Beta Film has once more packed its line-up with 20 titles of fresh, exciting, gripping new dramas and returning series for MIPTV. Unveiling the trailer of the eagerly awaited medical drama KRANK Berlin, set in the heart of Berlin's toughest hospital, Beta’s slate is headed by Canneseries Out-of-Competition title Maxima about Argentinian-born Maxima Zorreguieta, who later became Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, as well as Canneseries Competition entry Operation Sabre, a nail-biting thriller based on the assassination of the Serbian Prime Minister in 2003.

 

Further highlights are the colorful YA drama Stockholm Pride (6x half hour, UNLIMITED STORIES for TV4/CMore) from Sweden, the French mystery drama Homejacking (6x half hour, Lincoln TV for OCS), which premiered at Series Mania, alongside the Series Mania award winner Soviet Jeans from Latvia (8x1h, Tasse Film/Go3/TV3/Depo).

Canneseries 2022 competition entry El Immortal (14x1h, Movistar Plus+/Telemundo Int. Studios/DLO Producciones) about the crumbling empire of 'Los Miami’ Gang leader of Madrid’s 90’s is returning with a second season, while the acclaimed British upstairs/downstairs saga Hotel Portofino (18x1h, Eagle Eye/Beta Film) brings back the roaring 20’s with a third season. Wisting (26x1h, Cinenord), “the best Nord-noir ever” (The Guardian), recently sold to SBS Australia, Warner Bros. Discovery for Max in Latin America, AMC Spain and Portugal, and Antenna Greece, presents its third season. Homicide Hills - Fresh Force (19x1h, Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion for ARD Degeto) is the reboot of the witty crime series Homicide Hills, which was one of the most successful shows on US/Canadian streaming service MHz Choice.

 

The high-octane medical drama KRANK Berlin (8x1h, Violet Pictures/REAL FILM Berlin for ZDFneo) is set in Berlin’s toughest and most overcrowded hospital. Underpaid, poorly equipped, chronically fatigued, and with an indispensable dose of black humor, the doctors on this ward must recognize that they are all in the same boat and pursuing a common goal: to save lives and to stand up to a merciless healthcare system. The series is created by former emergency room doctor turned UK screenwriter Samuel Jefferson, who is amongst Drama Quarterly’s 100 of 2024.

 

A modern fairytale comes to the French Riviera: The royal drama and possibly the “new The Crown” (Variety) Maxima is world premiering on Tuesday, April 9 at 8pm at the Grand Auditorium Lumière.

From the moment the beautiful Argentine Maxima appears at the Dutch Crown Prince's side, she finds herself in the spotlight. But when Willem-Alexander asks her to marry him, the past catches up with her.

Maxima (6x1h, Millstreet Films) will be available on RTL Netherlands’ streamer Videoland starting from April 20, and has been sold by Beta to Warner Bros. Discovery for Latin America, Germany’s RTL, Croatia's HRT, ORF for Austria, Israel's HOT, Latvia's LV1 and Slovakia.

 

Operation Sabre (8x1h, This and That Productions/Agitprop for Radio Television of Serbia) is the true story of the assassination of the Serbian Prime Minister Zoran  Đinđić in 2003 and the ensuing investigation that marked a turning point in the nation's history. As Đinđić tried to dismantle a deeply engrained network of corruption and criminals embedded within the government, now, those searching for his killer are becoming targets themselves.

The series will celebrate its world premiere in Competition at Canneseries on Monday, April 8 at 3pm in the Grand Auditorium Lumière.