Disney+ has unveiled the first images for it’s first Original Series produced out of Germany, ‘Sam – A Saxon’.
The seven-episode series will launch on the streamer on 26th April 2023, will all episodes launching on the same day. Take a look at the first-look images in our gallery below:
‘Sam – A Saxon’ is based on the incredible true story of Samuel “Sam” Njankouo Meffire, East Germany’s first Black police officer. The gripping series follows Sam on his journey to find a place to call home and his fight for justice against an overpowering system. It shows his childhood as an outsider, marked by the murder of his father; his rapid rise as a symbolic figure and media sensation of a new Germany, and Sam’s downfall becoming an internationally wanted public enemy. The highly emotional and thrilling series shows a captivating and new perspective on Germany.
The series is based on the biography of Samuel “Sam” Njankouo Meffire. It stars Malick Bauer, Svenja Jung, Luise von Finckh, Ivy Quainoo, Thorsten Merten, Martin Brambach, Carina Wiese and Tyron Ricketts
‘The series ‘Sam – A Saxon’ is created by Tyron Ricketts, Jörg Winger and Christoph Silber (“Nordwand”).
it is the first German Disney+ Original Series to launch on the streaming-service. Additionally, the following German Original productions have already been announced for 2023: The documentary series ‘Farm Rebellion’, the first ever series adaptation of the gripping youth adventure series ‘The Three !!!’ as well as the screen adaptation of the bestselling same-titled novel ‘German House’.
