According to Deadline, Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Michael Haneke (Funny Games, The White Ribbon) is teaming with FremantleMedia’s UFA Fiction for his first ever TV series, Kelvin’s Book.
The site describes the project as a ten-part high-concept series “set in a dystopian world and will tell the adventurous story of a group of young people in a not too distant future. During a flight, they are forced to make an emergency landing outside of their home and are confronted with the actual face of their home country for the first time.”
“After ten TV movies and 12 films, I wanted to tell a longer story for once,” said Haneke as part of the series’ official announcement.
“No contemporary director has moved and inspired me more than Michael Haneke,” added producer Nico Hofmann. “Kelvin’s Book is an extraordinarily rich, gripping and ambitious story. With contemporary themes and a reflection of the digital age that we live in, there’s no better time for this project.”
FremantleMedia’s recent TV output includes The Young Pope, American Gods and Hard Sun, while UFA Fiction recently produced the Emmy-winning drama Deutschland 83.
