Having been an early supporter of Nordic noir, ZDF’s latest investment in the genre, Before We Die, debuted on SVT in Sweden earlier this year, while another recent series, Maltese, a coproduction with Rai, is representation of a new type of Italian crime drama. Franke also discusses ZDF’s growing slate of home-grown originals with an international flavour, including Ku’damm 56 and Honey Girls, plus competition from Netflix and Amazon.