Seriesly Berlin has set a program of 13 series premieres, with shows from Paramount+ and Disney+ in the line-up.
The Seriesly Berlin Premieres will run from September 14-17, running alongside the Seriesly Berlin Conference (September 15-16).
Among the series are Jossi, a German dramedy for Paramount+ from Dimitrij Schaad (Kleo) and starring the likes of Jannik Schümann (Sisi), Nilam Farooq (Call My Agent Berlin) and Thomas Loibl (Conclave). The series tells the story of Jossi, a floundering actor who lies his way into a casting call reserved for Jewish performers.
City of Blood is a Disney+ Germany/ Hulu original set in a climate-ravaged Berlin on the brink of collapse. Philipp Kadelbach and Elena Lyubarskaya are the creators, with Lena Drinda (Sound of Falling), Franz Hartwig (Dark), Lars Eidinger (Babylon Berlin) and David Schütter (Barbarians) are among the stars.
The shows follows sisters Bea and Phoebe, who uncover the truth behind the city’s hidden power structures, and find themselves at the center of a life-threatening conflict.
Other premieres include Clangold, a doc from Jan Zabeil about a spectacular German robbery; Burden of Justice from Sweden, which is a series from Snabba Cash writer Jens Lapidus about lawyers at a Stockholm firm; Atlantis Pasila, a drama-comedy set around a small bar in a brutalist district of Helsinki; Sky Switzerland doc Beach Sisters; and another from the same country, crime drama The Angel Maker.
From the UK is Aimee Lou Wood’s Film Club, which we recently reported was not returning for a second season on the BBC, and Sky drama Under Salt Marsh, while Brazil will offer Ayô, a Lucas Oranmian seres about a young Black gay artist navigating love and his career in São Paolo. David Semler’s coming-of-age drama Filter explores the teenage love of two teenage boys in Czechia.
Argentina’s So Far So Good from prolific filmmaker Daniel Burman and Canadian body-positive comedy Shipwrekced, from Gabrielle Lisa Collard and Manal Drissi, round out the line-up.
Stars in attendance at Seriesly will include Jossi‘s Nilam Farooq, Rezo Tschchikwischwili, Marina Weis, Thomas Loibl, Uwe Preuss and Garry Fishmann as well as creator Dimitrij Schaad, head-writer Jonas Zimmermann, writer Leo Khassin and producer Philip Voges.
The Beach Sisters screening will see beach volleyball sisters Anouk and Zoé Vergé-Dépré join director and creator Wero Rodowicz on stage, while Atlantsi Pasila director Ulla Heikkilä, Filter creator and director David Semler and Under Salt Marsh creator, writer and director Claire Oakley will also attend.
Here are full details of the screenings
ATLANTIS PASILA
German Premiere | Dramedy | Finland | Finnish OV with English subtitles
Screening: 7×15′ — 16 September, 19:00, CineStar
Talent attending: Ulla Heikkilä (Director)
One of Finland’s most exciting young voices, Aikuiset creator Anna Brotkin brings ATLANTIS PASILA to Seriesly Berlin following its selection for the Short Forms Competition at Series Mania 2026. The show follows the employees and customers of the bar Atlantis, hidden in the concrete-gray neighborhood of Helsinki’s Itä-Pasila. Kauri, Nita, Riku, Iiris, and Anni try to navigate life while struggling to deal with their feelings. The first season focuses on Kauri, a lifestyle nomad who is leaving Finland once again, but on the night of his departure his van breaks down. While stuck in Helsinki, he falls in love with mysterious Leo, who disappears and reappears when least expected. Blending dry Finnish humour with melancholy and unexpected warmth, ATLANTIS PASILA turns its distinctly local setting into an intimate portrait of a generation searching for connection.
Streamer/Broadcaster: Yle
Production: Yellow Film & TV
Creator: Anna Brotkin
Director: Ulla Heikkilä
Cast: Jasir Osman, Pyry Nikkilä, Isla Mustanoja, Sofia Smeds, Selina Ukkonen
AYÔ
International Premiere | Comedy, LGBTQ+ | Brazil | Portuguese OV with English subtitles
Screening: 5×15′ — 15 September, 19:00, CineStar
Created, written by and starring Lucas Oranmian, the Brazilian dramedy follows AYÔ a young Black gay artist from Bahia living in São Paulo, dissatisfied with his romantic life. After emotional conflicts with Manu, he dives into dating apps and meets João, forming an instant connection. At the same time, Ayô is forced to confront the realities of racism when his agent, Carla, makes him aware of the challenges faced by Black artists in an intrinsically racist society. Balancing love, identity, and professional ambition, AYÔ searches for belonging and self-understanding in contemporary urban life.
