Australian Gangster

In a world forever changed by the #metoo movement, there’s no better time for the colleagues of the Equal Rights Office to stand up and fight for fairness, tolerance, and common sense – and that’s exactly what they’re doing! Well, they’re fighting anyway. At the start of this much-loved comedy’s third season, the redoubtable Eva Jordan has resigned from the office to start a new career in the private sector – but her new job insists she put profits before people, and that’s not OK with Eva! Unfortunately, a return to the Equal Rights team looks impossible while her nemesis Ingrid Sommerfeld has any say in the matter. Meanwhile, the arrival of the handsome but fiendishly assertive anti-discrimination officer David has the team in turmoil, and that’s even before they attempt to do their jobs. In an ever-changing world of correctness – where gender is a minefield and race a hot topic – this team needs Eva more than ever!

SCRIPTED SERIES / COMEDY

Written by Ralf Husmann Directed by Jonas Grosch, Charlotte Rolfes

Starring Katrin Bauerfeind, Alexander Khuon, Natalia Belitski, Mira Partecke, Adina Vetter, Malick Bauer, Katrin Wichmann

Produced by MadeFor and SevenPictures Film for Joyn and ProSieben (Germany)

The journey is coming to an end for Jan and the rest of Simmering airport’s unconventional security team – but they’re not going quietly! In an attempt to escape the small town of Simmering, Jan heads to Berlin in the hopes of making a big impression as a ‘start-up guru’. The only problem is that he’s nothing of the sort, and all the entrepreneurs he meets are frauds too! To make matters worse, Jan takes his dad along for the trip, but the recently diagnosed dementia-sufferer Udo suddenly vanishes from the hotel. Can Jan find him before the police get involved? Meanwhile back in Simmering, Sabine is organizing a golf tournament in the hope of luring Jan back to the airport. She has even convinced real-life TV presenter Kai Pflaume to appear as a celebrity guest. Let the games begin! Check Check’s concluding season is about friendship, family, and finally growing up – but most of all, it’s about fun!

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Written by Gernot Gricksch Directed by Lars Jessen Starring Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Uwe Preuss, Doris Golpashin, Kailas Mahadevan, Jan Georg Schütte, Petra Kleinert, Liebe Sabine, Sara Fazilat

Produced by Florida Film for ProSieben and Joyn (Germany)

Established by former Nazi soldier Paul Schaefer in a quiet Chilean town, the mysterious Germanic cult ‘Colonia Dignidad’ forged a decades-long history of torture, child abuse and murder within the walls of its vast compound, protected by General Pinochet’s dictatorship. Now, with a new government in power, Chile is finally ready to end Colonia’s violent legacy. Young federal prosecutor Leo Ramírez is tasked with bringing the sect’s elusive leader Paul Schaefer to justice. But Leo has his own secret history with Colonia. 20 years ago, his younger brother Pedro died there under mysterious circumstances, and it was Schaefer himself who paid for Leo’s education in Germany to keep him quiet. Now Leo is determined to tear the walls of Colonia down once and for all – but when a young man claiming to be Pedro suddenly turns up alive, Leo must finally confront the demons that tore his family apart all those years ago. SCRIPTED SERIES / THRILLER

Created by Maria Elena Wood, Patricio Pereira Written by Andreas Gutzeit (Head Writer), Swantje Oppermann, Paula del Fierro, Enrique Videla Directed by Julio Jorquera, Nancy Rivas Starring Marcel Rodriguez, Götz Otto, Devid Striesow, Jennifer Ulrich, Martina Klier, Nils Rovira-Muñoz, Antonia Zegers Produced by Invercine & Wood and Story House Pictures for Joyn (Germany) and MEGA (Chile), in co-production with Chilean television fund CNTV and MEGA

A very ambitious international series

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