Overview
- Funke told reporters on June 12 that she pitched a six-part series to four streamers and two TV broadcasters and received either no response or only very vague replies.
- She attributes the lack of pickup to decision-making dominated by men, saying many executives are not interested in a story centered on women.
- Funke reports strong audience demand at her readings, noting readers frequently ask when the characters will return and that a female viewership appears secured.
- Because the screen version remains uncommissioned, Funke is in talks with Hamburg’s Thalia Theater to mount the new adult-set revival on stage first.
- The project builds on a long-running franchise that began in 1993 with five books and has previously spawned three films, audio plays, and stage versions, which gives the proposal an established fan base and shaped expectations for a screen continuation.