Jantje Friese

Film producer

Birth Year 1977

Birthplace Marburg, Hesse, West Germany

Age 47 years old

Nationality Germany

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1899

Prior to the release of Dark season 3, Friese and Odar announced their next series, 1899.

The first two episodes premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022.

The full season released on 17 November 2022 on Netflix.

The creators had ideas for two more seasons, but in January 2023, the show was canceled.

1977

Jantje Friese (born 1977) is a German film producer and screenwriter known for co-creating the Netflix series Dark (2017–2020) and 1899 (2022) with her creative and romantic partner Baran bo Odar.

Jantje Friese studied production and media management at the University of Television and Film Munich.

After graduating, she worked as a producer for Made in Munich Film Production and Neue Sentimental Film Berlin.

2010

In 2010 she was the production manager of the feature film The Silence with her partner Baran bo Odar.

2014

With Odar, she wrote the screenplay for Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014), which was directed by Odar.

2015

Her screenplay was nominated for Best Screenplay at the German Film Award 2015.

Through this film, Netflix became aware of Friese and Odar and offered both to make a series based on the film.

2017

Instead, Friese and Odar jointly developed the first German Netflix series, Dark, which premiered 1 December 2017.

2019

Friese was honored with a Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award, in 2018 for her writing on Dark season 1. In 21 June 2019, Dark season 2 was released and Dark was renewed for a third season.

2020

which released on 27 June 2020.