MISS SOPHIE – SAME PROCEDURE AS EVERY YEAR (original title)

UFA FICTION GmbH • Series & Sequences • Prime Video • as of 22.12.2025
Available exclusively on Prime Video from 22.12.

“The same procedure as every year!” – The cult sketch DINNER FOR ONE is an annual New Year’s Eve ritual for millions of people. High time to ask ourselves who Mr. Pommeroy, Mr. Winterbottom, Sir Toby and Von Schneider actually are and why they are not sitting at the table. And what kind of relationship do Miss Sophie and her butler James have with each other?

MISS SOPHIE – SAME PROCEDURE AS EVERY YEAR, the series prequel to the cult sketch DINNER FOR ONE and previously known under the working title DINNER FOR FIVE, will be available exclusively on Prime Video from 22.12.2025.

The original series will celebrate its premiere at the Munich Film Festival on June 29. In addition to Alicia von Rittberg and Kostja Ullmann, many other well-known German actors also play roles.

The six episodes were filmed in Berlin and Brandenburg.

Alicia von Rittberg as Miss Sophie and Kostja Ullmann as butler James
Alicia von Rittberg as Miss Sophie and Kostja Ullmann as butler James

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England, early 20th century – a country estate near Eastbourne. Faced with financial hardship, young Miss Sophie (Alicia von Rittberg) decides to get married and invites marriage candidates to her castle. Before she can make her choice, one of the gentlemen is murdered. Miss Sophie challenges the bachelors to witty competitions for her heart and tries to secretly find the murderer. Always at her side is her butler James (Kostja Ullmann) – and a tender but seemingly impossible romance develops …

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Alicia von Rittberg and Kostja Ullmann are joined by Moritz Bleibtreu as Mr. Pommeroy, Frederick Lau as Mr. Winterbottom, Jacob Matschenz as Sir Toby and Christoph Schechinger as Admiral von Schneider. Other roles include Ulrich Noethen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Sönke Möhring, Tom Beck, Michael Kessler, Vladimir Korneev, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer, Max von Pufendorf, Britta Hammelstein and Barbara Meier.

MISS SOPHIE is a production of UFA Fiction for Prime Video. Producers are Tommy Wosch and Markus Brunnemann. The film is directed by Markus Sehr and Daniel Rakete Siegel, based on a screenplay by Tommy Wosch and Dominik Moser. The executive producer is Viola-Franziska Bloess, the producers are Julia Franke and Sabrina Kunert. MISS SOPHIE is supported by the German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF).

Production facts

Cast

Miss Sophie

Alicia von Rittberg

Butler James

Kostja Ullmann

Mr. Pommeroy

Moritz Bleibtreu

Mr. Winterbottom

Frederick Lau

Sir Toby

Jacob Matschenz

Admiral von Schneider

Christoph Schechinger

In other roles:

Ulrich Noethen, Vladimir Korneev, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Sönke Möhring, Nikola Kastner, Tom Beck, Michael Kessler, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer, Max von Pufendorf, Britta Hammelstein, Barbara Meier

Crew

Direction

Markus Sehr, Daniel Rakete Siegel

Showrunner

Tommy Wosch

Screenplay

Tommy Wosch, Dominik Moser

Producers

Tommy Wosch, Markus Brunnemann

Executive producer

Viola-Franziska Bloess

Producers

Julia Franke, Sabrina Kunert

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