Overview
- Ludwig is produced by W&B Television for ARD Degeto, BR, ServusTV and SRF, with Beta Film handling international sales.
- The narrative follows psychologist Gustav Zimmermann as he reviews a psychiatric report that could declare Ludwig II unfit to rule, uncovering the ruler’s secrets and forbidden love.
- Filming has wrapped at historic locations including Castle Neuschwanstein and Munich’s Residenz, with additional shooting in the Czech Republic.
- Luis Pintsch stars as Ludwig II opposite Felix Mayr as Zimmermann, with Tom Wlaschiha, Francis Fulton-Smith and Karl Markovics among the supporting cast.
- The production is backed by the German Motion Picture Fund, Bavarian Film and Television Fund and the Czech Audiovisual Fund, and Beta also told buyers that development has begun on Máxima Season 3.