Streamer/Broadcaster: Globoplay
Production: REPRODUTORA
Creator: Lucas Oranmian
Director: Yasmin Thayná
Producer: Gabriel Bortolini
Cast: Lucas Oranmian, Caio Blat, Lázaro Ramos, Breno Ferreira, Gilda Nomacce, Aretha Sadick
BEACH SISTERS
International Premiere | Documentary | Switzerland | Swiss German OV with English subtitles
Screening: 3×29′ — 16 September, 18:30, Fotografiska Ballroom
Talent attending: Anouk Vergé-Dépré, Zoé Vergé-Dépré and Wero Rodowicz
After years as competitors, Swiss-Caribbean beach volleyball sisters Anouk and Zoé Vergé-Dépré join forces for their first season as a team. Their backstory is loaded: Zoé qualified for Paris with partner Esmée Böbner, while Anouk, with Joana Mäder, did not – turning a family bond into a public rivalry. Now, with the 2028 LA Olympics as their goal, the sisters must learn to become a team without losing what makes them family. Beach Sisters follows them through tournaments, pressure, illness and sponsorship deals – an intimate portrait of sisterhood, ambition and elite sport. Wero Rodowicz, creative producer of the Canneseries-winning THE ZWEIFLERS, returns to Seriesly Berlin after pitching WHO’S BURNING NOW? at last year’s festival, a project she is now developing with UFA Fiction.
Streamer/Broadcaster: Sky Schweiz
Production: schau. GmbH
Creators: Wero Rodowicz (Creator, Writer, Director, Creative Producer)
Cast: Anouk Vergé-Dépré, Zoé Vergé-Dépré
BURDEN OF JUSTICE
German Premiere | Drama | Sweden | Swedish OV with English subtitles
Screening: 2×45′ — 16 September, 20:45, CineStar
From Jens Lapidus, the author behind Netflix’s SNABBA CASH, comes BURDEN OF JUSTICE, a gripping legal drama presented at Series Mania. As sweeping legal reforms reshape Sweden’s justice system, lawyers at the elite firm Matsson & Markovic are forced to navigate an increasingly uncertain moral landscape. Sasa takes on a rape case that strikes close to home, while his friend Kalle defends a client in a gang trial that tests his ideals. Around them, colleagues cross ethical boundaries in pursuit of justice, success and survival. Burden of Justice is a tense legal drama where personal lives, professional duties and shifting notions of right and wrong collide.
Streamer/Broadcaster: SVT, DR, NRK
Production: Strive Stories, in collaboration with N12
Creator: Jens Lapidus
Director: Lisa Linnertorp
Writers: Frans Milisic Wiklund (Head Writer)
Cast: Björn Bengtsson, Arvin Kananian, Kit Walker Johansson, Tiril Wishman
CITY OF BLOOD
Festival Premiere | Dystopia, Horror | Germany | German OV
Screening: 2×42′ — 15 September, 18:30, Fotografiska Ballroom
An unbearable heat hangs over a world ravaged by climate change, where crime dominates everyday life. Berlin has become a city-state on the brink of collapse. While a privileged few live comfortably beneath a fully air-conditioned dome, the rest of the city sinks into corruption and violence. Two sisters, Bea and Phoebe, were separated as children by a tragic event: Bea, now chronically ill, grows up in privileged surroundings with her adoptive mother, while her older sister Phoebe struggles to survive on the streets of Berlin. When their worlds collide once again, just ahead of a pivotal election, they make an unthinkable discovery: vampires control organized crime and are seeking political power to secure their survival. Blood has long since become the city’s true currency. Caught in the crossfire, Phoebe and Bea must fight not only for their lives, but also confront a haunting question-who poses the greater threat: humans or vampires? Co-creator Elena Lyubarskaya returns to Seriesly Berlin, where her project THE LAST FAMILY ON EARTH received award recognition at the Seriesly Berlin Pitches in 2025; this year she takes an active role in the festival’s conference programme.
Streamer/Broadcaster: Disney+
Production: Amusement Park Film GmbH
Creators: Philipp Kadelbach, Elena Lyubarskaya
Cast: Lea Drinda, Soma Pysall, Franz Hartwig, David Schütter, Mouataz Alshaltouh, Lars Eidinger, u.v.m.
Release in Germany: 16 September 2026 exclusively on Disney+
CLANGOLD
World Premiere | Crime & Gangster, Documentary | Germany | German OV with English subtitles
Screening: 1×45′ — 15 September, 20:30, Fotografiska Ballroom
It’s one of the most spectacular cases in German criminal history: when the 100-kilogram gold coin ‘Big Maple Leaf’ is stolen from Berlin’s Bode Museum, the trail leads straight into the heart of the clan milieu. A race against time begins. This visually stunning documentary series captures the gripping cat-and-mouse game between investigators and perpetrators from up close. Following HBO Max’s launch in Germany earlier this year, Seriesly Berlin presents the world premiere of CLANGOLD, one of the streamer’s first German originals.
