On 11 October, Sky unveiled the first official trailer for one of its brand-new drama series. The show, titled Souls [+lee también:
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The series has been penned by Alex Eslam with Lisa van Brakel, Erol Yesilkaya and Senad Halilbasic. The confirmed cast members are Aaron Kissiov (The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 [+lee también:
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Souls is being produced by Germany’s Geißendörfer Pictures GmbH in association with Sky Studios, with Hana Geißendörfer and Malte Can serving as the producers and Alena Jelinek as the executive producer. The series was created by Alex Eslam, is being co-directed with Hanna Maria Heidrich and is based on an idea by Malte Can. The executive producers for Sky Studios are Lucia Vogdt, Frank Jastfelder and Marcus Ammon. It is funded through the German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF), the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) and the Film and Television Fund Bavaria (FFF).

Souls will be available in all Sky markets, including the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It will be released on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW next month. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is in charge of its international sales, on behalf of Sky Studios.

You can check out the first-look trailer for Souls below: