'KLEO' - News About Season 2: World Premiere at the Seriencamp Festival

From left to right: Richard Kropf, Bob Konrad, Dimitrij Schaad, Alli Neumann, Hanno Hackfort, Isabel Braak and Julius Feldmeier © Netflix/Andreas Rentz

Showrunner, Writers & Concept: HaRiBo (Hanno Hackfort, Richard Kropf, Bob Konrad)

Additional Writer: Katharina Brauer

Executive Producers: Michael Souvignier, Till Derenbach and Jörg Christian Engels

Directors: Isabel Braak (Episodes 201, 202, 204, 205) and Nina Vukovic (Episodes 203, 206)

Director of Photography: Tobias Koppe and Jonathan Ibeka

Cast: Jella Haase, Dimitrij Schaad, Julius Feldmeier, Vincent Redetzki, Andrej Kaminsky,

Steffi Kühnert, Marta Sroka, Alli Neumann, Anna Stieblich and Robin Gooch

Production: Zeitsprung Pictures for Netflix

Episodes: 6 episodes of 45 minutes each

Locations: Berlin/Brandenburg (Germany), Belgrade (Serbia)

Season 2 is available only on Netflix starting July 25, 2024!

Click HERE for photos from the premiere.

Click HERE for the digital press kit.

Click HERE for the teaser trailer.

Click HERE for the first pictures.

Cologne, June 7, 2024: When Kleo (Jella Haase) shows up, things get explosive: Season 2 of KLEO brings back the hit Netflix series' unique combination of action, thriller, drama and comedy. A story rife with twists and surprises? Check! An unpredictable agent who makes fools of her opponents by the dozen? Check. Absolutely wild outfits and wallpaper? Double check!

On June 6, the first episode of Season 2 had its world premiere at the Seriencamp festival in Cologne. Actors Dimitrij Schaad, Julius Feldmeier and Alli Neumann, director Isabel Braak and showrunner/writer team HaRiBo—Hanno Hackfort, Richard Kropf and Bob Konrad—attended and were thrilled by the enthusiastic response of the audience at Cologne's Cinenova. Click HERE  for photos of the red carpet and the premiere.

In the new digital press kit, directors Isabel Braak and Nina Vukovic, production and costume designers Isabel von Forster and Ramona Klinikowski, and showrunner/writer team HaRiBo discuss their work on Season 2 of the series about former Stasi secret agent Kleo Straub. Kleo's continued quest for the red suitcase and its explosive files, which shed an entirely different light on the upheavals in Europe in the early 1990s, takes her to Moscow via Belgrade. It almost goes without saying that Sven Petzold (Dimitrij Schaad) gets in her way—or does he lend a hand?

The press kit contains exclusive insight into the production, including:

• Jella and liverwurst: To better motivate the standard poodle to heel in Episode 1, Jella Haase smeared a bit of liverwurst on her knee. And it worked: The poodle literally clung to her leg.

• Dimitrij's passion for suits: Dimitrij Schaad wanted to keep his casual Miami Vice-style suits as souvenirs. However, the costume designer wouldn't have it and mothballed his wardrobe—in anticipation of a possible third season.

• KLEOS's soundtrack: The songs played in KLEO are selected by the showrunners while they are working on the script. They listen to the songs for inspiration during the writing process. For the Russian songs, they chose anti-war anthems to make a deliberate statement.

• Design inspiration: For costume designer Ramona Klinikowski, Kleo combines the styles of Katharina Witt and Nina Hagen. She drew inspiration from designers who epitomize this vibe and were popular in the early 1990s, including Yohji Yamamoto, Thierry Mugler and Jean Paul Gaultier, as well as more recent influences such as Kill Bill.

About KLEO Season 2

The hunt for the red suitcase continues: former East German spy Kleo is determined to get the red suitcase back and destroy it for good. Sven intends to do everything he can to redeem himself in Kleo's eyes and work with her again. It's apparent that she gives him a bit of an adrenaline rush in his work as a police officer.

The red suitcase's contents play a key role in the reorganization of Germany and Europe in the wake of the Cold War, so it’s no wonder that the KGB and CIA are also after it. Both secret services target Kleo, who's at the center of all the action. But there's more: while Europe’s future is in Kleo’s hands, she's more intensely confronted with her own past than she would like.

About Zeitsprung Pictures

Founded in 1985 by producer Michael Souvignier, Zeitsprung Pictures has established itself in the national and international TV and film business as a specialist for award-winning films, series and documentaries. Souvignier's partner, Till Derenbach, joined Zeitsprung Pictures in 2008 and is in charge of all Zeitsprung productions alongside Michael Souvignier as managing director and producer.

Zeitsprung Pictures has produced several award-winning feature films (including Dear Thomas), series (including KLEO and Oktoberfest 1900) and made-for-TV films (including The King of Cologne), as well as over 100 fiction films and 500 non-fiction productions. These include made-for-TV films, series and miniseries for all major broadcasters, including ARD, ZDF, arte, RTL, Sat1 and streaming services such as Netflix. Zeitsprung Pictures' productions often deal with historical and social issues that are relevant worldwide.

Myriad awards, including the International Emmy, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Prize (for Dear Thomas), the German Film Prize (nine awards for Dear Thomas in 2022), the German Television Prize (for Oktoberfest 1900), the Grimme-Preis and many more, speak to Zeitsprung Pictures' success. Michael Souvignier and Till Derenbach are members of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the European Film Academy and the German Film Academy.

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