Streamer/Broadcaster: HBO Max
Production: beetz brothers film production
Director: Jan Zabeil
Producer: Christian Beetz
Executive Producer and Showrunner: Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Cast: Ali Reza Ahmadi, Omar Antabli, Cenk Bayram Babaoğlu, Rasmi Nasrallah
Release in Germany: 2026
FILM CLUB
German Premiere | Romantic Comedy | United Kingdom | English OV
Screening: 3×30′ — 15 September, 19:00, CineStar
Marking Aimee Lou Wood’s debut as both screenwriter and series creator, FILM CLUB celebrates its German premiere in Berlin. For Evie, film club is her weekly escape — a chance to create a world of wonder, deck her mum’s garage out in whatever the movie calls for, and spend a few uninterrupted hours with her best friend Noa.It’s Friday night. 7pm. Film club Week 198. Evie hasn’t left the house in six months after a ‘wobble’, and tonight, things are different. Noa’s got big news. A dream job is taking him across the other side of the country, which means that all of this is ending. That reality is hitting. That they’re going to be forced to consider for the first time they might be more than just friends. Neither of them are the best when it comes to emotions but this time those emotions might be impossible to ignore… Co-created with Ralph Davis (HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, BIG BOYS), and also starring Suranne Jones, FILM CLUB is a warm and funny take on friendship, family and falling for your best friend.
Production: Gaumont UK
Creators: Aimee Lou Wood, Ralph Davis
Cast: Aimee Lou Wood, Suranne Jones, Nabhaan Rizwan, Adam Long, Arian Nik, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ralph Davis, Owen Cooper, Liv Hill, Lisa McGrillis
Release in Germany: December 2026, ZDF
FILTER
International Premiere | Coming of Age, LGBTQ+ | Czech Republic | Czech OV with English subtitles
Screening: 4×25′ — 16 September, 20:30, Fotografiska Ballroom
Talent attending: David Semler, Antonio Šoposki
You’re sixteen. You’re grappling with your sexuality, relationships and values — and you’re making mistakes. Matty is an introvert who, despite his indecisive and hesitant nature, has managed to come out, surrounded by family and friends who support him. But when he falls in love with Radek, a boy his own age, during the entrance exams for secondary art school, he crashes headlong into the reality of his first romantic mix-ups, misunderstandings and failures. In good faith, he makes a few mistakes, which then snowball into more. In just a few short weeks, his childish, naive world becomes brutally adult. He suddenly has to face unexpected problems and a lack of understanding from those around him. Will he find a fragile inner balance amid the storm of turbulent adolescence?Created and directed by David Semler and developed closely with its young cast, this Czech coming-of-age series brings a distinctly contemporary teenage perspective to queer life in Czechia.
Streamer/Broadcaster: Czech Television
Production: Czech Television (Jaroslav Sedláček)
Creator: David Semler
Director: David Semler
Cast: Antonio Šoposki, Adam Buš, Iva Zahran, Vojtěch Franců, Daniel Šíp, Julie Louthanová, Martha Issová, Simona Peková, Petr Lněnička
JOSSI
World Premiere | Dramedy | Germany | German OV with English subtitles
Screening: 3×28′ — 14 September, 18:30, Fotografiska Ballroom
Talent attending: Nilam Farooq, Rezo Tschchikwischwili, Marina Weis, Thomas Loibl, Uwe Preuss, Garry Fishmann
The ambitious Wanja has hit rock bottom as an actor – he now works and lives in an escape room. His parents, Boris and Sveta, run a Russian restaurant that they can only save from bankruptcy by falsifying financial statements and counterfeiting caviar. When an international streaming service announces an open call for a major film production directed by American star director Sam Rosenberg, a role that, due to diversity guidelines, can only be cast with a Jewish actor, Wanja lies without hesitation, claiming to be one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it weren’t for his Jewish co-star, Dana Gold, who he also finds very likable.
