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W&B Television, the German indie behind Netflix show Dark and the hit German drama 4 Blocks, has been commissioned to make a series tracing the beginnings of German hip-hop for TNT Serie. Turner Germany's series channel has ordered six-part series Almost Fly, which will be written and directed by Florian Gaag, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Shades of Blue creator Adi Hasak has lined up his next European TV project – an adaptation of Peter James' psychological thriller Perfect People for Scandinavian streamer Viaplay with German producer Leonine. The event series is based on James' book, which was published in 2011, and is a…

Endemol Shine has sold Wiedemann and Berg Television, the drama producer behind hit Netflix series Dark, to Leonine, the German media conglomerate backed by New York investment outfit KKR. This comes after Leonine, which was formed through the merger of Tele München Group, Universum Film, i&u TV, acquired Wiedemann…

Leonine, the German media conglomerate backed by New York investment outfit KKR, has appointed Christiane Goldberg as Senior Vice President Sales. Goldberg joins the company on October 1 and will report directly to CEO Fred Kogel. In her role, she will head up the group's licensing activity across film and TV…

The impressive new German film and TV conglomerate backed by New York investment firm KKR has finally found a name, eight months after launch: Leonine. The entertainment firm includes local film distributors TMG and Universum Film and TV companies i&u TV and Wiedemann & Berg Film. The holding company will go by…