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German Genius

German Genius

Actor Kida Khodr Ramadan wants to avoid always having to play the same type of role; he's looking for his next big project when unexpected praise from Ricky Gervais lets him make a German version of "Extras."
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • Kida Khodr Ramadan is at his wits' end: after his critically acclaimed role in 4 Blocks, he is not getting any offers that match his career vision; a tweet from Ricky Gervais changes everything.

  • As Kida scrambles to fund his project's trailer, an unusual opportunity to recoup some of the production's costs falls into his lap.

  • With a green light imminent, Kida and Marius scramble to find a new director for the project after Tom's departure.

  • To save his family and the production from going bankrupt, Kida searches for funding and cost-cutting measures; Sami runs a strange new enterprise at school.

  • As Kida experiences the highs of the greenlight and the lows of still being in the doghouse, Marius goes to extreme lengths to get his hands on his mother's estate.

  • Kida faces the possibility of being "canceled"; as Marius begins a revealing side project, Kida decides to take control of the narrative.

  • After the production brings in a wealthy partner to right the ship, Kida finally gets to try his hand at directing where he finds that shooting the episode's intimacy may be too overwhelming.

  • As Kida grapples with his diminishing role on his own television series, he also worries about how to explain everything to Ricky.
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Actor Kida Khodr Ramadan wants to avoid always having to play the same type of role; he's looking for his next big project when unexpected praise from Ricky Gervais lets him make a German version of "Extras."

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Kida Ramadan, Ricky Gervais, Detlev Buck, Wim Wenders, Heike Makatsch, Tom Schilling, Frederick Lau

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