Amazon Doubles Down On German Originals; Orders Series Based On Wolfgang Hohlbein’s ‘The Gryphon’ From ‘Dark’ Producer W&B Television

Helena Bonham Carter Joins BBC Comedy ‘The Cleaner’ Helena Bonham Carter and Peep Show star David Mitchell are among those cast in BBC comedy The Cleaner. Written and headlined by Inbetweeners and Taskmaster star Greg Davies, the series is a remake of a German comedy.

BERLIN -- Hundreds of German police and other investigators raided more than 20 buildings in Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg early Thursday in a crackdown on two feuding organized crime families, authorities said.Berlin prosecutors said on Twitter that two people were arrested in the raids targeting illegal drug and weapons trafficking.In addition, authorities were investigating bodily harm charges linked to a “clash of clans” between an Arabic and a Chechen organized crime

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentWim Wenders’ Berlin-based Road Movies has boarded “This Is Music,” a series whose episode directors – New German Cinema leading light Wenders, singer-songwriter David Byrne, “Skam” creator Julie Andem and “Louder Than Bombs” director Joachim Trier – make the title the highest profile project at this year’s Berlinale Co-Pro Series.Norwegian public broadcaster NRK is backing the development of the series, which has also received support from the

Naman Ramachandran Sky Studios and Gaumont have teamed on “The Wasp,” the first Sky original comedy to be produced for Sky Deutschland.The six-part series follows Eddie Frotzke, a fallen professional dart player who, after a prolonged career slump, wants to return to his former glory.

ouster from “The Mandalorian” over controversial social media posts sent a great disturbance through the Twitterverse, with users contrasting the move to Disney’s firing and subsequent re-hiring of director James Gunn.Carano — a former MMA fighter who played Cara Dune in the hit Disney+ show — was booted over a post that likened being a conservative in modern America to being a Jew in Nazi Germany.After directing two “Guardians of the Galaxy” flicks for the media empire’s Marvel Cinematic

Annika Pham Icelandic production powerhouse Sagafilm and Germany’s Splendid Film are teaming on the major feature project “Operation Napoleon,” to be lensed mostly in English.Budgeted at around €6 million ($7.2 million), the thriller is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Iceland’s crime master Arnaldur Indriðason, whose earlier novel “Jar City” was successfully filmed by Baltasar Kormákur.Published locally in 2009 and translated into English in 2011, “Operation Napoleon” was awarded a

Kristen Stewart is currently filming Spencer, Pablo Larrain's Princess Diana movie based on the Christmas weekend that Diana spent in Sandringham in 1991 where she decided to get a divorce from Prince Charles. A first look photo of Stewart as the Princess of Wales was released last week, to much hype and buzz.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video has announced several German original series and a soccer documentary.The originals include a series adaptation of fantasy classic “The Gryphon,” based on the cult novel of the same name by Wolfgang Hohlbein, Germany’s most successful living novelist with 40 million books sold worldwide, that follows three outsiders who must deal with a monster. Show runners Erol Yesilkaya and Sebastian Marka are adapting the material into six 45-minute episodes.

Lena Dunham and Mandy Patinkin have a new movie in the works!

Ed Meza @edmezavarMandy Patinkin and Lena Dunham have joined German filmmaker Julia von Heinz’s next film, “Iron Box,” about a New York businesswoman who decides to take her aging father back to his native Poland, where she hopes to explore her Jewish roots.In an interview with Variety during last year’s Venice Film Festival following the premiere of her latest pic, “And Tomorrow the Entire World,” von Heinz said she planned to send Patinkin and Dunham the script and expressed hope that they

Germany’s major cinema organization HDF Kino has expressed concerns about a proposed model for the country’s exit from lockdown that places cinemas last in line.

Quite the transformation! Kristen Stewart is the latest star to take on the role of the late Princess Diana, starring in the upcoming film Spencer. The first photo from the production was released on Wednesday, November 27, showing the actress, 30, channeling the Princess of Wales.

Kristen Stewart has finally made her debut as Princess Diana.

Fans got a first look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana from her new film “Spencer” on Wednesday. The film, directed by Pablo Larraín, focuses on the one weekend when Diana decided to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.

A first look image of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the upcoming biopic “Spencer” has been released.

Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner), Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) and Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) have joined Kristen Stewart in buzzed-about Lady Diana biopic Spencer, which is now filming in Germany.

Diana Gabaldon offering Outlander fans an ideal way to get through #Droughtlander.