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Restored Sci-Fi Series ‘The Visitors’ Unveiled by Germany’s Wdr
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German broadcasting group Wdr is traveling back in time with the newly restored 1983 cult sci-fi series “The Visitors.”

The Czechoslovakian show is set in 2484, a utopian future in which humanity is united under one common government, advised in all decisions by a computer known as “the central thinker,” and where hunger, disease and war have been eradicated. When Earth finds itself suddenly threatened by an imminent collision with a comet, however, leading academic Filip and three comrades travel back to 1984 in a contemporary-looking Lada Niva in search of a lost formula that enables the shifting of planets, which could save Earth.

Created by Ota Hofman and Jindřich Polák, the team behind the classic 1970s Czechoslovak children’s series “Pan Tau,” “The Visitors” was known domestically as “Návštěvníci,” “Die Besucher” in West Germany and “Expedition Adam 84” in East Germany.

The series also boasts costumes and props designed by Theodor Pištěk, who...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 10/22/2022
  • by Ed Meza
  • Variety Film + TV
‘Pan Tau’ Producer Caligari Unveils New Animated Series (Exclusive)
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Gabriele M. Walther’s Munich-based Caligari Film, the company behind Ard’s hit remake of Czechoslovakian kids’ series “Pan Tau,” is producing a new 3D/CGI animated title about a group of crime-fighting mice inspired by “The Three Musketeers.”

“The Muscleteers” follows four daring mice who band together to help those in need and fight crime in the Harbor district, where shadow-filled alleyways pose grave threats to the rodent community: Cats, exterminators, construction activity, garbage collection and oblivious humans.

The series, set to premiere on Germany’s Zdf next year, is being sold internationally by Zdf Enterprises, which is also handling world sales for “Pan Tau.”

The new English-language, 14-part live-action series has become a hit for Ard’s Das Erste since premiering Oct. 4 and it’s becoming a mainstay of the channel’s Sunday morning lineup.

“Pan Tau” is based on the classic 1970s Czechoslovakian children’s series created...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 10/10/2020
  • by Ed Meza
  • Variety Film + TV
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