11/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/05/2024 03:34
Start of Production for Kacken an der Havel (engl. WT)
New Netflix comedy series about a rapper, a duck and a village
Created by: Dimitrij Schaad and Alex Schaad
Directors: Alex Schaad and Jano Ben Chaabane
Screenplay: Dimitrij Schaad, Alex Schaad, Jano Ben Chaabane, Mats Frey, Gemma Michalski,
Isaiah Michalski and Susan Schadebrodt
Cast: Anton (Fatoni) Schneider, Sky Arndt, Dimitrij Schaad, Jördis Triebel, Sophia Münster, Jana Münster, Marc Hosemann, Sherine Ciara Merai, Ruth Reinecke, Vincent Redetzki, Taneshia Abt, Matthias Brandt, Edin Hasanovic and Veronica Ferres as guest
Executive Producer: Bernd von Fehrn, Kristina Löbbert
Producer: Richard Lamprecht
Production: Warner Bros. International Television Production
Filming locations: Berlin, Uckermark, Poland
Download the Start of Production Picture HERE.
Berlin, November 5th, 2024 - Ever since he can remember, Toni (Anton Schneideraka Fatoni) has wanted nothing more than to leave his hometown of Kacken (an der Havel) and become a famous rapper. But even after 18 years in Berlin, his career still hasn't taken off and Toni makes a living as a pizza baker.
Until his life is turned upside down when his mother dies while rescuing a duck and Toni has to return to Kacken. Unexpectedly, he's offered the career opportunity of a lifetime - yet at the same time, he must deal with his younger stepfather Johnny Carrera (Dimitrij Schaad), the talking baby duck Tupac (voiced by Jella Haase), and the other quirky villagers. And as if that weren't enough, his 13-year-old son Charly (Sky Arndt), whom he never knew about, suddenly shows up in his life …
The Netflix comedy series Kacken an der Havel, created by brothers Alex and Dimitrij Schaad, recently began filming in Poland. Fatoni, who takes the lead role, and Dimitrij Schaad are joined by a fantastic cast: Sky Arndt, Jördis Triebel, Sophia Münster, Jana Münster, Marc Hosemann, Sherine Ciara Merai, Ruth Reinecke, Vincent Redetzki, Taneshia Abt, Matthias Brandt, Edin Hasanovic andVeronica Ferres as guest.
Filming will continue in Poland and Brandenburg in the coming weeks. Warner Bros. International Television Productionis behind the Netflix series with executive producers Bernd von Fehrnand Kristina Löbbert.Richard Lamprecht serves as producer and Alex Schaadand Jano Ben Chaabaneas directors.
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