Overview
- The eight-episode prequel explores the Hamady family’s arrival from Lebanon and their rise in 1990s Berlin, tracing how Ali becomes Toni.
- HBO Max confirms a fall 2026 release, with the title not included in the streamer’s initial German catalog launching in the coming days.
- Tareq Nassery plays young Ali, with Tariq Al-Saies as uncle Ibrahim, Rami Fadel Khalaf as father Malik, and Soufiane El Mesaudi as brother Abbas.
- Head writer Bernd Lange leads the scripts with Bahar Bektaş, Natalie Zoghbi and Hassan Akkouch, and directing is by Özgür Yıldırım and Hüseyin Tabak.
- Produced by W&B Television for HBO Max, the project lists Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann and Marcus Welke as producers, features Anke Greifeneder as executive producer, and received support from the German Motion Picture Fund and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.