Legendary & TOBIS Form JV for German-Language Projects

Legendary Entertainment and TOBIS have struck up an agreement to form a joint venture to develop, produce and distribute German-language TV content.

The newly formed company will be based at TOBIS’s recently opened Munich offices and will focus on high-end scripted series and miniseries driven by local content and talent. The company plans to work with traditional German broadcasters and streaming platforms.

TOBIS will take the operational lead on the ground while Legendary will handle distribution of all content created by the joint venture outside of German-speaking Europe.

“Forging a strategic partnership with Timm and Theo to identify and collaborate on best-in-class episodic content is a key part of our strategy to continue Legendary’s international growth,” said Joshua Grode, CEO of Legendary. “We are excited about this partnership and its future growth as we move further into the international television market.”

TOBIS principals Timm Oberwelland and Theo Gringel said, “We are thrilled to be in business with Legendary, an iconic studio and one of the world’s strongest producers and creators of outstanding IP. Together we will create original and exciting new serial content for the German-speaking market and beyond.”