Disney+ has released the first image of Daniel Brühl as Karl Lagerfeld in the upcoming series, tentatively titled, ‘Kaiser Karl’.
The new French Original series chronicles the rise of Lagerfeld through the world of 1970s Parisian high fashion. It was created and adapted for television by Isaure Pisani-Ferry (‘Ganglands’), Jennifer Have (‘Unfaithful’) and Raphaëlle Bacqué, author of the eponymous biography, published by Albin Michel in 2019 and translated into six languages.
The year is 1972. Lagerfeld, aged thirty-eight, is a little-known fashion designer. After meeting and falling in love with Jacques de Bascher, he finds himself in competition with Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, the head of the most prestigious fashion brand around. And so, begins the story of ‘Kaiser Karl (w/t)’, a mix of romance, ambition, and a tireless quest for recognition.
The Original series is directed by Jérôme Salle (“Kompromat,” “Totems,”) and Audrey Estrougo (“Tout va Bien”, “Authentik”).
The artistic team brings together cinematographers Mélodie Preel (the French version of ‘In Treatment’) and Mahdi Lepart (‘L’Absente’), costume designer Pascaline Chavanne, hair artist Sébastien Quinet (‘The French Dispatch’) and make-up artist Valerie Chapelle (‘Lost Illusions’) and composers Sacha and Evgueni Galperine (‘The Undoing’, ‘Oussekine’).
‘Kaiser Karl’ is expected to launch in 2024.
