Vienna Game (TV series)

Vienna Game
GenreHistorical satire
Screenplay byStefan Brunner
Directed byHannu Salonen
Starring
Country of originAustria
Original languageGerman
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerBettina Kuhn
CinematographyFelix Cramer
Production company
Original release
NetworkDisney+

Vienna Game is an upcoming six-part Austrian historical satire television series in the German language for Disney+.

Premise

The series takes an irreverent view of a European diplomacy during the Congress of Vienna in 1814 depicting a party-like atmosphere following the downfall of Napolean Bonaparte.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The series was in development at Satel Film under the working title 1814 - Vienna Game in June 2021.[3] Creator and script writer of the series is Stefan Brunner, Bettina Kuhn of Satel Film is co-creator and producer. Hannu Salonen directs ahead of a planned 2025 broadcast on Disney+.[4] Couture design on the series is by fashion designer Susanne Bisovsky.[5]

Filming got underway in Austria and Hungary on 20 February 2024.[6] The lead cast areMarlene Tanczik, Daniel Donskoy, Alexander Scheer, Fritz Karl, Erwin Steinhauer, Vladimir Burlakov, Trystan Pütter, Emma Nova, Roxane Duran, Ben Miles, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Martin Greis-Rosenthal, Julia Anna Grob, Axel Milberg, Corinna Pumm, Valentin Postlmayr and Stefan Gorski. The cast also includes Rufus Beck, Jakob Diehl , Catrin Striebeck and Heike Makatsch.[7]

References

  1. ^ Croll, Ben (19 March 2024). "'The Lost Station Girls', With 'Emily in Paris' Star Camille Razat, Leads New Wave of Disney+ Originals". Variety. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ Middleton, Richard (20 March 2024). "Disney+ unveils raft of EMEA original series". Digitaltveurope. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Satel Film is planning a series for the Vienna Congress". Blickpunktfilm.de. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ Clarke, Stewart (20 March 2024). "Disney+ Unveils European Originals: French Murder Mystery 'Lost Station Girls,' Period Piece 'Vienna Game', 70-Part Spanish Drama 'Return To Las Sabinas' & True Crime Doc Series – Series Mania". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ Arndt, Adam (20 March 2024). "Vienna Game: Disney+ announces new series about the Congress of Vienna 1814". Serienjunkies.de. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Disney+ is filming a series in Vienna – about the Congress of Vienna". Diepresse.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ Tidona, Vera (20 March 2024). ""Vienna Game": Historical series with Axel Milberg, Rufus Beck and Heike Makatsch for Disney+". Wunsxhliste.de. Retrieved 20 March 2024.