Overview
- The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW has granted €1.5 million to fund an eight‑episode second season of the Der letzte Bulle revival, enabling the project to move forward.
- Henning Baum, Torben Liebrecht and Peri Baumeister are confirmed to return to the cast and Thomas Nennstiel with Friederike Heß are named as directors for the new episodes.
- Funding documents list Seven.One/Sat.1 as the sole broadcaster and do not include Prime Video, which multiple reports say pulled out of the co‑production.
- The 2025 revival posted strong linear performance on Sat.1 with about 1.9 million average viewers while AGF data showed Prime Video weekly net reach never exceeded 300,000, a split that shaped partner decisions.
- The NRW fund’s intervention highlights how regional public financing can bridge sudden commercial shortfalls and may prompt broadcasters and streamers to rethink co‑financing and rights arrangements going forward.