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Limited series | Episodes 1-6 | 2023-2024 | ARD [de], ORF [at] | Biopic, Drama | Austria, Germany

Trailers/Videos

Scenes

Press images

Behind the scenes

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Joel BasmanFranz Kafka [SS]
David KrossMax Brod [SS]
Maresi RiegnerOttla Kafka [SS]
Nicholas OfczarekHermann Kafka [SS]
Lia von BlarerFelice Bauer [SS]
Liv Lisa FriesMilena Jesenská [SS]
Tamara Romera GinésDora Diamant [SS]
André PohlDr.Pfohl [LE]
Robert StadloberFelix Weltsch [SSR]
Tobias BamborschkeOskar Baum [SSR]
Marie-Lou SellemJulie Kafka [SSR]
Konstantin FrankYitzchak Löwy [SSR]
Anne BennentAnna Bauer [SSR]
Blanka DanelukMaid [SR]
Mariam AvalianiEllie Kafka [SR]
Naemi LatzerValli Kafka [SR]
Christian FriedelFranz Werfel [SR]
Michael MaertensNarrator [SR]
Maya UngerMitzi [SR]
Babett ArensMother Brod [SR]
Gerhard Haase-HindenbergFather Brod [SR]
Charly HübnerRowohlt [SR]
Laurence RuppKurt Wolff [SR]
Robert PalfraderPornograph Pachinger [SR]
Raphael von BargenJournalist [SR]
Dominik MaringerZollbeamter [SR]
Marie-Luise StockingerGrete Bloch [SR]
Judith AltenbergerErna Bauer [SR]
Grischka VossRezeptionistin [SR]
Lars EidingerRainer Maria Rilke [SR]
Jan BülowKarl Hermann [SR]
Johannes Silberschneider
Robert Marschner [SR]
Verena AltenbergerRobert Musil [SR]
Thomas MaurerDr. Mühlstein [SR]
Alexander PschillDr. Neumann [SR]
Katharina ThalbachLandlady Berlin [SR]
Gerhard Liebmannn.a. [SR]
Raimund Wallischn.a. [SR]
Felix RömerKutscher [SR]
Yasmani Stambadern.n. [SR]
Hakon HirzenbergerRichter [SR]
Patrick SeletzkyFirst man [SRE]
Christian SchiesserWorzalek [SRE]
Siegbert Pacher
Man2 [SRE]
Ernest Allan HausmannOffizier Foltermaschine [SRE]
Alois KreuzwieserKaufmann [SRE]
Ingo Paulick
Insurance employee 2 [BP]
David MiesmerAnwalt [BP]
Roman BlumenscheinSitznachbar [BP]
Sebastian ThiersZweiter Invalider [BP]
Max JellinekHotel porter [BP]
Markus HameleMan at tram station [BP]
Heinz-Arthur BoltuchUncle from Felice [BP]
Agnieszka SalamonSekretärin [BP]
Lukas WeissSohn des Schlosskastellans [BP]
Rainer DopplerAnderer Onkel von Felice [BP]
Andreas PattonInspector [BP]
David KetterInvalide Tomaz [BP]
Nora WahlProstituierte [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADFlorian Engelhardt
Key 2nd ADKonrad Sulzmann
2nd ADRaoul Bruck
Additional 2nd AD / 5 days
Additional 2nd AD / 5 days
Crowd 2nd ADMagdalena Ly
Crowd 2nd ADAngelika Cech
3rd AD CrowdCaspar Thiel
3rd AD CrowdNikolaus Kantner
Daily
Daily
Floor 3rd ADLivia Pernhaupt
AD PAAngelika Cech
2nd AD Crowd Assistence
2nd AD Crowd Assistence
Dailies coloristGerhard Riesenhuber
+ Look development
+ Look development
Digital matchmoverNils Sachse
VFX data wranglerNils Sachse
Director of photographyMartin Gschlacht
Camera operatorGerhard Riesenhuber
B-Cam tageweise
B-Cam tageweise
Steadicam operatorFabian Meller
1st assistant cameraJulian Stampfer
21.Feb - 05.Mai
21.Feb - 05.Mai
1st assistant cameraNino Volpe
2nd assistant cameraFelix Pacher
3 shooting days
3 shooting days
Clapper/loaderRebecca Büchler
3 weeks
3 weeks
DIT digital imaging technicianGerhard Riesenhuber
ARRI Alexa Mini LF
ARRI Alexa Mini LF
Video assist/playback operatorStefan 'Steve' Simonovic
Shooting Day 37, 43, 44 & 61 - QTake
Shooting Day 37, 43, 44 & 61 - QTake
Casting directorEva Roth
Costume designerAlfred Mayerhofer
Costume coordinatorMara Helml
Assistant costume designerMargit Salzinger
