Finding The Flaws: Bastian Reiber and Arne Feldhusen on making satirical, absurdist German comedy Das Manko

Finding The Flaws: Bastian Reiber and Arne Feldhusen on making satirical, absurdist German comedy Das Manko


By Michael Pickard
June 2, 2026

IN FOCUS

From German creative collective Das Manko comes a self-titled, largely silent comedy about a group of hopeless government workers navigating a series of professional mishaps. Showrunners Bastian Reiber and Arne Feldhusen tell DQ why making the four-part series was a “dream come true.”

Drama Quarterly subscriber content

Subscribe to Drama Quarterly and stay up to date with the shows you love and the stories behind them HERE

(Subscriptions cost just £7.50/month or £75/year)

Existing subscribers can log in HERE.

Drama Quarterly Logo