Wir gratulieren Matthias Kiefersauer zur Berufung als Mitglied bei den Münchner Turmschreibern. Er ist somit ein Teil der kreativen Köpfe der süddeutschen Autorengruppe.

An entertaining film about a summer love with Jacob Matschenz in the role of ‘Robbe’. Available in the ZDFmediathek for one year from Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 10.00 a.m. and on Thursday, 14 August 2025 at 20:15 on ZDF.

When Resi and her clique get into a fatal accident while travelling to the Alps, they find themselves in a Bavarian afterlife authority that will decide their fate. The Bavarian comedy by Julius Grimm premieres at the Munich Film Festival on 2 July 2025, with Sina Wilke, Johanna Bittenbinder and Heinz-Josef Braun.

The film by Natalie Spinell premieres at the Munich Film Festival on 1 July. Felix Hellmann has taken on one of the leading roles. Seven long-time friends want to spend a weekend in a mountain hut. Even the ascent is difficult, the lift is out of order. The next surprise awaits the group at the top: three young strangers have made themselves at home and have no intention of leaving the hut. A heated discussion about property and ownership ensues.

Mira Huber has added an About Me to her showreel. Be sure to watch it!

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The six-part psychological thriller series ‘The Trap’ is currently being produced in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Miriam Ohlmeyer has taken on the role of ‘Sophie’. The mini-series is being produced by Constantin Film. Casting: Sabine Schwedhelm.

Maria Sophie Siegl has added a new About Me to her showreel. Take a look!

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Since mid-May, filming for the 90-minute feature film ‘Die Tränen der Madonna’ (AT) and for the eight episodes of the seventh season of ‘Watzmann ermittelt’ has been underway in Berchtesgaden, Salzburg, on the Watzmann and the surrounding area. Katharina Leonore Goebel is back as the detective ‘Sophia Strasser’ and Vanessa Eckart as ‘Johanna Beissl’.

Fatih Akin's new film has celebrated its world premiere in the ‘Cannes Première’ series. In ‘Amrum’, Fatih Akin adapts the childhood memories of future director and screenwriter Hark Bohm, who lived through the end of the Second World War on the North Frisian island. Laura Tonke plays the mother of the main character, and Lars Jessen has also taken on a role. The film was produced by bombero international and Warner Bros Film Productions Germany. The film will be released in German cinemas on 9 October.

Nina and Tom Eichkamp actually wanted to get divorced. But instead of going their separate ways, they are now united by a common challenge: the corpse of their couples' therapist.Tom Beck has taken on the leading role of ‘Tom Eichkamp’. The film is now available in the ZDF Mediathek and on 29.05.2025 at 20:15 on ZDF.

Böse geboren
Eva and her son Milan live in isolation from their surroundings. Eva has decided this because Milan is the result of a rape. When an activist is shot dead in the forest, most people realise who the perpetrator is. On 25 May at 20:15 on ARD and in the ARD Mediathek. Directed by Alexander Dierbach.

The Sat.1 series starring Tom Beck ran in Germany from 2015 to 2019. Now CBS is adapting the series in the USA. While Tom Beck took on the role of Albert Einstein's great-grandson in the German original, Matthew Gray Gubler is set to play the lead role in the US version. The premise of the series is the same as the German original: Einstein's great-grandson, like his great-grandfather, is a genius and works as an eccentric professor.

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The black humour mumblecore comedy about family secrets is currently being filmed in Munich. Produced by Milk Pictures, Construction Film and ZDF-Das kleine Fernsehspiel. Starring: Johanna Bittenbinder, Kathrina Anna Stahl, Christiane Bärwald.

"Neues Deutsches Fernsehen"
At the 42nd Munich Film Festival, which takes place from 27 June to 6 July 2025, the following films/series will premiere in the ‘New German Films’ section: ‘Miss Sophie - Same Procedure As Every Year’ with Jacob Matschenz as ‘Sir Toby’ and Tom Beck as ‘Pablo Picasso’,Production: UFA Fiction GmbH,Casting: Die Besetzer,Director: Daniel Rakete Siegel, Markus Sehr,Broadcaster: Amazon MGM Studios. ‘Nix ist fix ‘with Felix Hellmann,Production: Roxy Film GmbH,Casting: Mareth & Rölcke Casting,Director: Natalie Spinell,Sender: ZDF. “High Stakes ”with a.o. Roland Schreglmann,production: Odeon Fiction GmbH,casting: Dorothee Weyers,director: Marijana Verhoef,broadcaster: ZDFneo. ‘Naked ’with Chryssanthi Kavazi and Yung Ngo, among others, production: Fandango Film TV GmbH, director: Bettina Oberli, casting: Dayanir & Hellwig.

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The first take for case 99 and 100 for Batic and Leitmayr has been shot. Johanna Bittenbinder and Max Schmidt are in front of the camera. Production: Neuesuper GmbH, Casting: Liza Stutzky Casting.

From loser to T-Rex: Instead of becoming more masculine after taking supposed testosterone, two pubescent boys slowly transform into dinosaur-like reptiles. The high school dramedy by Lutz Heineking Jr. can be streamed on ZDF from Friday, June 6, 2025 and will run in double episodes on ZDFneo from June 15, 2025 at 8:15 pm. With Tom Beck, Pauline Angert and Yung Ngo.

Shooting starts for the 2nd season of the successful BR series. Pastor Hans Reiser (Stephan Zinner) and Lisa Kirchberger are now officially a couple. This puts too much strain on them, especially on Cardinal Brunnenmayr, whose indignation is slowly but surely growing. There is a huge simmering between Reiser and the cardinal. Kathrin Anna Stahl, Corinna Binzer and Mira Huber will play roles in the episodes. The scripts were written by Franz X. Bogner and Carolina Zimmermann.