EM.Entertainment, Sat.1 Prep Live Maya the Bee Event

UNTERFOEHRING, July 6: EM.Entertainment subsidiary Life on
Stage is to produce a live stage event based on the Maya the Bee series that will be broadcast on Sat.1.

“We are making a childhood dream come true,” said Edda
Kraft, the head of entertainment at Sat.1. “With Annette Frier as Maya the Bee
and Dirk Bach as her apparently dopy buddy Willi, we have the most perfect cast
imaginable.”

“The comedy adaptation of Maya the Bee together with Sat.1, and the top-notch casting of
the lead roles, underscore the unbroken popularity of Maya the Bee,” added Susanne Schosser, the managing director of
EM.Entertainment. “The stage show adaptation of this TV classic by Life On
Stage Entertainment promises to deliver viewers the very best in entertainment
for the entire family.”

The series, basic on the classic books by Waldemar Bonsels
that first appeared in 1912, has been airing on German television since
September 1976.