This new series is based on true events and will possibly follow Kim Dotcom’s legal proceedings during the 2000s. Kim Dotcom is a hacker turned tech entrepreneur who rose to fame in the mid-2000s after his file sharing platform ‘MegaUpload’ became one of the most frequently visited sites on the Internet for trading copyright-protected films, music and TV series. In 2012, at the request of U.S. authorities, the New Zealand police staged a raid of Kim Dotcom’s mansion, seizing several of his possessions including cash for allegedly operating a global criminal organization. In January 2012, Kim Dotcom and its partners were charged by a United States District Court on copyright infringement and money laundering which caused immense damages to copyright holders while they collected hundreds of millions in profit for themselves. Since then Kim Dotcom has been fighting extradition to the U.S. to face charges of fraud.
The upcoming series is titled as, ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’ and is supposedly being developed under Boogie Entertainment, a production company based in Berlin which produces both film and television. Some of their works are, ‘The Stars’ Year in Review’, ‘The Window’ and more. Boogie Entertainment will be joined by Aristos Films and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen for the development of ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’.
Additional Details on the Crew for ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’
Aristos Films and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), who will potentially be joining Boogie Entertainment are based in New Zealand and Germany, respectively. Aristos Films‘ productions include, ‘Brave the Dark’ a documentary drama which was directed by Damian Harris, ‘Deep Water’ and ‘Man of Valor’ which are in their development stage and ‘Legacy of Lies’ whose sequel is currently under development. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen is a known broadcaster who streams a number of popular shows such as, ‘Better Call Saul’ which ran for 6 seasons, ‘Sense of Tumor’ a dramedy series, ‘A Rainbow for Christmas’ which premiered in 2018 and ‘The Rookie’ a drama created by Alexi Hawley, to name a few.
The producers for the upcoming series will possibly be Robert Franke and Grant Bradley. Robert Franke is a surfacing producer. Grant Bradley is another emerging producer. Our sources suggest that ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’ is under active development and will enter its production stage soon. The new series will possibly touch upon the themes of cyber privacy, freedom and security while focusing on the negative impacts of internet through each of its episodes by combining action and courtroom drama.
