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Gaumont Germany Boss On The ‘Barbarians’ Producer’s Netflix Spy Drama ‘Unfamiliar’ & The Challenges Facing Program-Makers

'Barbarians' (inset) Sabine de Mardt and 'Unfamiliar' Netflix/Gaumont Kopie As Netflix’s latest German drama Unfamiliar gets traction, Sabine de Mardt tells Deadline about being the first ever TV show to film at the German intelligence services’ HQ, plans to reboot Heidi, and another literary adaptation in the works, The Wandering Harlot. The Gaumont Germany topper is also an influential member of the country’s producers association and breaks down what the domestic scene looks like for program-makers. Unfamiliar: Family, Liars, Spies Unfamiliar dropped on Netflix last week and currently sits atop its roster of most-watched non-English-language shows.

'Barbarians' (inset) Sabine de Mardt and 'Unfamiliar'

'Barbarians' (inset) Sabine de Mardt and 'Unfamiliar'

Credit: Deadline

Key Highlights

  • Over six episodes, what starts out looking like a twisty spy thriller quickly becomes something more nuanced.
  • The show follows married couple and former agents Meret and Simon Schäfer, played by Susanne Wolff (Styx) and Felix Kramer (Dogs of Berlin).
  • The duo run a secret safe house in Berlin.
  • As we flashback to a past mission-gone-wrong, we realize their couple’s daughter may have an unexpected link to that chapter of their lives.
  • Meanwhile, shady Russian intelligence officer Josef Koleev (Samuel Finzi) is in Berlin and wants them dead.
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  1. Gaumont Germany Boss On The ‘Barbarians’ Producer’s Netflix Spy Drama ‘Unfamiliar’ & The Challenges Facing Program-Makers

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