08/21/2024 | Press release | Archived content
Murder Mindfully
Only on Netflix starting October 31, 2024
First look images for the brand-new comedy-crime series with Tom Schilling available now
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Screenplay: Doron Wisotzky (also lead writer), Anneke Janssen, Michael Kenda
Based on Karsten Dusse's bestsellerof the same name
Producers:Jan Ehlert and Nina Viktoria Philipp
Executive Producers:Oliver Berben, Jan Ehlert
Director:Martina Plura (Eps. 1-8), Max Zähle (Eps. 1-4), additional director: Boris Kunz
Director of Photography: Monika Plura, Frank Küpper
Production design: Lars Lange
Costume design:Teresa Grosser
Cast:Tom Schilling, Emily Cox, Britta Hammelstein, Murathan Muslu, Peter Jordan, Pamuk Pilavci, Johannes Allmayer, Sascha Geršak, Marc Hosemann, Luca Maric
Production: Constantin Film
Berlin, August 22, 2024: When was the last time you did something just for yourself? Do you manage to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and have you ever heard of "time islands?" No? Then you might just be lacking mindfulness. But that's a thing of the past now, since it's never too late to develop a mindful mindset.
Murder Mindfully, a new comedy crime series starring Tom Schillingthat is as sharp-witted as it is darkly humorous, will launch on Netflix on October 31, 2024. In eight episodes, the story of a lawyer struggling with burn-out unfolds in a light-hearted way and with a great sense of absurdity as he turns his life completely upside down, soon allowing neither his mafia clients nor anything else to upset him. With a top-class cast and full of dialog and situational comedy, Murder Mindfullyprovides the perfect entertaining introduction to the world of mindfulness. Sit back, take a deep breath and enjoy!
About Murder Mindfully
Björn Diemel (Tom Schilling), a successful attorney, unexpectedly becomes a murderer; with the help of a mindfulness seminar, he tries to find a new work-life balance in order to spend more quality time with his daughter and-ideally-save his marriage. The seminar actually produces the desired outcome, albeit in a completely different way than expected. He applies the newly learned mindfulness technique directly to his client, Dragan Sergowicz (Sascha Geršak)-a brutal and ruthless mafia boss-and then both the police and an entire mafia clan are hot on his heels. Despite the tense situation, Björn always manages to keep calm and completely reorganize his life. And the fact that a few murders are necessary along the way to solve his problems is just the natural consequence of his mindful life change.
Murder Mindfullyis based on the bestselling series of the same name by successful German author and lawyer Karsten Dusse. The first novel has been translated into 26 languages. The German edition alone has sold more than 1.5 million copies to date.
About Constantin Film
Constantin Film AG has stood for quality and success for almost 75 years and has made a decisive contribution to the development and reputation of the German film industry both at home and abroad. The company is the most important independent German producer and evaluator for productions in the entire fictional and non-fictional audiovisual genre. Its business activities are based on the five pillars of theatrical production/rights acquisition, streaming/TV production, theatrical distribution, home entertainment and license trading/TV evaluation.
The most impactful films in Constantin Film's line-up include the outstanding Bernd Eichinger production "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer," Oscar®-nominated production "Downfall" and Oscar®-winner "Nowhere in Africa," as well as the in-house and co-productions "The Wave," "The Baader Meinhof Complex," "Wickie und die starken Männer," "Fack ju Göhte 1-3," "The Perfect Secret" and the immensely internationally successful "Resident Evil" franchise.
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