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You may not realize it, but the fantasy genre has a way of bridging boundaries between radically different groups of people. While worldly cultures and customs often collide with each other in a mess of expectations and misunderstandings, fantasy worlds offer an even playing field for telling a universally-understood story.

For example, in Prime Video's upcoming German original, The Gryphon, you won't have to understand the history of German culture and mannerisms to enjoy a classic story from one of the country's most prolific authors. It'd certainly help, but it's not necessary.

Yes, The Gryphon -- aka, Der Greif -- from acclaimed German author Wolfgang Hohlbein is hitting the small screen in an epic fantasy series produced by Amazon. Originally announced in 2021 alongside Luden and Gefesselt, the series will be developed by the same studio behind Netflix's critically-acclaimed series Dark, W&b Television.

If that wasn't enough of a draw,...

German regional film fund Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has announced €350,000 in funding support for high-end sci-fi series “Spides.”

The eight-part show is based on an idea by German director Rainer Matsutani. Matsutani will serve as show-runner and a director on the series, as well as producing alongside Alexander Kiening. Bernd Schlötterer, Wolfgang Behr, James Cabourne and Peter Hume serve as executive producers.

The synopsis for the show, which will air on NBCUniversal pay-tv channels worldwide in 2019, is currently being kept under wraps. It is set to begin production in Berlin and Brandenburg in the fall. Casting is currently underway.

“Spides” is a co-production between Spides Production, Katapult Filmproduktion and Red Sun Films, in co-operation with Palatin Media, NBCUniversal, Nevision Ltd, Baby Giant Hollyberg and Aventin Filmproduktion. Palatin Media handles worldwide distribution.

In 2015 Medienboard launched a financing program aimed at high-end television series production, providing independent producers with much-needed financial support for ambitious new scripted shows,...