Overview

• Caroline Wahl’s 22 Bahnen, published in 2023, opens in German cinemas on 4 September 2025, highlighting the shortened path from page to screen.
• Prime Video’s Maxton Hall – Die Welt zwischen uns, adapted from the 2018 novel Save me, drew the platform’s largest global audience for a non‑US title, with season two slated for 7 November.
• Babylon Berlin is moving into a final eight‑episode season now in production, based on Volker Kutscher’s 2014 novel Märzgefallene.
• Outcomes remain uneven, as some films attract far fewer cinema-goers than their books sold, exemplified by Ich bin dann mal weg.
• Bestseller and pop‑literature adaptations now function as a distinct draw in the German‑language market, approaching the audience levels of major commercial comedies and star vehicles.