2025/2026 - High End Series - Drama - 6 x 45 min

Executive Producer (Freelance) on behalf of Studio Zentral

 

Bestselling author Juli Zeh wrote original screenplays for a high-end television series for the first time. The series was filmed in Slovakia in 2025, premiered at the Munich Film Festival in 2026, and is scheduled to be released in early 2027.

 

Young show jumper Ina Hansen (Lili Epply) has been living and working on the estate of wealthy Robert Leerkamp (Heino Ferch) ever since he took her in as a parentless teenager. Today, Ina is considered a rising star in the world of equestrian sports - headstrong and ambitious. But when she falls out with Leerkamp, Ina realizes that as an outsider, she stands no chance in the elitist world of riding.

 

She eventually finds shelter at Hohenfelden, a once-renowned equestrian center built by Olympic rider Gerhard Brun and his wife Cora (Karoline Eichhorn). Since Gerhard’s death, however, the estate has been on the brink of bankruptcy.

 

In this situation, Ina appears to be the perfect solution for Marco Brun (Joshua Hupfauer): he sees her talent and wants to make her the sporting figurehead of the estate. But over time, Ina begins to suspect that she might secretly be Gerhard Brun’s daughter - and therefore Marco’s half-sister. She decides to uncover the truth about her origins and fight for her place at Hohenfelden.

 

Cast: Lili Epply, Joshua Hupfauer, Karoline Eichhorn, Heino Ferch, Margarita Broich, Jörg Schüttauf, Jasmin Gerat, Stipe Erceg, Ivan Vlatković, Purnima Grätz, Friedrich Witte, Linda Belinda Podszus, Hyun Wanner, Claudia Kottal, Maria Simon, Cloé Albertine Heinrich, Rainer Wöss, Sohel Altan Gol, Miloje Pajkanovic, Thomas Weissgruber, Talia Diem and many more

 

Directed by: Christian Zübert

Written by: Juli Zeh & Lukas Becker

Producers: Lasse Scharpen, Lucas Schmidt, Dr. Georg Ramme

Executive Producer: Hannes Höhn

DoP: Birgit Guðjónsdóttir

2nd Unit Dir. & DoP: Thomas Hacikoglu

Horses & Stunts: Monika Fišerová & Roman Jankovič

Casting: Liza Stutzky

Production Design: Esther Schreiner

Costume Design: Milena Jaroszek

Hair & Makeup: Klaudyna Góralska

Editors: Ueli Christen & Mona Bräuer

Music: Christoph Kaiser & Julian Maas

Commissioning Editor: Caroline von Senden & Leon Wille 

 

Production: Studio Zentral, Load Studios, Film Slovakia