ARD Degeto Orders Genre Drama for Online Platform

ARD Degeto is developing the elevated genre drama Oderbruch (working title) exclusively for the online platform ARD Mediathek.

An international co-production, it will be produced by Syrreal Entertainment, ARD Degeto and CBS Studios. The first season, comprised of eight episodes, will begin filming in spring 2022 in Germany and Poland.

In the series, the sinister discovery of numerous murder victims shocks the Oderbruch region. The serial murder case brings ex-cop Maggie Kring (Karoline Schuch) and detective Roland Voit (Felix Kramer) back together in their old hometown, after more than 20 years of separation.

Series creator and head writer Arend Remmers developed the concept with Adolfo J. Kolmerer, while Siegfried Kamml, Christian Alvart and Timm Oberwelland serve as producers. Ronny Schalk and Martin Behnke also comprise the team of writers, and Kolmerer directs the series along with Alvart.

“With Oderbruch, ARD Degeto is continuing its commitment to top-class high-end series,” said Thomas Schreiber, CEO of ARD Degeto. “With CBS Studios and Syrreal Entertainment as partners, we are expanding the range of international co-productions in our portfolio. We are very much looking forward to this exciting new project that will take place in a fascinating region of Germany: in the Oderbruch.”

“An eight-part mystery series with outstanding German creatives and actors who all have charisma and draw international appeal, Oderbruch is fresh content that will invite the audience to binge this show and is exclusively developed for the ARD online platform,” said Christoph Pellander, editor-in-chief at ARD Degeto. “Karoline Schuch, Felix Kramer and Lucas Gregorowicz are the perfect cast for this special series project. ”

“We are very excited to work on our passion project with such great partners in ARD Degeto, Syrreal Entertainment and CBS Studios,” added Remmers. “With Oderbruch, we have the special creative opportunity to merge two popular genres in an extraordinary way and break down the boundaries between reality and fiction.”

“Crime meets mystery. ARD Degeto meets CBS Studios meets Syrreal Entertainment,” added Kamml. “An unusual mix and a good example that surprising formats are possible in German fiction.”

“We have been looking for the right genre story to take on as we expand our slate of premium international series, and Oderbruch is a perfect blend of elevated character drama, with a contemporary and unique take on an eternally beloved genre,” said Meghan Lyvers, senior VP of international co-productions and development at CBS Studios. “We are thrilled to continue building on our relationship with Syrreal Entertainment and to partner with ARD Degeto on this series.”