Two Sides of the Abyss will premiere on HBO Max on May 8, 2023, with all six episodes showing simultaneously. The thriller, created and written by Kristin Derfler, follows Wuppertal police officer Luise Berg as she meets her daughter’s accused murderer, Dennis Opitz, who was released from prison early after serving a seven-year sentence. As more murders occur, Luise suspects Dennis, but the others are skeptical. As the story progresses, the lines between guilt and innocence, offender and victim, law, and justice become more blurred. Anno Saul (Charité) directed the series, while Derfler served as creative producer.
For the first time, WarnerMedia and RTL Deutschland are teaming up to co-produce a new six-part crime series. RTL Deutschland has acquired the first-run rights to the series in Germany, where it will be accessible on the newly rebranded RTL Plus streaming platform. After that, it will be available on free television.
Meanwhile, Warner TV Series will broadcast the series on pay television in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s streaming platform, will release the series as a Max Original in 61 territories across the United States, Latin America and Europe, with WarnerMedia International Television Distribution handling international distribution outside these territories.
Two Sides of the Abyss depicts the story of a police officer who faces disaster when his daughter’s killer is released from prison early.
The official synopsis, as provided by IMDb, is as follows:
“After her daughter’s killer is released early from prison, police officer Luise Berg from Wuppertal, Germany, faces an inevitable disaster.”
Two Sides of the Abyss is a psychological thriller series that examines the lines between guilt and innocence, offender and victim, and law and justice in a perplexing game. The series is set in the German city of Wuppertal and follows Luise Berg, a police officer who is on the brink of disaster when her daughter’s killer is released early from prison.
Production on Two Sides of the Abyss begins in February 2022 and runs through April in Cologne and Wuppertal, Germany and Belgium. Anne Ratte-Polle (Dark), Lea van Acken (Slborn), and newcomer Anton Dreger are among the cast members. The series also stars Renato Schuch (Dogs of Berlin), Dirk Martens, Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Senita Huski, Claudia Eisinger, and Maximilian Brauer.
Warner Bros. ITVP Deutschland will be led by Verena Monssen and Bernd von Fehrn, while RTL Plus will be led by Nico Grein. The executive producers of Warner TV are Hannes Heyelmann and Anke Greifeneder.
The series will be released on three different platforms at the same time. It will launch on the RTL Group platform on May 8, 2023, with all six episodes accessible at the same time. It will also air linearly on pay television on Warner TV, while HBO Max will stream two episodes every Monday. Additionally, Two Sides of the Abyss is set to air on VOX for free in May, although no specific date has been announced.
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