After the comeback of “Stromberg”, Prime Video is now planning a new edition of “The Last Bull”. Production is scheduled to start in 2025.
Only a few years ago Pastewka, then this week the announcement of “Stromberg – The New Film” and now The Last Bull – Amazon Prime Video is increasingly becoming the savior of old series from Sat.1 or ProSieben.
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“The Last Bull” returns
In the fall of “The Last Bull” there was already a movie alongside the series that came out in 2019. Now Prime Video and Sat.1 are joining forces and, as the press release puts it, bringing the series back together. Filming for eight new episodes will begin in spring 2025.
Mick Brisau's comeback will first be shown on Amazon's streaming service. However, just four weeks after the German premiere, you can see the new season in double episodes as a free TV premiere on Sat.1. However, there is no specific date for the start yet. In addition, Joyn will also offer a free catch-up service as VoD. SAT.1 and Prime Video commissioned the Cologne production company Glisk to produce the sequel to the successful series.
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That’s what “The Last Bull” is about
From April 12, 2010 to June 2, 2014, Henning Baum was known as “The Last Bull” for SAT.1. In five seasons of the cult series, he solves 60 criminal cases in the role of police officer Mick Brisgau, who woke up from a 20-year coma. Now Mick returns to his Essen area. But in order to regain his footing, he not only has to free himself from an unfortunate situation, but also come to terms with a tragic stroke of fate…
Comments on the comeback of “The Last Bull” as a series
Christoph Schneider, Country Director Prime Video Germany: “The return of 'The Last Bull' is excellent news for viewers, but also for the entire TV industry.” SAT.1 and Prime Video work together for great entertainment. We look forward to this innovative collaboration that will enable us to bring a fan favorite back to the screens.”
Henrik Pabst, Chief Content Officer of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE: “With 'The Last Bull' we are setting a milestone in the German series market with Prime Video: for the first time we are commissioning a series together.” Thanks to this new form of collaboration, Henning Baum determined as The Last Bull again. We are working on using this model to tackle other large fiction projects in the future.”
Marc Rasmus, station manager SAT.1: ““The Last Bull” captivated the SAT.1 audience with its cases over five seasons and 60 episodes. Now SAT.1 is bringing it back together with Prime Video. This is fantastic for our viewers. Henning Baum, as Mick Brisgau, has to realize once again that the world has changed fundamentally since his last case.”
