David Hasselhoff to Play David Hasselhoff in German TV Series

Jamie Lang Keshet is pitching ZDF and Viaplay’s upcoming domestic terrorism thriller “Fury” to international buyers at MipTV, and series creator Gjermund S.

Will Thorne Staff WriterAlthough this year’s edition of the Cannes TV market MipTV is going virtual, the opportunity for distributors to catch the eye is larger than ever as global and regional content are eager to make up for lost time.The MipDrama showcase in particular still provides the ideal place to drum up interest in a series, according to Rose Hughes, VP of sales at Keshet International which is presenting a look at intense Norwegian-German series “Furia” (pictured below).“It’s the

Dominic Cooper as English spy Fielding Scott. And ET has the exclusive first look at the trailer for the six-episode series premiering on the service in April.Set in 1960s Berlin, Germany, the Cold War series follows Scott after he’s sent on a mission to find out who is behind a leak of vital security intel belonging to the Americans, British and French.

German media giant Bertlesmann had a surprisingly good year. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Bertelsmann, which controls leading European commercial TV broadcaster RTL Group, production giant Fremantle, music label BMG, and book publisher Penguin Random House, boosted its annual profit by 34 percent to $1.77 billion (€1.5 billion) last year, the highest level since 2006, with operating (EBITDA) profit hitting a new high of $3.65 billion (€3.1 billion).

The German government of Chancellor Angela Merkel has extended and tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures in the country until at least April 18. The new lockdown regulations will see all shops and indoor activity shut down as of Monday, March 29.

Claudia Schiffer gave fans a very rare glimpse into life at home recently when she shared a stunning selfie soaking up the sun in her incredible backyard. The German supermodel, 50, wowed fans with her age-defying good looks - and her stunning garden - as she got wistful over the weather. MORE: Claudia Schiffer reveals she never thought she would make it as a model She wrote: "Sunny days in LA… when is the sun coming to England?"  WATCH: 10 of the most dazzling celebrity engagement ringsClaudia

Gallery: Yippee-Ki-Yay! Bruce Willis' top 10 films (BANG Showbiz)Syrreal CEO Christian Alvart will also direct the show, as well as produce alongside Sigi Kamml and Timm Oberwelland, while David himself will serve as executive producer. CBS have signed a first-look production deal with German production company Syrreal Entertainment, with 'Ze Entertainment' to be the first project under the partnership.

Amazon Prime Video has snapped up the rights to German coming of age series We Children From Bahnhof Zoo for the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and Benelux.

Ed Meza @edmezavarDavid Hasselhoff is heading to Germany to star in a comedy spy series produced by Christian Alvart’s Berlin-based Syrreal Entertainment in what will be the first project from the company’s new international first-look deal with CBS Studios.A straight-to-series order for Mediengruppe RTL’s SVOD platform TVNow, “Ze Network” sees Hasselhoff playing himself as he travels to Germany to headline a stage production in what he believes is a major theater in East Berlin, only to

CBS Studios and German producer Syrreal Entertainment are teaming to create a series for RTL streamer TV Now in which David Hasselhoff will star as himself in a fictional international conspiracy story.

Sam Heughan has proven he's a real Scotsman despite revealing he has French, German and Norwegian ancestry. And as Sam talked about growing up in Scotland and his roots he told of his plans to extend his tweed and tartan line to kilts and skirts as well as shawls.

Netflix has closed another major deal at the European Film Market, dropping a reported $55 million for worldwide rights to the Christian Bale Gothic horror-thriller The Pale Blue Eye from director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Black Mass). The film focuses on an attempt to solve a series of murders that took place at the U.S.

Alex Pettyfer and Toni Garrn are about to be parents!

BERLIN -- One of Germany's best-known TV directors and scriptwriters has been formally charged with raping an aspiring actress almost 25 years ago, Munich prosecutors said Friday.Dieter Wedel was the first prominent figure in the country named when the #MeToo movement targeting alleged sexual abusers in the media and the arts gathered pace in Germany three years ago.Wedel, 81, has denied claims by several women that he pressured them for sex.The 20-page indictment against Wedel claims that in