Streamer/Broadcaster: SWR & Arte
Production: Odeon Fiction
Creator: Dimitrij Schaad
Director: Wolfgang Groos
Writers: Jonas Zimmermann (Head Writer), Leo Khasin
Producer: Philip Voges
Cast: Jannik Schümann, Thomas Loibl, Rezo Tschchikwischwili, Nilam Farooq, Marina Weis, Uwe Preuss
Release in Germany: Fall 2026 on ARTE and ARD
SHIPWRECKED
International Premiere | Comedy | Canada | French OV with English subtitles
Screening: 5×13′ — 15 September, 20:45, CineStar
The Canadian comedy SHIPWRECKED follows Ariane, Nora and Marie-Josée, Ariane, Nora, and Marie-Josée feel like they’re swimming against the current. No matter their successes, their bodies are still seen as failures in the eyes of society. When body-positive influencer Ariane is caught in a scandal after a drunken fatphobic rant goes viral, she takes refuge with her cousin MJ and reconnects with her estranged ex, Nora. Together, the three women are forced to confront old wounds and find out whether what still binds them is strong enough to keep them from sinking. Written by Gabrielle Lisa Collard and Manal Drissi, SHIPWRECKED is a sharp and funny exploration of female friendship, self-image and the gap between how we see ourselves and how society sees us.
Streamer/Broadcaster: Télé-Québec
Production: Amalga Créations Médias
Creators: Gabrielle Lisa Collard, Manal Drissi
Director: Marilyn Cooke
Cast: Fabiola Nyrva Aladin, Ariel Charest, Katia Lévesque
SO FAR SO GOOD
European Premiere | Comedy | Argentina | Spanish OV with English subtitles
Screening: 4×30′ — 16 September, 19:00, CineStar
From internationally acclaimed Argentine filmmaker Daniel Burman, creator of the International Emmy-nominated YOSI, THE REGRETFUL SPY and director of LOST EMBRACE, TRANSMITZVAH and THE TENTH MAN, comes SO FAR SO GOOD. Ariel, a successful but exhausted writer, struggles to stay young and attractive while his younger wife drags him into a demanding social life, his five children treat him like a butler, and his elderly parents constantly demand his attention. About to turn 50, with a body falling apart and the feeling that his life is a fraud, his doctor forbids him from lifting more than three kilos due to a hernia. This marks the beginning of a journey to discover what truly weighs us down in life. Will he regain his freedom, or will reality crush him?
Streamer/Broadcaster: Flow
Production: Cimarrón (The Mediapro Studio), Oficina Burman (The Mediapro Studio)
Creator: Daniel Burman
Directors: Daniel Burman & Daniel Hendler
Cast: Benjamín Vicuña, Rita Cortese, Violeta Urtizberea, Jorge Bolani, Andrea Frigerio, Daniel Hendler
THE ANGEL MAKER
German Premiere | Crime | Switzerland | Swiss German, German, French OV with English subtitles
Screening: 2×46′ — 16 September, 20:45, CineStar
Following its recent world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival, THE ANGEL MAKER tells the story of the Swiss religious community of Methernitha, which still exists today, its founder Paul Baumann — the inventor of a mysterious energy machine — and the young women who brought him down on charges of child abuse. Created and directed by Marina Klauser, whose own family has ties to the community at the heart of the story, the series draws on survivor testimony and previously unseen archival material, developing a distinctive visual language that foregrounds the survivors rather than the abuse itself.
Streamer/Broadcaster: SRG & 3Sat
Production: tellfilm
Creator: Marina Klauser
Director: Marina Klauser
Release in Germany: December 2026, 3Sat
UNDER SALT MARSH
German Premiere | Crime | United Kingdom | English OV
Screening: 2×50′ — 15 September, 20:45, CineStar
UNDER SALT MARSH is a limited series from writer, creator, and executive producer Claire Oakley (MAKE UP), set in the fictional Welsh town of Morfa Halen, a tight-knit community precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detective turned teacher Jackie Ellis (Kelly Reilly, YELLOWSTONE, PRIDE & PREJUDICE, also executive producer) discovers the body of her nine-year-old pupil, Cefin, seemingly drowned. The discovery sends shockwaves through the community, reviving the ghost of an unsolved cold case that rocked the town three years prior – the disappearance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which cost her career. Cefin’s death summons Jackie’s former partner, Detective Eric Bull (Rafe Spall, TRYING, LIFE OF PI), back to Morfa Halen to lead the investigation into a community he failed once before. Convinced the cases are linked, Jackie and Bull must reconcile and race to uncover long-buried secrets inside Morfa, before the storm breaks and all the evidence is gone for good. An intimate and cinematic story, Under Salt Marsh takes audiences into the heart of a community bound by nature and fractured by an unthinkable crime.
Production: Little Door Productions, in association with Sky Studios
Creator: Claire Oakley
Producers: Scott Bassett and Emma Duffy
Executive Producers: Elwen Rowlands for Little Door Productions, Claire Oakley, Kelly Reilly and Megan Spanjian for Sky
Cast: Kelly Reilly, Rafe Spall, Naomi Yang, Harry Lawtey, Lizzie Annis, Dino Fetscher
Release in Germany: 16 October 2026, ZDF
