EMIL AND THE DETECTIVE: The first trailer and the movie poster are here!
02.04.2026
Cast: Nicholas Jonah Peter, Lara Toni Lüdders, Kilian Kasa, Bela Louis Plass,
Luise Heyer, Merlin Sandmeyer, Ursula Werner and many more.
Director: David Dietl
Screenplay: Antonia Scheurlen
Producers: Sebastian Werninger, Tobias Timme, Katharina Rietz
Co-produced by UFA Fiction, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
and UFA Center
Berlin, April 2, 2026 – On September 24, Warner Bros. Pictures Germany is bringing EMIL AND THE DETECTIVE, a contemporary adaptation of Erich Kästner’s world-famous children’s book classic, to the big screen. In this popular detective story about friendship and solidarity, Nicholas Jonah Peter plays Emil in his first major cinema role.
At his side are the detectives Pony (Lara Toni Lüdders), Gustav (Kilian Kasa), Dienstag (Bela Louis Plass), Anh (Ai Vy Bui) and Jason (Camille Moltzen). The ensemble of young actors is complemented by a great adult cast including Luise Heyer as Anna Tischbein, Merlin Sandmeyer as Max Grundeis and Ursula Werner as Renate Tischbein.
Watch the first trailer for EMIL AND THE DETECTIVE here: EMIL UND DIE DETEKTIVE – Trailer German (2026)
The first press materials are available for download at:
https://mediapass.warnerbros.com (registration required)
About the plot: Emil is supposed to spend the summer holidays with his grandmother in Berlin. But already on the train there he is robbed by the unscrupulous fraudster Max Grundeis – and a wild adventure begins! Together with a gang of clever children, Emil takes up the chase and plunges into a fast-paced detective hunt across Berlin – full of wit, courage and genuine friendship.
EMIL AND THE DETECTIVE is a co-production of UFA Fiction, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany and UFA Mitte, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Germany. Producers are Sebastian Werninger, Tobias Timme and Katharina Rietz. Matthias Adler is executive producer, Tom Haase is producer. Co-producers from Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany are Steffen Schier, Julia Hayungs and Margret Mackuth. David Dietl is the director of photography and Philip Peschlow is the DoP. The screenplay was written by Antonia Scheurlen. The film is supported by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (mbb), Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFFB), Filmförderanstalt (FFA), Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) and the Bavarian State Chancellery.
The agency public insight has taken over the press work for EMIL UND DIE DETEKTIVE. Please contact Claudia Burau, Wiebke Schuirmann and Jessica Dohmen, Tel.: 089 -7879 799-11 or wbp@publicinsight.de
About UFA
UFA is one of the leading production companies for series and films, shows and documentaries in the German-speaking world. New and long-running programs from UFA reach an average of over 30 million people every week and are currently available on almost all TV channels and streaming services. The creative house bundles the range of its genres in the units UFA Fiction, UFA Serial Drama, UFA Show & Factual, UFA Documentary and UFA Mitte under one roof. UFA is part of the international production company Fremantle, the global production arm of RTL Group. UFA, rich in tradition, was founded in 1917 and is now present at five locations in Germany. Its headquarters are in Potsdam-Babelsberg. The managing directors of UFA are Sascha Schwingel (CEO) and Christian Rohde.
About WARNER BROS. PICTURE GROUP
The Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group consists of Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. Warner Bros. partners with the world’s most inspiring storytellers to create exceptional entertainment for every audience across all screens. Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group has been at the forefront of the film industry since its inception and is a leading creative force producing the widest range of films for global theatrical releases.
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Press contacts UFA Fiction:
Janine Friedrich
Head of Communications
janine.friedrich@ufa.de
Phone: +49 30 700185 379
Caroline Frenzel,
Manager Public Relations
caroline.frenzel@ufa.de
Phone: +49 30 700185 381
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