Scripted

Filming has begun in Hamburg on Informant, a new adaptation of All3Media International’s BAFTA-nominated original drama Informer, originally produced by Neal Street Productions for BBC One.

The six-episode thriller is being produced by filmpool fiction (part of All3Media Deutschland) for NDR, ARD Degeto, ARTE and NRK, and it is expected to debut in Autumn 2024.

Starring Jürgen Vogel, Elisa Schlott and Ivar Wafaei, Informant revolves around a war on terror, as indications of an attack on the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg plunge people into a maelstrom of fear, prejudice and hysteria. It is a story of how fear gives birth to monsters; how the respective interests of circles of power lead to either too much or too little being done – and how this destroys people and families. The cast also includes Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Bayan Layla, Claudia Michelsen, Sabrina Ceesay, Nico Holonics, Ali Reza Ahmadi and Majid Bakhtiari. Informant is written and directed by Matthias Glasner.

Neal Street Productions’ original acclaimed drama starred Paddy Considine, Bel Powley and Nabhaan Rizwan. Executive produced by Oscar winner Sam Mendes, alongside Nicolas Brown, Elizabeth Kilgarriff and Julie Pastor, it was directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Sohrab Noshirvani and Rory Haines. All3Media International handles scripted format rights as well as rights to the original series. Informer received the First Look Award from Seriencamp and a BAFTA TV Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Nabhaan Rizwan received an Edinburgh TV Award for Best Breakthrough Talent and an RTS Breakthrough Award.

Frank Beckmann, programming director at NDR German Broadcasting, is excited about their new TV series project: “Informant is set in Hamburg, one of Europe's most beautiful cities and Hamburg's newest landmark, the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, has a prominent part in this intriguing story. We aim to create attractive content for German public television that also appeals to audiences outside our country. Forging a strong international partnership with major players like All3Media, ARD Degeto, ARTE and NRK has enabled NDR to make this happen and we are really looking forward to it.”

Jonathan Hughes, VP Sales at All3Media International, commented: “We’re very pleased to see filmpool fiction commence shooting on a new adaptation of this complex, character-driven thriller, a project which brings together an impressive line-up of broadcaster partners. Informant is a perfect example of the type of premium adaptations and multi-territory co-productions that are possible not only through the wealth of high-end formats in the All3Media International portfolio but also through the incredible network of creative talent within the All3Media group.”

Irina Ignatiew-Lemke, Managing Director at All3Media Deutschland Fiction GmbH, added: “I’d like to thank Iris Kiefer at filmpool fiction for her fantastic work in bringing this truly international co-production together, and I can’t wait to see how our top-class cast and crew reinvent Neal Street’s gripping thriller for our partners at NDR, ARD Degeto, ARTE and NRK. Focusing on globally relevant themes of identity and belonging, as well as hysteria and alarmism, our adaptation of Informer gives us an opportunity to bring our own local DNA to a story that we know will resonate with viewers in German-speaking Europe and around the world.”

Informant is produced by Iris Kiefer and executive produced by Nikola Bock. The editors are Christian Granderath and Philine Rosenberg, Christoph Pellander, Uta Cappel and Elisabeth Tangen. The production is funded by the German Motion Picture Fund.