Netflix gave a preview of its upcoming German-language productions

As part of its second "Content Remote Show," hosted by TV presenter Hadnet Tesfai, Netflix’s German-language team presented a selection of 19 productions. The projects are part of Netflix's push into local content with a doubling of investments to €500 million between 2021 and 2023. With the new titles, the streamer continues to focus on diverse genres and innovations from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

“When it comes to story development, our top priorities are strong and local stories with authentic characters, produced to the highest quality. We want to inspire our viewers through our content and also those who are not yet in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We already work with the best creatives from the region and want to intensify these relationships and discover equally fresh and diverse talent. In this way, we want to set new milestones in serial storytelling and increase our footprint in the German market,”  said Katja Hofem, who joined the DACH team as Vice President, Local Language Series in November.

New announcements in the series segment include the eight-part series “Achtsam Morden” (working title); thriller series “Liebes Kind” (working title); six-part series “King of Stonks” (previous working title “Cable Cash”); action-thriller series “Kleo”; the second season of the historical action series “Made in Germany”; historical series “The Empress” (working title); mystery series “1899”; revenge thriller “Totenfrau”; and Swiss series “Neumatt”.

"From historical dramas to innovative action thrillers, contemporary comedies to mystery series, we show our viewers a program that could not be more diverse - all 'Made in DACH',"  said Steffi Ackermann, Director Local Language Series. "We offer our partners various forms of cooperation and want to enable the greatest possible degree of creativity. In addition, we also cooperate with broadcasters, as is now the case with the new projects of my colleague Kai Finke, such as ‘Totenfrau’ with ORF or ‘Neumatt’ with SRF,"  Hofem added.

The high-class and diverse range of movies for Netflix include titles such as the spaghetti western “Blood and Gold” (working title), “Buba” (working title), “Im Westen Nichts Neues,” “Faraway,” and “Paradise”. Meanwhile, the streamer presented new documentary and reality formats like “Queer Eye Germany,” “Soering” (working title), “Gladbeck” (working title), “Wirecard” (working title), and “Facing North”.

"The film team at Netflix is getting bigger and bigger. We're all about implementing the broadest, strongest and most diverse range of content possible from the German-speaking world,"  said Sasha Bühler, Director, Film EMEA. "My heart is beating loudly for real stories and this is exactly where we see great growth potential in the DACH region,"  added Inga Leschek, Director Non-fiction.