Over Christmas: German Original Mini-Series Release Date

Over Christmas Updates: Netflix is all set to release Over Christmas, the eleventh German Original series. The series is confirmed to arrive on Netflix on Friday, 27th November 2020.

It will be a miniseries with only three episodes and as per reports, each episode will have a 45-minute run time. This show is sentimental, heartfelt, romantic, feel-good

The series is directed by Tobi Baumann and is loosely based on the novel 7 Kilos in 3 Days: Home Over Christmas by Christian Huber. Co-producer Luke Mockridge makes his acting introduction in the show.

The film is described on Netflix as, “Down-and-out musician Bastian battles the blues as he returns home for Christmas and encounters a series of not-so-cheery surprises.”

The Cast of Over Christmas

The main cast of the show include Luke Mockridge, Seyneb Saleh, Cristina do Rego, Lucas Reiber, Johanna Gastdorf, Rudolf Kowalski, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Eugen Bauder, Jonathan Kwesi Aikins, Martina Eitner-Acheampong, Eike Weinreich and Eskindir Tesfay

Film synopsis : 

Aspiring musician Basti is having a hard time with his career and his love life when his girlfriend Fine breaks up with him. Expecting to celebrate a depressing Christmas with his family this year, Basti returns home to discover that Fine and his brother Niklas are now dating.

With thoughts of little hope for his future, Basti’s Christmas is rocked further when a tragic secret of Mama Brigette and Papa Walter’s comes to light.

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Some other popular German titles that are worth watching are :

A Perfect Crime (TV series)

Barbarians (2020 TV series)

Biohackers

Criminal (TV series)

Criminal: Germany

Dark (TV series)

Dogs of Berlin

Holiday Secrets

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

Sing On! Germany

Skylines (TV series)

The Last Word (2020 TV series)

Ultimate Beastmaster

Unorthodox (miniseries)

We Are the Wave

Netflix’s original supernatural show, Dark, rated 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, also garnered immense critical acclaim and love from the viewers since its release in 2017. 

It is very interesting to note that, 90% of the show’s viewers live outside Germany, as revealed by Greg Peters, chief product officer at Netflix.

No avid Netflix watcher can ignore the rise of German content; it’s unstoppable now. Netflix arrived in Germany in 2014. Netflix offers German subtitles and dubbing for movies and TV shows in other languages.

They also offer English subtitles for some movies and TV shows as well. Users only need to click the title they want to watch to see which subtitle and audio content options are available.

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