‘Brick’: Matthias Schweighöfer & Ruby O. Fee To Headline Netflix German Movie

Netflix unveiled a slew of new projects at Next on Netflix DE, and the biggest new announcement of the night is a new science-fiction movie with the working title of Brick. Here’s what we know so far about the project as of June 2024.

Note: This article was first published on March 13th, 2024. It has since been updated with the latest information.

Philip Koch is the creator behind the project, and it serves as his third major Netflix Original project to date. The German writer, producer, and director previously worked on Tribes of Europa, which was sadly canceled after a single season. More recently, he wrote and produced the movie Sixty Minutes alongside Oliver Kienle, who also directed. Brick can be seen listed on his website alongside a slew of other development projects, such as Wittenberg, Vice, and The Sessions.

Alexander Fischerkoesen serves as cinematographer for the new movie.

The official synopsis for the movie is as follows:

“Tim and Olivia’s apartment building is suddenly surrounded by a mysterious brick wall. They must work with their neighbors to find a way out.”

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Who’s starring in Brick for Netflix?

• Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves, You Are Wanted, The Breakup Man)
• Ruby O. Fee (Polar, Asphalt Burning, The Invisibles)
• Frederick Lau (Victoria, The Wave, Berlin Alexanderplatz)
• Salber Lee Williams (Ghost Island, Losgelassen)
• Axel Werner
• Sira-Anna Faal (Druck)
• Murathan Muslu (Cracks in Concrete, The Shine of Day, High Performance)
• Alexander Beyer (Good Bye Lenin!, The Lives of Others, 3 Days in Quiberon)
• Josef Berousek 

Netflix has given the movie a broad 2025 release date, which will be hitting the streamer globally. Production of the film began in March 2024 and concluded relatively quickly, with Philip Koch posting a picture on March 24th with the caption: “It’s a wrap!”

Iris Baumüller of Die Besetzer Casting is working on the movie. Philip Koch, Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Benjamin Munz, and Katrin Götter are producers on Brick. Nocturna Productions and W&B Television are the two production companies behind the film.

Netflix provided a first look teaser image for the film via the Netflix interface in June 2024:

Netflix also announced or showcased upcoming other Netflix Original German movies such as Exterritorial, Delicious, and Blame the Game.

Note: What’s on Netflix did contact Netflix about this project in late January 2024, who could not provide any additional information at the time. 

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