New Series from Bavaria Media Television

MUNICH: Bavaria Media Television will head to Cannes to present a lineup of new international programs, featuring two high-profile series from Italy and Germany.

Crazy About Love (Tutti pazzi per amore) has two seasons of 26 hour-long episodes. The modern comedy is produced by Italian production company Publispei in co-production with RAI Fiction. The series follows urban love stories of everyday people.

Bavaria is also highlighting A Houseful of Animals (Tiere bis unters Dach). The series, produced by Polyphon Südwest for public broadcaster ARD, tells of a Hamburg-based veterinarian who stars a new life in Southern Germany’s Black Forest region with his wife and children. A first season of 13 half-hour episodes has already aired in Germany, and shooting on a second season has wrapped.

“We are very happy to add two new series of high-quality family entertainment for all ages to our series portfolio,” said Philipp Kreuzer, the VP of international and co-productions at Bavaria Media. “We have successfully sold such programming and together with our other new fiction titles in drama and romance genres we are certain to meet our buyers demands at MIPCOM.”

Additional highlights include the political thriller Blinded by Faith (Takiye – Spur des Terrors), a 90-minute TV centered on a young Muslim living in Cologne.