Shooting begins for new spy thriller series Bone Palace (AT) in Berlin

Susanne Wolff and Felix Kramer at the start of filming of Bone Palace (AT) (Credit: Netflix)

Directors: Lennart Ruff, Philipp Leinemann

Creator/Lead Writer: Paul Coates

Script: Paul Coates, Kim Zimmermann, Alexander Seibt

Executive Producer: Andreas Bareiss, Sabine de Mardt

Cast: Susanne Wolff, Felix Kramer, Samuel Finzi, Natalia Belitski, Andreas Pietschmann, Maja Bons, Genija Rykova, Henry Hübchen, Seyneb Saleh, Laurence Rupp, Sina Martens, Anand Batbileg Chuluunbaatar, Aaron Altaras

Line Producers: Gabi Lins-Segal, Achim Strack

Producer: Lina Mareike Zopfs

Director of Photography: Christian Stangassinger

Casting: Cornelia Mareth and Maria Rölcke

Production Design: Myrna Wolff

Costume Design: Silke Faber

Hair and Make-up Design: Jens Bartram

Head Editor: Caro Biesenbach

Production: Gaumont

Filming location: Berlin

Berlin, October17, 2024: Hidden in the middle of Berlin is a safe house called "The Nest;" it's a refuge for those who must not be found. For a long time, it was also a safe haven for the people who run it: former Federal Intelligence Service (BND) agents Simon (Felix Kramer) and Meret (Susanne Wolff) -

until their past catches up with them. Now, not only is their hideaway exposed, but their lives and that of their daughter are also in danger.

Filming for the new Netflix thriller Bone Palace (working title) has begun in Berlin. In addition to lead actors Susanne Wolff and Felix Kramer, the Gaumont-produced series also stars Samuel Finzi, Natalia Belitski, Andreas Pietschmann, Maja Bons, Genija Rykova, Henry Hübchen, Seyneb Saleh, Laurence Rupp, Sina Martens, Anand Batbileg Chuluunbaatar and Aaron Altaras. Directed by Lennart Ruff and Philipp Leinemann, with scripts by creator and lead writer Paul Coates and writers Kim Zimmermann and Alexander Seibt, with Andreas Bareiss and Sabine de Mardt as executive producers, the team will shoot the six episodes of the series in Berlin over the coming months.

About Bone Palace (working title)

Hidden in the middle of Berlin, ex-spies Simon and Meret run the safe house called "The Nest." When a threat they thought was eliminated catches up with them again, they suddenly have to hide from hit men, Russian agents, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), ex-lovers and a lot of people they have wronged - and try to keep their marriage intact at the same time.

About Gaumont

Gaumont is the world's first film company and looks back on almost 130 years of history and innovation. With offices in Paris, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Cologne and Rome, Gaumont remains a leader in the industry, producing and distributing high-quality television programs and films.

The Gaumont library includes more than 1,500 iconic titles, including Untouchable, Narcos, Monsieur Gangster, Barbarians, The Fifth Element, Stillwater, Lost Illusions, 8½ and Lupin.

Gaumont prides itself on its diversity and inspires movie and series fanatics across generations. Specializing in producing local stories with global appeal, Gaumont's current schedule includes talented, diverse and distinctive titles (films, series, animation) in multiple languages for movie theaters and the world's leading streaming platforms and channels.

Since 2018, Gaumont has also been developing and producing content out of a German branch (Cologne and Berlin) under the direction of Sabine de Mardt. In the first few years, streaming hits such as Barbarians (two seasons) for Netflix, bestselling adaptation 9 Days Awake for ProSieben, mini-series Westwall and The Second Wave for ZDF, three seasons of comedy series The Wasp (SKY), Reset (ZDF), In Her Car (ZDF), German House (Disney+) and many more have already been produced.

About Netflix

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