'The Signal' – Between Worlds: A Thrilling Mystery-Drama Written By and Starring Florian David Fit

Streaming worldwide on March 7, 2024 – exclusively on Netflix

Screenplay: Florian David Fitz, Nadine Gottmann, and Kim Zimmermann (Episodes 1 and 2)

Based on an idea from Nadine Gottmann and Sebastian Hilger

Directed by: Sebastian Hilger and Philipp Leinemann

Production: Bon Voyage Films GmbH

Producers: Christian Springer, Amir Hamz, Fahri Yardim, Johannes Jancke

Director of photography: Jan Prahl

Production design: Eva Maria Stiebler

Cast: Florian David Fitz, Peri Baumeister, Yuna Bennett, Hadi Khanjanpour, Sheeba Chadha, Katharina Schüttler, Nilam Farooq, Meret Becker, Seumas Sargent and guest-starring Katharina Thalbach

After months in space, a reunion for astronaut Paula (Peri Baumeister) and her family seems close enough to touch. But when Paula's plane vanishes without a trace, her husband Sven (Florian David Fitz) and daughter Charlie (Yuna Bennett) are left behind – distraught, distressed, and with a terrifying riddle that Paula left them from her travels…

The Signal (working title Hello) is an exciting and emotional mystery-drama written by and starring Florian David Fitz. The gripping mini-series, with four 60-minute episodes, launches worldwide on March 7, exclusively on Netflix.

Nadine Gottmann and Sebastian Hilger had the original idea for the story, which was adapted for the screen by Florian David Fitz, Nadine Gottmann and Kim Zimmermann. The mini-series The Signal was directed by  Sebastian Hilger and Philipp Leinemann and produced by  Christian Springer, Amir Hamz, Fahri Yardim, and Johannes Jancke, under production company Bon Voyage Films GmbH.

The production was supported by the German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF), a funding program of the the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, with additional VFX production support from the Bavarian TV and film promotion fund Filmfernsehfonds Bayern.

About The Signal

Paula is back on earth after months in orbit. Now, just a short flight across the pond will bring her back to her family. But Paula never makes it home. Sven and their daughter Charlie wait at arrivals in vain. It's as if the plane has vanished from the face of the earth.

While Sven tries to shield his daughter from the terrible news, he clutches at every straw of hope he can find. Finally, it seems his faith is rewarded – Paula's left him a riddle, a breadcrumb trail that Sven follows readily. But the further he follows it, the more his life starts to collapse; the riddle seems to become deeper and the threat, for him, Charlie, and the whole planet, gets ever greater. While stationed on the ISS, Paula made an unbelievable discovery in the depths of space.

The suspenseful mystery-drama written by and starring Florian David Fitz is a four-part Netflix limited series.

About Bon Voyage Films GmbH

Bon Voyage Films GmbH was founded in 2015 by Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, and Fahri Yardim. The firm has produced films including The Nightmare (TIFF 2015, starring Carolyn Genzkow), Operation Curveball (Berlin International Film Festival 2020, starring Sebastian Blomberg and Thorsten Merten, winner of two German Film Awards 2021), Shirin Neshat's US indie film Land of Dreams (Venice Film Festival 2021, starring Sheila Vand, Matt Dillon, and Isabella Rossellini), and Axiom (Berlin International Film Festival Encounters 2022, starring Moritz Treuenfels and Ricarda Seifried). Their recent projects include Shock, featuring the directing debut of Denis Moschitto and Daniel Rakete Siegel (Munich International Film Festival 2023).

Bon Voyage Films also produces series such as the 2020 Aus dem Tagebuch eines Uber Fahrers for Joyn (starring Kostja Ullmann, Claudia Eisinger and Susanne Wolff) and the high-end docuseries SaFahri –Eine Reise zu den Elementen for Sky (with Fahri Yardim). Bon Voyage Films is an award-winning boutique production firm with offices in Hamburg and Berlin.

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