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WaPo Bodensee’ Starts Production on First Primetime Feature ‘Unter Druck’

The move signals ARD’s push to grow a steady early‑evening hit into a primetime brand.

Overview

  • Filming is underway on a 90‑minute feature for the ARD crime series with the working title WaPo Bodensee: Unter Druck.
  • The core cast returns with Floriane Daniel, Tim Wilde, Wendy Güntensperger and Max König, and Diana Körner appears again.
  • Production is slated to run through mid‑May under director Daniel Rakete Siegel from a script by Andreas Dirr and Andreas Hug.
  • The story follows a test of a new underwater drone that turns violent, leading to a death and an inquiry into family rifts and arms‑industry interest.
  • Saxonia Media produces the film as the series passes 100 episodes, after a record eighth season, with season nine completed and season ten planned.