Assistant costume designerKatja Sembacher
Costumer / wardrobeLea Haselrieder
Costumer / wardrobeLisa Waygand
Costumer / wardrobeKatharina Wolschlager
Costumer / wardrobeKathrin Monthaler
Additional costumersBeatrice Radlinger
Additional costumersBeate Radlinger
Additional costumersBarbara Goss
Additional costumersHeidi Fink
Additional costumersElisa Berger
Additional costumersKathrin Brandstätter
Additional costumersInes Koller
Costume design traineeMagdalena Haim
DirectorDavid Schalko
EditorKarina Ressler
EditorPeter Jaitz
Assistant editorSarah Kučera
Assistant editorJan Wollenschläger
Assistant editorJohannes Rass
Trailer editorFelix Schroeder
Key gripAlexander Preisch
GripChristian Pipi Pipelka
Additional for 60m Dollytrack
Additional for 60m Dollytrack
GripAndreas Dollfuss
GFM Dolly - Ronin 2
GFM Dolly - Ronin 2
GafferKim Jerrett
GafferBenjamin Klein
4 Tage Vertretung
4 Tage Vertretung
Best girl electricLisa Faderl
Lighting technician / electricianFlorian Eidenhammer
Lighting technician / electricianMaximilian Obermair
Lighting technician / electricianPia Schopfhauser
Lighting technician / electricianFlorian Erben
Zusatz/Vertretung 3DW
Zusatz/Vertretung 3DW
Additional electricianLukas Kern
Additional electricianOskar Ott
Additional electricianFlorian Paul [1]
additional youth electrician
additional youth electrician
Key makeup artist/hair stylistSam Dopona
Makeup artist / hair stylistKordula Lingler
Makeup artist / hair stylistChristine Akbaba
Make-up Artist (historical)
Make-up Artist (historical)
Additional make up artistAurora Hummer
Crowd Hair and MakeUp Supervisor
Crowd Hair and MakeUp Supervisor
Additional make up artistKristin Barthold
Period 1910/1920
Period 1910/1920
Additional make up artistLena Damm
ComposerKyrre Kvam
ProducerJohn Lueftner
ProducerDavid Schalko
ProducerKatharina Theissen
ProducerFlorian Engelhardt
Production designerJohannes 'Hannes' Salat
Art directorKlaudia Kiczak
Set decoratorTom Kratz
Assistant set decoratorFatima Merten
Set decoration buyerMatthias Hofer
Standby propsIrina Grebien
Set dresserMatthias Hofer
Set dresserGeorge Rei
Set dresserEmmanuel Roitner
Set dresserTabea Walla
Property assistantDavid Notheis
Location scoutMartin Fabini
Location scoutPatricia Schömitz
Line producerWolfgang Koenig
Line producerChristian Krohn
Vorbereitung 2021-2022
Vorbereitung 2021-2022
Production managerLouis Oellerer
Production managerRoland Niko Venturas
Prep August-November 2022
Prep August-November 2022
Postproduction managerLena Petsch
Production coordinatorMargit Berner
Location managerInes Stoderegger
Transportation coordinatorBianca Leutgab
Production driverMichael Barritt
Production driverRené Schuhmann
ScreenwriterDaniel Kehlmann
Based on a screenplay draft byReiner Stach
Screenplay consulting based on his biography of Franz Kafka
Screenplay consulting based on his biography of Franz Kafka
Co-writerDavid Schalko
Script translatorNikolaus von Uthmann
2 episodes
2 episodes
Production sound mixerOdo Grötschnig
Boom operatorSimone Mo Pischl
Boom operatorAxel Schlögel
Second boom operatorSophie Wasserburger
Second boom operatorAlexander Siegl
Sound re-recording mixerMoritz Fritsch
Sound editorWolfi Müller
Foley recordistNormann Büttner
Foley artistMax Bauer
Special effects supervisorHarry Siebler
ConsultantReiner Stach
Intimacy coordinatorTeresa Hager
2. Intimacy Coordinator
2. Intimacy Coordinator
Intimacy coordinatorKatharina Haudum
HoD
HoD

