A few days ahead of the launch of its second edition (15-18 September), Seriesly Berlin has revealed its full programme. Dedicated to the future of serial storytelling, the event combines a two-day conference at Fotografiska Berlin (17-18 September) with public screenings in the Seriesly Berlin Premieres strand (15-18 September).

The Seriesly Berlin Conference will gather international speakers, producers, commissioners, creators and academics for a packed programme of discussions, case studies, bar talks and workshops. Serbian-US filmmaker Igor Simić will open proceedings with the keynote “Are We Content with Content?”, exploring the dominance of platforms, the role of AI and social media, and the implications of living in a content-saturated era.

Panels will cover the ecosystem of serial production from multiple angles. “Storytelling 2030: Who Pays, Who Plays?” will bring together executives from UFA Fiction, ZDF Studios, Constantin Film and Real Film to debate the future of financing and commissioning. “Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Rethinking TV in the Creator Age” will examine how traditional broadcasters must adapt to a generation raised on TikTok, YouTube and Twitch. A Netflix–bildundtonfabrik case study will unpack this long-term partnership that has produced hits such as How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) [+lee también:
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Workshops will provide hands-on insights into co-production strategies, script development, US-style plotting and financing, while audio storytelling will receive a special focus in sessions on dramaturgy, sound design and cross-platform adaptation. Diversity and underrepresented voices remain at the forefront: highlights include a panel on collaborative Palestinian and Israeli writing under the ALBI Fund’s Shared Society on the Small Screen initiative; “Out and Proud: Queer Narratives in Mainstream TV”, which examines the challenges and opportunities for LGBTQ+ stories in reaching broad audiences; and a session on fashion as a storytelling device. The horror genre will have its own panel, asking how to adapt a traditionally short-form, high-impact mode of storytelling into sustainable long-form series.

The Seriesly Berlin Premieres will present eight international series, screened across the Hackesche Höfe Kino, Colosseum Filmtheater, Fotografiska Berlin and Soho House Berlin. The line-up spans drama, thriller, biopic, supernatural, queer dramedy and documentary, featuring both established auteurs and emerging voices.

From Serbia comes Absolute 100 [+lee también:
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Kazakh auteur Adilkhan Yerzhanov (A Dark-Dark Man [+lee también:
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Several screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with attending talent. Confirmed guests include Florence Kasumba (House of Bellevue), Adilkhan Yerzhanov (Kazakh Scary Tales), Jonathan Michiels and Jennifer Heylen (Oh, Otto!), as well as Serbian creators Ivan Knežević and Anita Ognjanović (Absolute 100).