel at capturing the ups and downs of love and life.

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl falls ...

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French remake of the Israeli hit series "Your Honor" with "Baron Noir" and "Sh'tis" star Kad Merad.

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Everything you always wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask: Three Spanish girls take their sexual liberation in their own hands: By founding a club of tramps.