Production companies

CompanyComment
Superfilm Filmproduktions GmbH
NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk [de]
coproduction
coproduction
ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk [at]
coproduction
coproduction
WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk [de]
coproduction
coproduction
SWR Südwestrundfunk (Zusammenschluss von SDR und SWF) [de]
coproduction
coproduction
BR Bayerischer Rundfunk [de]
coproduction
coproduction
MDR - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk [de]
coproduction
coproduction
RBB - Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg [de]
coproduction
coproduction
HR - Hessischer Rundfunk [de]
coproduction
coproduction
SR - Saarländischer Rundfunk [de]
coproduktion
coproduktion
Radio Bremen [de]
coproduction
coproduction

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Cameras and UtilitiesFilmklappen.de
Clapperboards with Custom Layout
Clapperboards with Custom Layout
ActingDie Tankstelle - für Künstler zum Auftanken
Sigrid Andersson Shooting preparation for shooting the role of Max Brod [DHR]
Sigrid Andersson Shooting preparation for shooting the role of Max Brod [DHR]
Extras/Bit PlayerPCA People Cast Agency GmbH
Lighting and UtilitiesBalloonlight Carsten Thoms
Production ServicesEasyExtra
Software für digitale Komparsen-Abrechnung & Komparsen-Management
Software für digitale Komparsen-Abrechnung & Komparsen-Management
Production ServicesFilmobil
Maskenmobil 7,5 t, Garderobenmobil 7,5 t
Maskenmobil 7,5 t, Garderobenmobil 7,5 t
Production SupportLockit Network Services
Pre-Production-, Set- and Post-Production-Workflow Optimization
Pre-Production-, Set- and Post-Production-Workflow Optimization
CostumesLambert Hofer 1862 GmbH
Kostümausstattung
Kostümausstattung
Decorationaufgemoebelt KG
PropsAdlershofer Fundus
PropsFTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH
PropsPeinelt-Motors
PropsPeinelt-Motors
Waffenmeister, Beratung, Instruktion, Waffen, Zubehör, Ausrüstung üb. Filmdienst
Waffenmeister, Beratung, Instruktion, Waffen, Zubehör, Ausrüstung üb. Filmdienst
PropsPropscom – Requisiten Fundus
Special EffectsHarry Siebler Filmeffekte

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
David Schalko2025Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Daniel Kehlmann2025Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
David Kross2024Blauer Panther - TV & Streaming-Award [de]
Best Actor
Best ActorNominated
Eva Roth2024Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen (DAfFNE) [de]
Best Casting
Best CastingNominated
Alfred Mayerhofer2024Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen (DAfFNE) [de]
Best Costume Design
Best Costume DesignNominated

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanyARD [de]Tuesday, 26/03/2024, 8.15 PMab 20.03.2024 in der ARD Mediathek