M-Net Edge - the home of highly acclaimed, award-winning and
cutting-edge television series - will showcase first-class foreign language
series in future, in addition to its Hollywood fare. As of December 17, South
African aficionados will be able to expand their viewing horizons with
hand-picked, multiple award-winning drama and mini-series from around the
globe.
The first series to occupy this specially curated foreign
language slot on M-Net Edge, channel 102 on DStv Premium, on Saturdays at 21h00
is the much talked-about German spy series Deutschland
83. Lauded for its aesthetics, tight story lines, phenomenal ‘80s
soundtrack and unique humour, this eight-part drama became the most popular
foreign language series in the history of UK television when it was screened on
Channel 4 this year. It was also the first-ever German-language series to make
it onto American network television and raked in rave reviews from critics and
viewers alike.
Apart from the Saturday night foreign language series slot,
M-Net recently announced that viewers who love sophisticated story-telling will
have access to the very best foreign language movies in future on M-Net Edge as
well. These will be screened on Sunday nights at 21h00, starting with the
Palestinian film The Idol on December
18.
“We have been re-looking our schedules to add more fresh
content to our channels than ever before and are particularly excited about
these additions to M-Net Edge,” says Jan du Plessis, Director: M-Net Channels.
“The foreign language content fits perfectly into M-Net Edge’s promise to host
content that’s a thrill-a-minute for discerning viewers. Over the years, we have
had plenty of requests to include foreign language programming onto our
schedules and it’s fantastic that we could include these treats on our M-Net
Edge schedule, going forward.
Deutschland ’83,
set at the height of the Cold War, centres on Martin Rauch, a young spy caught
between two worlds, sent by the East German Intelligence Service on a
high-stakes mission to recover NATO’s military plans. Against a backdrop of
fervent political feeling and the imminent threat of nuclear war, Martin must
leave everything he knows for a new life undercover in the West. It’s not long
before this young prodigy discovers that nothing and no-one is as they seem,
and every friend is a potential enemy; every enemy a possible asset.
The series, which won the International Emmy Award for Best
Drama Series this year, was created by Anna and Jörg Winger, written by Anna
Winger and executive produced by Jörg Winger and Nico Hoffman. It was announced
in October that a second season, Deutschland
’86, has been commissioned and there are already talks about a third
season, titled Deutschland ‘89.
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