Benjamin Benedict, one of Germany’s leading producers of high-end TV dramas, has joined German mini-major Leonine Studios.
Effective November 1st, Benedict will join the management team of Leonine’s W&B Television, running the production team alongside Oliver Vogel, Max Wiedemann and Quirin Berg.
Benedict is currently the Managing Director of German TV giant UFA Fiction and his small screen success stories include period dramas Charite , Ku’Damm and International Emmy-winning miniseriesGeneration War ).
W&B TV, founded by The Lives of Others producers Wiedemann and Berg, produced cutting-edge series such as Netflix’s Mystery of Time and Space Dark , gangster thriller 4 Blocks for German TNT/Turner, and a crime suspense horror series in the sky Pagan Peak . The group is currently working on the Amazon Prime series The Gryphon , based on the fantasy bestseller by Wolfgang Hohlbein.
Leonine, which is owned by private equity giant KKR, has 2019 acquired W&B TV from Endemol Shine.
“Wiedemann & Berg is an outstanding pioneering company that continually sets new benchmarks for successful storytelling. Their need for quality and visibility and their artistic and commercial success dictates Impressive and very inspiring,” Benedict said in a statement. “I have known Quirin and Max for 15 years and have great appreciation and admiration for their work and creativity. This spring, we agreed on a future together.”
Berg, who serves as chief production and chief creative officer at Leonine Studios, said that “superior quality, a wide range of themes and success in Benedict’s work” “make him an absolute standout in the world of film and series. “
