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Articles about ZDF Enterprises

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Christie done differently

Actors Johan Rheborg and Hanna Alström reveal what attracted them to their starring roles in Agatha Christie’s Hjerson, a Swedish series that offers a fresh and unique take on the crime writer’s work.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Tezel tells all

Aylin Tezel, the star of German thriller Unbroken, reveals how the series mixes elements of crime drama and psycho-thriller to tell the story of a police officer searching for her newborn baby after being kidnapped.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

International football

Actors Teo Yoo and Yuriri Naka discuss their roles in The Window, a German/Japanese scripted drama that plays out in the world of professional football and follows the battle to control a potential superstar.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Dog days

Stars Josefin Asplund and Alexey Manvelov discuss the making of Swedish drama Top Dog, which centres on aspiring lawyer and an ex-con who forge an unlikely partnership.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Alfa male

Two brothers begin a journey of self-discovery in Alfa, a multi-stranded Danish series that blends thriller and character drama. DQ speaks to writer and director Milad Avaz about his first television project.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Agent secrets

Jan Guillou’s literary hero Carl Hamilton is given a contemporary update in Swedish action thriller Agent Hamilton. Star Jakob Oftebro and director Erik Leijonborg reveal how it was done.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Once upon a time in Vienna

Delve into the mind of Sigmund Freud as Austria’s ORF and Netflix partner for an eight-part series that sees the young doctor test out his unconventional theories while solving a murder conspiracy in 1890s Vienna.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Explosive Agent

DQ lands in Stockholm to find a city-centre park taken over by filming for spy action thriller Agent Hamilton. The cast and creative team reveal their screen ambitions for Jan Guillou’s iconic literary character.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Michaud’s methods

Crime writer Martin Michaud tells DQ about his experience developing a TV series based on his detective character Victor Lessard.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Wild side

Cristian Conti, creator of Colombian drama Wild District, talks about themes of the Netflix series and the increasing prominence of non-English-language drama.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Serial killer

Acorn TV’s London Kills will quench audience thirst for the kind of episodic, procedural storytelling that is now overshadowed by long-running serialised dramas, claim writers Paul Marquess and Sarah-Louise Hawkins plus Robert Franke of distributor ZDF Enterprises.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Hot damm

German writer Annette Hess tells DQ about period drama Ku’damm 56 and its upcoming sequel Ku’damm 59, her desire to create a series with strong female characters and why she enjoys writing about the past.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Speak of the Devil

Tuvalu Entertainment and ZDF Enterprises this week announced they have joined forces for supernatural thriller One Bad Apple, in which the Devil seeks to return to Earth and reunite with his teenage daughter. DQ spoke to their creative team behind the series about their ambitions for this female-led drama.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Drawing a blank

Tabula Rasa showrunner Malin-Sarah Gozin and star Veerle Baetens lift the lid on the Flemish psychological thriller, which tells the story of a young woman with amnesia who was the last person to see a man who has since vanished.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Meeting the mafia

Rike Schmid, the star of Italian crime drama Maltese, tells DQ about the 1970s-set series in which a detective takes on the mafia.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Wentworth locks down third format deal

Prison dramas continue to excite broadcasters and platforms, with Wentworth securing a new format deal this week. Also, there are plans for a Diego Maradona biopic, an X-Men TV spin-off and a new comedy from Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Full circle: Tabula Rasa producer Helen Perquy’s journey

Tabula Rasa producer Helen Perquy tells Michael Pickard about the show’s journey from Series Mania pitch to fully-fledged series ahead of its launch on VRT next year.

ZDF ENTERPRISES

Bridging the gap

Like a plot from Doctor Who, Scandinavian crime drama The Bridge has regenerated for its third season without its leading man. Michael Pickard hears how the cast and crew overcame this change to keep the hit series on track.

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