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Gangster Action Meets Bromance - Starting April 4th
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27 March 2024
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Production company: W&B Television
Creator & Showrunner: Marvin Kren
Co-creators: Benjamin Hessler, Georg Lippert
Producers: Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann
Directors: Marvin Kren, C neyt Kaya
Editors: Jan Hille, Christoph Loidl and Christoph Brunner
Music: Stefan Will, Schallbauer
Director of Photography: Xiaosu Han, Andreas Thalhammer
Production Design: Verena Wagner
Cast: Frederick Lau, Christoph Krutzler, Svenja Jung, Karl Welunschek, Georg Friedrich, Jonathan Tittel, Kida Khodr Ramadan, Erdal Y ld z, Nima Yaghobi (a.k.a. Nimo), Lukas Watzl, Maya Unger, Jan Georg Sch tte, Robert Finster, Veysel Gelin, Branko Samarovski, Brigitte Kren, and Virginie Peignien
Berlin, March 28, 2024: Crooks, Marvin Krens new series starring Frederick Lau and Christoph Krutzler, will debut in one week. Crooks is a wild mix of the gangster, action, buddy film and road-movie genres, a "Bud Spencer and Terence Hill in Noir (Kren), a daring escape from Berlin through Vienna to Marseille.
Crooks is about "friendship under intense pressure, comradeship, family, and the right life in the wrong environment," explains showrunner, writer and director Marvin Kren in the digital press release.
This long weekend is the perfect time to get in the mood for a relaxing binge watch. Other series and movies available on Netflix that will put you in a road movie and bromance mood over Easter include:
The End of the F**ing World
In this dark comedy series based on the graphic novel, a psychopathic teenager and an adventurous rebel embark on an ill-fated road trip. Starring Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther, Naomi Ackie.
Vincent Wants to Sea
Vincents father puts him in a home to avoid dealing with Vincents Tourettes syndrome. However, Vincent runs away to scatter his mothers ashes in the sea. Starring Florian David Fitz, Karoline Herfurth, Heino Ferch.
25 km/h
Two brothers reconnect at their fathers funeral and decide to fulfill their childhood dream: a trip through Germany on vintage mopeds. Starring Lars Eidinger, Bjarne M del, Sandra H ller.
Green Book
A sophisticated African American pianist hires a working-class white driver for his concert tour in the segregated Deep South. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini.
Were the Millers
To pay off his debt to a drug lord, a small-time dealer convinces his neighbors to pose as his family to help him with a smuggling job. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts.
If you cant wait to immerse yourself in Marvin Krens gangster world, we recommend 4 Blocks (the cast includes Crooks actors Kida Khodr Ramadan, Veysel Gelin and Frederick Lau). Kren has also taken us to Vienna before (albeit 19th century Vienna) in his series Freud (the cast includes Crooks actors Robert Finster, Georg Friedrich and Christoph Krutzler).
Krens inspiration for Crooks includes 1960 film classic Classe Tous Risques, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Lino Ventura, about "a devoted friendship between two crooks in a brutal criminal world (Kren) - which is also one of the main themes of Crooks.
About Crooks
Charly and his family live a quiet life in Berlin until his dark past catches up with him. Old associates threaten his family and force him to steal a valuable coin. Joseph, the driver for a Vienna gang, is there to take the loot safely to Austria. However, the carefully crafted plan falls apart, culminating in a deadly shootout. Charly and Joseph find their fates inextricably tangled as they are forced to flee and get Charlys family to safety. In search of themselves and desperately trying to save whats important to them, the two crooks will have to hold their own against gangs from Berlin, Vienna, and Marseille. Their only hope for success is to trust in their friendship with each other. Its the start of an adventurous and action-packed road trip across three countries for the both of them.
About W&B Television
For 20 years, Wiedemann & Berg has been creating high-quality and successful films and series. Since 2020, Wiedemann & Berg Film and W&B Television have been part of LEONINE Studios, which was co-founded by Max Wiedemann and Quirin Berg.
The companys more than 160 productions include the Oscar -winning film The Lives of Others, two-time Oscar nominee Never Look Away, and numerous top hits including Who Am I and Nightlife. Weekend Rebels and international biopic Girl You Know Its True are currently in theaters, with Everythings Fifty Fifty coming out in fall 2024.
Other acclaimed productions include numerous series for TV and international streaming platforms, like the first German Netflix Original, Dark, and cult series 4 Blocks (Warner TV Serie), as well as The Pass (Sky), Para - We are King (Warner TV Series), The Gryphon (Amazon Prime Video), One Trillion Dollars (Paramount+) and Testo (ARD).
The successful production house has been nominated for and won multiple awards, including the Academy Awards , Bambis, Bavarian TV Awards, Bavarian Film Awards, Deutscher Fernsehpreis and Deutscher Filmpreis (Lola), Cam ra dOr, Ehrenpreis at the FernsehfilmFestival Baden-Baden, Golden Nymph Award, Grimme-Preis, GQ Award, European Film Awards, Hollywood Reporter Award, LA Critics Award, Magnolia Award, Rockie Award, BAFTAs, C sars, Romys and Golden Globes.
About Netflix
Netflix is one of the worlds leading entertainment services with over 260 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
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