War of the Kingdoms is, by any measure, a big swing.
The epic German fantasy series, which Fremantle presented to buyers at last month’s London Screenings and unspools at Series Mania‘s inaugural buyers upfront event on Monday, is one of the most expensive and ambitious projects to come out of Europe.
Adapted from Wolfgang Hohlbein’s 1986 novel Hagen von Tronje by Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert, the duo behind Sky Germany’s hit mystery series Pagan Peak, it is a retelling of the German Nibelung saga, a tale of dragons, dwarves and magic credited as a major inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, and, by extension, Game of Thrones.
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For a European, non-English-language project, it is also huge. The budget, according to producers, was north of $50 million.
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