Seriesly Berlin has unveiled the full programme for its third edition, taking place from 14-17 September. Dedicated to the future of serial storytelling, the event combines the Seriesly Berlin Premieres (14-17 September) with its industry-focused conference at Fotografiska Berlin (15-16 September), bringing together creators, producers, broadcasters, platforms and series enthusiasts.

The 2026 Premieres programme has expanded considerably from last year's eight-title selection, with 13 series from 11 countries set to screen across Fotografiska Berlin and, for the first time, CineStar Kino in the KulturBrauerei. The selection takes in drama, comedy, documentary, crime, dystopia, coming-of-age and LGBTQ+ stories, combining world and international premieres with titles fresh from Series Mania and Locarno.

The programme opens with the world premiere of JOSSI, a German-Czech dramedy created by actor Dimitrij Schaad (Kleo, The Kangaroo Chronicles), with Jannik Schümann, Nilam Farooq and Thomas Loibl among its cast. Directed by Wolfgang Groos and produced by Odeon Fiction for SWR and ARTE, the six-part series follows Wanja, an ambitious actor who has hit rock bottom, and now lives and works in an escape room. When an international streaming service launches a casting call for a role reserved for Jewish actors, Wanja falsely claims to be Jewish, setting off a culture-clash comedy involving his Russian restaurateur parents and his Jewish co-star.

Germany is also represented by City of Blood, a Hulu Original streaming on Disney+, created by Philipp Kadelbach and Elena Lyubarskaya. Set in a climate change-ravaged Berlin where the privileged live beneath an air-conditioned dome while the rest of the city descends into violence, the dystopian horror series follows two sisters separated in childhood who are reunited as vampires attempt to take control of the city's organised crime and political structures. The German selection is rounded off by Clangold, a documentary crime series receiving its world premiere. Directed by Jan Zabeil and produced by beetz brothers film production for HBO Max, it reconstructs the theft of the 100 kg Big Maple Leaf gold coin from Berlin's Bode Museum and the investigation that led into the city's criminal underworld.

The Nordic countries bring two different perspectives. Sweden's Burden of Justice, created by Jens Lapidus, the author behind Snabba Cash, is a legal drama set inside an elite Stockholm law firm, where lawyers find their professional responsibilities increasingly at odds with their personal ethics. Meanwhile, Finland's Atlantis Pasila, created by Aikuiset writer Anna Brotkin and directed by Ulla Heikkilä, follows the employees and customers of a small bar. Mixing dry humour with melancholy, the dramedy centres on a group of young adults trying to navigate love, friendship and uncertainty.

Switzerland is represented by two productions. Beach Sisters, a documentary from Wero Rodowicz, follows two Swiss-Caribbean beach volleyball sisters as they join forces for the first time after years of competing against each other (see the news). Meanwhile, The Angel Maker, Marina Klauser's crime series, which premiered at Locarno, draws on survivor testimony and previously unseen archival material to examine the religious community of Methernitha, its founder Paul Baumann and the young women who eventually brought him down on charges of child abuse.

The British selection includes Film Club, marking Aimee Lou Wood's debut as a screenwriter and series creator. The romantic comedy follows Evie and her best friend, Noa, whose weekly film-club ritual is threatened when Noa announces that he is moving away. Under Salt Marsh, created and directed by Claire Oakley, takes a darker turn, following former detective Jackie Ellis (Kelly Reilly) as she discovers the body of a nine-year-old pupil in a Welsh coastal town threatened by a major storm. The Czech Republic is represented by Filter, created and directed by David Semler and developed closely with its young cast. The coming-of-age drama centres on 16-year-old Matty, an introvert who has recently come out and falls for Radek during entrance examinations for an art school.

The Brazilian dramedy Ayô, created by Lucas Oranmian, receives its international premiere and follows a young black gay artist from Bahia trying to build a life in São Paulo. Argentina contributes So Far So Good, the latest series from internationally acclaimed filmmaker Daniel Burman. The tragicomic series stars Benjamín Vicuña as an exhausted writer approaching his 50th birthday while juggling a demanding family life, an increasingly strained marriage and a body that is beginning to fail him.

Canada rounds off the selection with Shipwrecked, a body-positive comedy created by Gabrielle Lisa Collard and Manal Drissi. The series follows three estranged women, Ariane, Nora and Marie-Josée, who are forced back together after Ariane, a body-positive influencer, becomes embroiled in a scandal when a fatphobic rant goes viral.