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Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer

Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer

First German production of the successful true crime series launches on April 3

Writer: Caroline Schaper

Director: Jan Zabeil, Caroline Schaper

DOP: Jan Zabeil

Executive Producer: Joe Berlinger, Georg Tschurtschenthaler, Florian Fettweis

Producer: Christian Beetz

Production: Beetz Brothers Film Production

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Berlin, March 6, 2024 – Following the success of the US American 'Crime Scene' series, Netflix is bringing a German murder series to the screen – Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer season 1 launches worldwide on 3 April. The three-part documentary series, produced by Beetz Brothers Film Production, reconstructs the case of several mysterious murders in Berlin's nightlife that became nationally known as the "Coma Killer" in 2012. Among the eyewitnesses who share their perspective on the events are the public prosecutor, relatives of the victims and a survivor, as well as the criminal investigators responsible at the time. American documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger, whose Netflix documentaries Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes and Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich have thrilled fans of the crime genre worldwide, acted as executive producer for the series alongside Georg Tschurtschenthaler, Florian Fettweis and Christian Beetz, who were already responsible for the Netflix original series Rohwedder – Unity and Murder and Freedom and other award-winning high-end documentary series.

CRIME SCENE BERLIN: NIGHTLIFE KILLER S1 – from  April 3 only on Netflix.

About Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer

In 2012, a mysterious series of murders strikes fear and dread in Berlin. The victims, seemingly chosen at random, are drugged with an unfamiliar substance – a trail that confronts investigators with a dilemma. As news of the gruesome murders hits the headlines across Germany and further cases emerge that may be linked to previous murders, the pressure mounts on the investigators to solve the case.

The 3x40' series Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer, developed by Beetz Brothers Film Production and Joe Berlinger, tells a true-crime case based on a thrilling story about Berlin's nightlife.

Ole Hans

PR Specialist

ohans@netflix.com