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'Slow Horses' Actor Jack Lowden to Star in 'Berlin Noir' Adaptation
BERLIN, GERMANY, JUL 16 – Apple TV+ adapts Philip Kerr's bestselling Berlin Noir novels with Jack Lowden as detective Bernie Gunther investigating murders in 1928 Berlin's turbulent society.
- Jack Lowden has been cast as detective Bernie Gunther in an upcoming Apple TV+ drama adapted from Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir series.
- This adaptation begins with Metropolis, the last book Kerr finished before his 2018 death, set in 1928 Berlin during social and political upheaval.
- The storyline follows Bernie, newly promoted to the elite Berlin Murder Squad, investigating a serial killer targeting society's fringes amid a turbulent city.
- Tom Shankland directs with Peter Straughan as showrunner, who won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, while Lowden recently earned Emmy and BAFTA nods for Slow Horses.
- The series is expected to explore Bernie's fight for truth in a shifting political world, marking a notable collaboration between Lowden and Apple TV+.
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