Jella Haase is KLEO - Ludicrous action-thriller-series about an ex-East-German spy out for revenge

Showrunners, authors & concept: HaRiBo (Hanno Hackfort, Richard Kropf, Bob Konrad) 

Other author: Elena Senft (episodes 4&5)

Executive Producers: Michael Souvignier and Till Derenbach

Directed by: Viviane Andereggen (episodes 1-3 & 8) and Jano Ben Chaabane (episodes 4-7)

Camera: Martin Langer and Tobias Koppe

Cast: Jella Haase, Dimitrij Schaad, Vladimir Burlakov, Thandi Sebe, Marta Sroka, Julius Feldmeier and Jürgen Heinrich

Production: Zeitsprung Pictures for Netflix

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Berlin,June 9, 2022 – When the Berlin Wall falls in 1989, former Stasi assassin Kleo Straub (Jella Haase) is released from prison. Betrayed by those she trusted, she had everything taken from her: her freedom, her family, her existence. But Kleo has no idea why. Now, she has nothing left to lose and, regardless of losses and with an arsenal of alternate identities, sets out to find the origins of the conspiracy – and an all-out vendetta.

With a turbulent mix of action and thriller – and a healthy dose of comedy too – KLEO catapults the viewer back to the vibrant Berlin of the early 90s. The screenplay is written by HaRiBo (Para – We are King, 4 Blocks), a team comprising authors Hanno Hackfort, Richard Kropf and Bob Konrad, alongside Elena Senft. It is directed by Viviane Andereggen(Defamed, The Three Exclamation Marks) and Jano Ben Chaabane(Blind ermittelt - Lebendig begraben [Investigating Blind, Buried Alive], Mapa), and produced by Michael Souvignier and Till Derenbach from Zeitsprung Pictures. 

About KLEO

1987: Top Eastern German spy Kleo kills a businessman in West Berlin while on a mission with a secret Stasi commando. Not long after, she’s arrested by the Stasi under bogus claims, denounced and vilified by everyone she knows, even her own grandfather. When the Berlin Wall falls, after two years in prison, Kleo is suddenly free. She soon finds out that the conspiracy against her is much bigger than she could have imagined, and an ominous red suitcase seems to be the missing puzzle piece. Kleo sets off for revenge, on a hunt that leads her through anarchistic Berlin, improvised electro clubs and Majorcan Fincas, and finally into the Atacama Desert. All the while, she’s followed by West-Berlin police officer Sven, who sees the case of his life unfolding before him.

About Zeitsprung Pictures

Zeitsprung Pictures was founded in 1985 by producer Michael Souvignier and is a specialist production firm, respected by the national and international film community for its numerous award-winning films, series, and documentaries. Souvignier’s partner Till Derenbach worked as line producer and executive producer for various production firms before he finally moved to Zeitsprung permanently. Since then, he’s worked as CEO, producer and is responsible for all Zeitsprung Productions. Zeitsprung Pictures has created over 100 fiction and non-fiction TV productions, including over 80 made-for-TV movies, series and mini-series for large-scale broadcasters and streaming services like ARD, ZDF, arte, RTL, Sat1, ProSieben and Netflix. The Zeitsprung Pictures production team usually works with historical pieces and social commentary, some of which have even made history themselves.

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