Sky released the first trailer for "Munich Games“. The six-part drama-thriller series, in a double installment with episodes one and two, will be available on Sky One from 4 September. After that, Sky One will broadcast one episode each Sunday. The first two episodes will be available on Sky Q on demand and the streaming service from 2 p.m. on September 15nd WOW. "Munich Games" is offered in a purely German version as well as in the original version with optional German subtitles for the foreign-language passages.

The fast-paced and gripping political thriller series comes from the author of the international TV hit "Fauda" - Michal Aviram - and tells the story of two agents: inside, an Israeli and a German with Lebanese roots, who have to work together to stop a threatening prevent terrorist attack.

Munich 2022: A football friendly between an Israeli team and a German team is planned as a sign of peace and in memory of the victims of the 1972 terrorist attack. Police and secret services on all sides are on high alert to ensure the security of the event.
But when Oren Simon, a Berlin-based Mossad agent, intercepts a message on a dark web forum just days before the game, he is paired with Maria Köhler, a German LKA officer with Lebanese roots, to make sure that history does not repeat itself.

The six-part series, which explores themes such as geopolitics, information manipulation and the growing threat of extremism around the world, brings cinematic dimensions to screens as part of Sky's growing lineup of compelling and groundbreaking dramas.

Bringing together a brilliant multi-national creative team in front of and behind the camera, Munich Games was shot in German, Hebrew, Arabic and English. The series was created by Michal Aviram ("Fauda"), who wrote the six screenplays together with Martin Behnke ("Berlin Alexanderplatz"). Director Philipp Kadelbach (“Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo”, “Perfume”, “Our Mothers Our Fathers”) staged a highly emotional drama in intensely captivating images, which takes place 50 years after the brutal terrorist attack at the 72 Olympic Games in Munich . The Sky Original is a co-production between Amusement Park Film, CBS Studios and Sky Studios.

The series is produced by Amelie von Kienlin, Daniel Brühl, Malte Grunert from Amusement Park Film and Meghan Lyvers from CBS Studios act as Executive Producers; also Michal Aviram and Philipp Kadelbach as well as Frank Jastfelder and Julia Jaensch from Sky Studios. Martin Behnke is co-executive producer.

"Munich Games" is funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF), the German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF) and the Czech Film Fund. "Munich Games" will be broadcast in all Sky markets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, UK and Ireland.
Paramount Global Content Distribution holds the international distribution rights for the series outside of the Sky markets.

Facts:
Original title: "Munich Games", drama thriller series, 6 episodes, each approx. 45 minutes, D 2022. Creator: Michal Aviram. Screenplay: Michal Aviram, Martin Behnke. Producer: Amelie von Kienlin. Executive Producers: Daniel Brühl, Malte Grunert (Amusement Park Film), Meghan Lyvers (CBS Studios), Michal Aviram, Philipp Kadelbach, Frank Jastfelder and Julia Jaensch (Sky Studios). Directed by Philipp Kadelbach. Cast: Seyneb Saleh, Yousef Sweid, Sebastian Rudolph, Dov Glickman, Juliane Koehler, Anton Spieker, Bernd Hölscher, Igal Naor, Evgenia Dodina, Roger Azar.

Broadcast Dates:
From September 4, 2022 with a double episode from 20.15 p.m. on Sky One as well as on the WOW streaming service and via Sky Q on demand.
Preview of the double episode from September 2, 2022 on the WOW streaming service and via Sky Q on demand. After that, one episode per week on Sundays. Either in the completely German version or in the original with optional German subtitles for the foreign-language passages.