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EXCLUSIVE: Five years after Netflix inked their first ever European overall series deal with Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, the studio has re-upped with the duo in a splashy, eight-figure pact, we can reveal. The German writer-creators, who most recently made big-budget mystery drama 1…

There will no second season for mystery thriller series 1899. Netflix has canceled the series, from Dark creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, who revealed the news on social media. Related Stories Cancellatio…

EXCLUSIVE: The Empress is returning to Netflix. The period drama from Germany has been an international hit for the streamer following its launch at the end of September and has now been commissioned for a second run, we've learned. Watch a video message from returning cast members Devrim…

Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese’s highly-anticipated latest Netflix series 1899 has dropped an extended trailer, gifting more clues. 1899, which made the TIFF Primetime Program Competition, launches November 17 and is one of the streamer’s most high-profile shows to have come out of…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix EMEA TV boss Larry Tanz has claimed the streamer is defying subscriber teething problems by continuing to grow investment in the region, standing by commitments and helping crews and talent as he prepares to welcome a wealth of prospective hits including Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese…

Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese’s 1899, the highly-anticipated fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale and Lars Von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus have made the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2022 Primetime program. Seven series have made the list, also including Dear Mama Allen Hug…

A first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming seafaring mystery drama 1899 has dropped online. Billed as “a visually stunning ‘Odyssee’ where nothing is as it seems,” it’s the latest series from Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, who were behind Netflix’s trippy international smash Dark. The show — which stars the likes of…

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was in Berlin this morning to open the streamer's new DACH Headquarters (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Greeting a room of executives and content creators – including Jantje Friese (Dark, 1899), Anna Winger (Unorthodox), who just signed an overall deal with Netflix, Matthias Schweighöfer…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar and BAFTA-winning VFX firm Framestore is consolidating its film and TV divisions in line with growing demand for episodic content. Both departments at the UK firm will be brought under one banner, one pipeline and a new leadership structure. The company's episodic work is being headed by recent BAFTA…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix's first German original series Dark was always going to be a tough act to follow for its creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. The mind-bending, time-weaving show debuted on the platform in December 2017 and attracted a global fanbase across a run of three taut, satisfying seasons until it…

EXCLUSIVE: Cast has been finalized on 1899, the major European Netflix series from Dark creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. Joining the previously announced Emily Beecham are: Aneurin Barnard (The Goldfinch), Andreas Pietschmann (Dark), Miguel Bernardeau (Elite), Maciej Musial (The Witcher), Anton Lesser (Game Of…

EXCLUSIVE: Cruella and Little Joe actress Emily Beecham is set to star in Netflix’s anticipated European series 1899, we can reveal. Fast-rising Beecham becomes the first name aboard for the big-canvas period horror, which comes from in-demand German writer-director-producers Baran Bo Odar and Jantje Friese, creators…