Broadcaster ZDF targets international sales and will dub eight-part series for domestic audience
It topped Germany’s list of bestselling novels for eight months, and to great local excitement Frank Schätzing’s science-fiction page-turner Der Schwarm is being turned into an eight-part drama series for the German public service broadcaster ZDF.
But in a first for the country, the primetime TV adaption will be filmed in English rather than German. Der Schwarm is becoming The Swarm in response to changes in the market brought about by streaming services and as part of a plan by ZDF to secure major international sales. The show will be dubbed for the German audience of its two channels and subtitled on ZDF’s video on demand service.