Netflix Goes Dark in 2017
Steve Barton
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Netflix has changed the way that we watch TV and movies… and also… “chill.” Their original slate keeps on growing, too, as THR is reporting that the streaming company has confirmed it will do its first German-language series with Who Am I? director Baran bo Odar and the producers behind foreign-language Oscar winner The Lives of Others.
The series, entitled “Dark,” is described as a mysterious saga following four families living in a small German town. Their idyllic life is torn apart when two children mysteriously disappear and the families’ dark secrets begin to come to the surface.
Jantje Friese, who co-wrote Odar’s cyber-thriller Who Am I? penned the screenplay for the series.
Netflix has given a 10-episode order for “Dark,” which is set to begin production this year and go out to Netflix subscribers worldwide in 2017. Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, and Justyna Musch will produce.
“’Dark’ is an incredible German story that will appeal to a global audience,” said Erik Barmack, VP, International Originals at Netflix. “Bo and Jantje are creative talents that have developed great projects in both Berlin and Hollywood, and we are thrilled to be working with them on our first original series entirely authored, shot, and produced in Germany.”
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