Following a successful debut in 2024, Seriesly Berlin returns for its highly anticipated second edition from September 15–18, 2025. Once again, the festival will transform Berlin into a vibrant hub for serial storytelling—bringing together series enthusiasts, industry professionals, creators and creative minds from across the storytelling spectrum and creative industries. Dedicated to bold narratives and the future of serialized formats, this year’s festival features two main pillars: The Seriesly Berlin Conference (September 17–18) is a two-day industry event packed with panels, talks, and interactive sessions, held in partnership with - and hosted at - Fotografiska Berlin, the iconic museum gallery space and cultural venue as well as the Seriesly Berlin Premieres (September 15–18), showcasing a wide spectrum of innovative, thought-provoking and entertaining new series from around the globe, open to the general public.
“With the first edition of Seriesly Berlin, we opened boxes and asked the kinds of questions that are too often overlooked in the industry. Our goal was—and still is—to create a platform that supports new ways of developing, producing and distributing serial formats collaboratively, also beyond traditional models,”says Festival Director Dennis Ruh. “In an industry undergoing constant transformation, Seriesly Berlin provides space for bold conversations and fresh perspectives—while also bringing some of the most innovative, daring, remarkable, and highly anticipated series to both audiences and professionals alike.”
Seriesly Berlin Conference: New forms of collaboration – opportunities and challenges
This year’s Seriesly Berlin Conference will kick off on 17 September 2025 with an out-of-the-box keynote address. The first day will place a strong emphasis on new forms of collaboration, diving into the opportunities, challenges, and best practices of what many are calling a ‘Golden Age of Co-Productions’ in the series industry.
Two distinct pitch sessions will highlight fresh and ambitious projects: one featuring early-stage concepts brought to the stage by the creative minds of series writers, and a second spotlighting more advanced projects presented by producers seeking co-production partners and broadcast collaborators to move into the next phase of development.The second day will offer space to deepen business conversations, while also exploring serial storytelling across emerging distribution channels and its intersections with other creative industries—uncovering surprising connections between the economic models of both scripted and non-scripted content.
