Nordic nets nab German dramas

Period drama Maximilian

Danish broadcaster DR, Norway’s NRK, YLE in Finland and SVT in Sweden have secured more than 40 hours of German drama from Beta Film.

The quartet have acquired right-wing terror trilogy NSU German History X (3×90’) and Tom Tykwer’s 1920s crime-series Babylon Berlin (16×60′), along with Oliver Hirschbiegel’s spy drama The Same Sky (6×60′).

The channels have also picked up 15th century period drama Maximilian (6×60′), which explores the life of the impoverished Austrian emperor.

Stephen Mowbray, head of acquisitions at SVT, said the deal showed that German producers “are now delivering world-class fiction.”

He added: “Partnering with Beta secures a raft of exciting titles for the Swedish public.”

Beta Film international sales manager Justus Riesenkampff said the deal “marks a new chapter of German fiction in the Nordics and proves that now there is a steady flow of great drama coming from Germany.”