Jantje Friese (born 1977) is a German film producer and screenwriter known for co-creating the Netflix series ''
Dark
Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown.
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'' (2017–2020) and ''1899'' (2022) with her creative and romantic partner
Baran bo Odar
Baran bo Odar (born 18 April 1978) is a German film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for co-creating the Netflix series ''Dark'' (2017–2020) and ''1899'' (2022) with his creative and romantic partner, Jantje Friese.
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Work
Jantje Friese studied production and media management at the
University of Television and Film Munich
The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. T ...
. After graduating, she worked as a producer for Made in Munich Film Production and Neue Sentimental Film Berlin. In 2010 she was the production manager of the feature film ''The Silence'' with her partner
Baran bo Odar
Baran bo Odar (born 18 April 1978) is a German film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for co-creating the Netflix series ''Dark'' (2017–2020) and ''1899'' (2022) with his creative and romantic partner, Jantje Friese.
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With Odar, she wrote the screenplay for ''
Who Am I - No System Is Safe
''Who Am I'' (german: Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher; English: "Who Am I: No System Is Safe") is a 2014 German techno-thriller film directed by Baran bo Odar. It is centered on a computer hacker group in Berlin geared towards global fame. I ...
'' (2014), which was directed by Odar. Her screenplay was nominated for Best Screenplay at the
German Film Award 2015
The 65th German Film Award took place on 19 June 2015, organised by the Deutsche Filmakademie. The award ceremony was held at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin and broadcast by the ZDF. Jan Josef Liefers hosted the event.
Winners and nominees
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Through this film,
Netflix
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became aware of Friese and Odar and offered both to make a series based on the film. Instead, Friese and Odar jointly developed the first German Netflix series, ''
Dark
Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown.
Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lu ...
'', which premiered 1 December 2017. Friese was honored with a
Grimme-Preis
The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.''1899''. The first two episodes premiered at
Toronto International Film Festival
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in September 2022. The full season released on 17 November 2022 on Netflix. The creators had ideas for two more seasons, but in January 2023, the show was canceled.