Daily Drama
UFA bundles its activities in the program genres of serial drama and fiction as well as show, factual and documentary under one roof. The core business of UFA Serial Drama is the development and production of serial formats: With GUTE ZEITEN, SCHLECHTE ZEITEN, the company established the first and still most successful daily series on the German TV market in 1992. This was followed by UNTER UNS in 1994 and ALLES WAS ZÄHLT in 2006. Other formats that the company has produced in recent years include SPOTLIGHT (since 2016), NACHTSCHWESTERN, LENßEN ÜBERNIMMT, VERBOTENE LIEBE – NEXT GENERATION, EVEN CLOSER – HAUTNAH, IRGENDWAS MIT MEDIEN and spin-offs of the successful GUTE ZEITEN, SCHLECHTE ZEITEN brand such as SUNNY, NIHAT and LEON. The latest formats from UFA SERIAL DRAMA include LENßEN HILFT and UFERPARK – GUTE ZEITEN, WILDE ZEITEN, a GZSZ format for the younger target group. The longevity of the series and the company’s innovative strength make UFA Serial Drama the market leader in its segment.
Die UFA ist Teil des international tätigen Medien- und Entertainmentunternehmens Fremantle, das das weltweite Produktionsgeschäft der zu Bertelsmann gehörenden RTL Group betreibt. CEO der UFA ist Sascha Schwingel. UFA Serial Drama is managed by Markus Brunnemann.
- 1991 UFA Serial Drama is founded as a joint venture between UFA Film & TV Produktion and the Australian company Grundy Worldwide under the name "GrundyUFA".
- 1992 The first daily series "Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten" appears and establishes the format on the German TV market.
- 1997 First broadcast of "Behind bars - The women's prison"
- 2005 First broadcasts of "Verliebt in Berlin" and "Wege zum Glück"
- 2006 First broadcast of "All that counts"
- 2008 First broadcast of "The Pietshow"
- 2018 First broadcast of "Girlfriends - now more than ever!"
- 25.000 Episodes for numerous series
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