Frank Schätzing's thriller "Der Schwarm" will be filmed with an international cast and broadcast on ZDF
Created: 06/13/2022, 15:07
By: Janine Napirca
The bestseller "Der Schwarm" by Frank Schätzing is filmed internationally with a star cast.
When will the thriller series be shown on ZDF?
Together with France Télévisions, Rai, ORF, SRF, Viaplay Group, Hulu Japan and
ZDF
The
thriller series "Der Schwarm"
is created , which is based on
Frank Schätzing's bestseller
of the same name .
The literary adaptation is produced by Intaglio Films GmbH and ndF International Production GmbH.
In addition to the bestselling author himself,
"Game of Thrones"
producer Frank Doelger is also involved in the thriller series.
Barbara Eder, Philipp Stölzl and Luke Watson are directing the adaptation, while David Luther and Dominik Berg are responsible for the camera.
Literary adaptation on ZDF: What is the thriller series based on Frank Schätzing's "Der Schwarm" about?
The thriller series "The Swarm", based on Frank Schätzing's bestseller, is about a group of international scientists who want to get to the bottom of unusual events: whales destroying boats, crabs attacking beaches, mussels , which disable container ships -
which unknown species lives in the depths of the sea and attacks the humans?
International cast of stars in Frank Schätzing's "Der Schwarm": Who is playing in the thriller series on ZDF?
In the adaptation of the German bestseller “The Swarm”, nationally and internationally known actors and actresses take part.
Soon to be seen together on ZDF (from left to right): Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (Game of Thrones), Alexander Karim (The Lawyer), Leonie Benesch (Babylon Berlin) and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf are happy about the literary film adaptation of Frank Schätzing's bestseller "The Swarm". .
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The cast of the thriller series includes, for example, the German actress Leonie Benesch, who was seen in the German hit series
"Babylon Berlin"
but also internationally in the Netflix production
"The Crown"
.
TV presenter
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf
will also play in Frank Schätzing's "Der Schwarm".
Just like the Italian-American actress Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, known from "Game of Thrones".
“Dark” actor Oliver Masucci
is also on board the ZDF production, as is
Hamburg crime scene inspector Franziska Weisz
.
Many fans are eagerly awaiting new seasons of this series
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When will the film adaptation of Frank Schätzing's "Der Schwarm" be broadcast on ZDF?
It is not yet known when the film adaptation of Frank Schätzing's "Der Schwarm" will be broadcast on television.
However, ZDF announced that the eight-part thriller series will be
shown on TV
on four evenings within a week in spring 2023 .
Furthermore, you should be able to stream the literary
adaptation online in advance in the ZDF media library
.
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