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WarnerMedia and Rtl Deutschland are partnering for the first time on the six-part co-production “Two Sides of the Abyss.”

Rtl Deutschland has secured first-run rights to the Warner TV original for Germany, where it will initially stream on its newly renamed Rtl Plus platform, as well as free-tv rights thereafter.

Warner TV Serie (formerly TNT Serie) will offer the series on pay TV in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while WarnerMedia streaming platform HBO Max will launch the series as a Max Original in 61 territories across the U.S., Latin America and Europe. WarnerMedia International Television Distribution will handle international distribution outside of these territories.

Created and written by Kristin Derfler, “Two Sides of the Abyss” follows Wuppertal police officer Luise Berg (Anne Ratte-Polle) as she heads for an inevitable catastrophe after her daughter’s murderer is released early from prison. A psychologically complex game of confusion begins in which the boundaries of guilt and innocence,...

The everlasting power of films can bring viewers of all backgrounds together, especially during their times of loneliness and longing for companionship. Witnessing people from other societies as they battle their isolation can also help international audiences more clearly understand the universal human condition of needing and wanting camaraderie with others. That’s certainly the case […]

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A soulfully melancholy reflection on the extreme isolation of the refugee experience amplified by the internalized homophobia entrenched in Arab cultures, Label Me is a sexy, atmospheric mood piece that marks German writer-director Kai Kreuser as a talent to watch. Largely a two-hander, the drama is acted with sensitivity by Renato Schuch and Nikolaus Benda, frequently performing against a coolly alienating backdrop of Cologne at night. While the hour-long format limits commercial prospects, this accomplished film school thesis work should score further queer festival programming and perhaps some streaming exposure.

Bearded, brooding Waseem (Schuch) is first glimpsed on a subway platform,...

A soulfully melancholy reflection on the extreme isolation of the refugee experience amplified by the internalized homophobia entrenched in Arab cultures, Label Me is a sexy, atmospheric mood piece that marks German writer-director Kai Kreuser as a talent to watch. Largely a two-hander, the drama is acted with sensitivity by Renato Schuch and Nikolaus Benda, frequently performing against a coolly alienating backdrop of Cologne at night. While the hour-long format limits commercial prospects, this accomplished film school thesis work should score further queer festival programming and perhaps some streaming exposure.

Bearded, brooding Waseem (Schuch) is first glimpsed on a subway platform,...