German high-end thriller series Turmschatten from 15 November exclusively on Sky and WOW

– Based on the bestseller of the same name by Peter Grandl
– Directed by Hannu Salonen, produced by Thomas Peter Friedl with The Amazing Film Company
– Top-class cast with Heiner Lauterbach, Klaus Steinbacher and Désirée Nosbusch in the Oberstraßse
– From November 15th all episodes will be broadcast exclusively in German on Sky and WOW
– Download the official trailer ( and first pictures here (

Unterföhring, September 5, 2024 – Gripping German political thriller with a top-class cast: The high-end thriller series “Turmschatten” ( will be shown exclusively on Sky and WOW from November 15th.

Based on the best-seller of the same name by Peter Grandl, who also wrote the screenplay together with Christian Limmer, “Turmschatten” was produced by The Amazing Film Company together with Paramount Television International Studios.

Thomas Peter Friedl (including “The Bedfellow”, “The Fourth Power”, “Rate Your Date”) is the producer, and Hannu Salonen (“Oktoberfest 1900”, “Arctic Circle”, “Guilt”) is directing all six episodes. Felix Cramer is in charge of the cinematography, Christian Kettler is in charge of the set design, Bettina C. Proske is in charge of the costume design and Franziska Aigner is in charge of the casting. The lead producer is Manu S. Scheidt.

The roles are played by Heiner Lauterbach, Klaus Steinbacher, Désirée Nosbusch, Milena Tscharntke, Anja Herden, Murathan Muslu, Paul Wollin and Michael Roll. Other well-known cast members include Deleila Piasko, Sina Reiß, Anton Spieker, Samuel Koch, Elena Carriére and, as a guest, Ilja Richter.

“We are thrilled that ‘Turmschatten’ is premiering on Sky Deutschland. With ‘Babylon Berlin’, ‘Das Boot’ and ‘Der Pass’, the great Sky team has set milestones for German-language high-end series that are second to none. “We felt very at home from the very first second,” says producer Thomas Peter Friedl.

“With ‘Turmschatten’,” says Christian Asanger, VP Entertainment at Sky Deutschland, “we have acquired a German production in exclusive premiere that has everything we expect from a series: an exciting story based on a successful novel, a first-class cast and, last but not least, a socially highly relevant topic that unfortunately couldn’t be more topical.”

The series was funded by the German Motion Picture Fund and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. The novel “Turmschatten” and the sequel “Turmgold” were published by Piper-Verlag. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

About “Tower Shadow”:

After the adopted daughter of Holocaust survivor Ephraim Zamir falls victim to a brutal attack by neo-Nazis, Zamir takes action. He arrests the two perpetrators and holds them captive. Zamir calls on a rapidly growing online community to vote on the life and death of the alleged perpetrators. Within a very short time, the hostage-taking location, a medieval-looking defensive tower, becomes the scene of several confrontations between hostage-takers, right-wing radical hostages, demonstrators, a gigantic police presence and sensationalist media. The unstoppable online stream of his interrogations of the hostages develops into a huge media spectacle. While the quotations for “death” continue to grow, the police are running out of time.

First pictures of the series can be downloaded here (. Image credit: Jürgen Olczyk / Paramount + / The Amazing Film Company. The official trailer can be seen here ( and screeners are available on request.

Broadcast:

All episodes of the high-end series will be available on Sky and WOW from November 15th. The series will also be broadcast on Sky Atlantic every Friday at 8:15 p.m. in double episodes.

About Sky Germany:

Sky Deutschland is one of the leading entertainment providers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The program offering consists of the best live sport, exclusive series, the latest films, a wide variety of children’s programs, exciting documentaries and entertaining shows – including Sky Originals. Viewers can watch the program at home and on the go via Sky Stream ( and WOW (. The new TV platform Sky Stream offers the perfect television experience on one interface: Sky and free TV channels, thousands of films and series on demand, media libraries and many other apps. With WOW, customers can stream series, films and live sport spatially and flexibly and on a monthly announced basis. Sky Deutschland, with headquarters in Unterföhring near Munich, is part of the Comcast Group and belongs to Europe’s leading media and entertainment group Sky.

About WOW:

The streaming service WOW ( is available anytime, anywhere and without a long contract. For WOW, customers only need an internet-enabled device. A receiver is not necessary. Regardless of whether customers want to watch award-winning series, blockbuster films, live sports or just an extra TV program for the children, WOW always offers the right packages for series, cinema and sports: With WOW, customers experience the best live sport, including all Bundesliga games on Saturday, all games of the 2nd Bundesliga, the DFB Cup and the Premier League, all Formula 1 races, the LIQUI MOLY Handball Bundesliga, the Wanda Diamond League, as well as the best of tennis and golf. Film and series fans can stream more than 1,000 films, blockbuster series from HBO and Peacock as well as award-winning Sky Originals with WOW at any time without a long contract. For more information, visit wowtv.de.

Press contact:

Contact for press and interview inquiries:
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Sky Germany:
Stephanie Teicher
Content PR
Phone: 089/9958 6837
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