Mitbewohner*in gesucht: No superpowers, please.
For ARD's streaming platform, a six-part fiction series was created, produced by Michaely Filmproduktion and zeit:raum studios, now part of zeit:raum film. In a world full of superheroes, three flatmates are looking for a completely normal person. The series has been streaming on ARD's platform since January 2023, and SWR Fernsehen followed in December 2023.
- Client
- ARD / Saarländischer Rundfunk
- Year
- 2023
- Industry
- Film & TV, fiction
- Production type
- Fiction series, 6 episodes of about 10 minutes each
- Films
- Series, trailer
- Services
- Camera team, VFX, compositing, post-production, mastering
- Use
- ARD's streaming platform from January 23, 2023, SWR on December 10, 2023
A flatmate casting that goes wrong.
The premise is simple and carries six episodes: Arne, Bea and Charly finally want some normality in their shared flat, and definitely no one with superpowers again. Anyone who wants to move in has to prove at the flatmate casting that they're completely ordinary. It goes thoroughly wrong.
For the production, that meant a cast of characters that works episode after episode, a recurring setting and effects that bring supernatural powers believably into everyday life. Around ten minutes per episode calls for pace from the very first frame.
What series can teach brands.
Series keep viewers hooked on characters across several episodes, not on individual punchlines. That's exactly the craft branded series and microdramas need: recognizable characters, one clear conflict per episode and a look that carries across every episode.
On “Mitbewohner*in gesucht”, zeit:raum studios contributed the camera team, VFX, compositing and post-production through to mastering as co-producer.
Three clearly distinct characters
Arne, Bea and Charly carry every episode. Their roles at the casting table read at first glance.
Superpowers in everyday life
Effects and compositing place the supernatural in a perfectly ordinary flat.
Vivid colors, crafted light
On set, we shape light and color so the playful tone of the series is in every frame.
Six episodes, streaming and TV.
The result is a six-part fiction series with episodes of around ten minutes, plus a trailer that introduces the shared flat, the characters and the premise. The series has been streaming on ARD's platform since January 23, 2023, and aired on SWR Fernsehen on December 10, 2023.
zeit:raum studios, now part of zeit:raum film, contributed the camera team, VFX, compositing and post-production through to mastering as co-producer. The series shows how recurring characters, one clear conflict per episode and a consistent look carry across several episodes, a craft that branded series and microdramas need too.
- Fiction series, 6 episodes
- Trailer
- Camera team
- VFX and compositing
- Post-production and mastering
On set.
- Production
- Michaely Filmproduktion UG, zeit:raum studios GmbH (now zeit:raum film)
- Client
- ARD / Saarländischer Rundfunk
- Direction
- Jörn Michaely
- Cast
- Jamie Watson, Matias Lavall, Josepha Walter
Co-producing series.
Who produced “Mitbewohner*in gesucht”?
Michaely Filmproduktion and zeit:raum studios, now part of zeit:raum film. Jörn Michaely directed. We contributed the camera team, VFX, compositing and post-production through to mastering.
Where can I watch the series?
On the ARD streaming platform since January 23, 2023. It aired on SWR television on December 10, 2023.
Do you also take on individual departments in co-productions?
Yes. Depending on the project we contribute camera, VFX, CGI, editing, grading or the complete post-production. Equipment and core team are based at our headquarters.
