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New German Series at Berlin Explore Nazi Drug Cartel Connection, Parallel Lives, Teen Angst, Alter Egos
Upcoming new German shows boast such challenging subject matter, from Nazi drug runners and quirky fantasy to teen angst and alter egos.
“In particular, he told us about Klaus Barbie, who is very well known in France — not so much in Germany actually – because he was the head of the Gestapo in Lyon, a very notorious Nazi, very famous for his brutality, and his collaboration with Roberto Suárez, the drug king of Bolivia at this time.” The series, which uses archive material and reenactments, focuses on Barbie, who has adopted the name Klaus Altmann; Suarez, a Bolivian businessman who at the time controls 90% of the world’s cocaine trade; and Michael Levine, a U.S. DEA agent and his efforts to bring them to justice. In creating “Euphorie,” a German adaptation of the Israeli series “Euphoria,” which also inspired a hugely popular U.S. version from HBO starring Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney, likewise proved challenging to its creators.
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