A year ago I dug deep here in two parts into TV’s obsession with fictionalized history and left you with German reunification. Time for a check-in with upcoming productions from the Nibelungs to today. The Germans, famous for "coming to terms with the past", have recently taken their Vergangenheitsbewältigung to a whole new level (or just medium), doggedly working their way through the centuries in new high-quality TV productions:
Let’s start with mythical beginnings with the greatest (anti-)hero of German legend:
“Hagen von Tronje” will be directed by David Wnendt ("Look Who's Back") and likely hit TV screens in 2021.
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