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Showing posts with label Berlin Noir. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berlin Noir. Show all posts

Friday, February 27, 2026

Colin Firth Joins Jack Lowden in Apple TV's BERLIN NOIR Adaptation
Oscar winner Colin Firth has joined the cast of Apple TV's untitled series based on "Metropolis", the first of Philip Kerr's bestselling 14-book series "Berlin Noir". The adaptation is penned by Oscar winner Peter Straughan ("Conclave", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy") and directed by Tom Shankland ("The Serpent"). The show is currently filming in Berlin with Jack Lowden in the lead role.

Set in 1928, the story follows detective Bernie Gunther (Lowden), a police officer, newly promoted to the intimidating and elite Berlin Murder Squad, who must investigate what seems to be a serial killer targeting victims on the fringes of society. Berlin is portrayed as a city of unprecedented freedom and dizzying turbulence, the Nazis just a distant nightmare waiting in the wings. With the political and social world shifting to a new norm, we see Bernie fighting for truth, whatever the cost.

Firth will play Paul Lohser, a brilliant but prickly Murder Detective with the Berlin Police. Meticulous, anti-social and well-educated, he’s everything Bernie isn’t. And as his partner and unlikely mentor, Lohser is Bernie's best and only hope of catching the killer.

Jane Tranter, Dan McCulloch and Ryan Rasmussen executive produce for Bad Wolf, alongside Straughan and Shankland; Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman executive produce for PlayTone. Kerr's widow, novelist Jane Thynne, who owns the rights for the novels through their company Thynker Ltd, serves as consulting producer.

Firth can next be seen in Guy Ritchie's "Young Sherlock" series, which premieres on March 4 on Prime Video, Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day", and Matthew Vaughn's sequel "Kingsman: The Blue Bloods"






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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Jack Lowden Berlin Noir Series Adaptation

Emmy-nominated "Slow Horses" star Jack Lowden is set to star in an untitled series based on "Metropolis", the last book published in the "Berlin Noir" novels written by Philip Kerr. The author died from cancer in 2018.

The show is developed by Apple and will shoot in Berlin. BAFTA nominee Tom Shankland will direct and executive produce, while the adaptation is penned by Oscar winner Peter Straughan ("Conclave"). Straughan will also serve as showrunner and executive producer.

Set in 1928, the "Berlin Noir" book series revolves around iconic detective Bernie Gunther, a police officer newly promoted to the elite Berlin Murder Squad, who must investigate what seems to be a serial killer targeting victims on the fringes of society.

Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are on board to executive produce through their Playtone banner. Playtone and Apple recently collaborated on the the World War II series "Masters of the Air". Jane Tranter, Dan McCulloch and Ryan Rasmussen are executive producing for Bad Wolf.

Lowden is currently filming Netflix's upcoming "Pride & Prejudice" series, and can next be seen in the fifth season of "Slow Horses", which premieres on September 24th.





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