Overview
- Variety reports that Lisa Vicari is reuniting with Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar to lead the new HBO Max series, with production now underway.
- The story follows a federal investigator pursuing ritual killings inspired by the grisly cautionary stories in Struwwelpeter.
- The series is described as a “cruel reality” thriller that also functions as a family drama exploring punishment and forgiveness.
- The adaptation focuses on adult characters and transforms the book’s 10 tales into a contemporary, German-set thriller.
- The project, produced by Dark Ways, was first teased during HBO Max’s Germany launch on Jan. 13, and Vicari’s recent credits include Dark, Hijack season two, Isi & Ossi, and Django.