HBO Europe and TNT Serie have completed production and released key casting on original six-part series Hackerville, premiering this fall.

A fast-paced thriller laced with action and humor, Hackerville was shot on location in Timisoara, Romania, which provides the main backdrop for the series, and Frankfurt - with additional filming taking place in Bucharest.

The Romanian-German cast is led by Anna Schumacher, Andi Vasluianu and young newcomer Voicu Dumitras. A mix of established and up-and-coming names join them, including Sabin Tambrea, Florin Galan, Ada Lupu, Ronald Zehrfeld, Flavia Hojda, Dana Dembinski and Nina Kunzendorf– with Ovidiu Schumacher as Lisa’s father, played by his real-life daughter Anna.

When a hacking attack on a major German bank is traced to a local network in Romania, BKA cyber-crime expert Lisa Metz (Schumacher) is dispatched from Frankfurt to Timisoara, the city of her birth, to work with local investigators led by Romanian cop Adam Sandor (Vasluianu).  As she rides the rollercoaster of life in contemporary Romania, Lisa is forced to confront uncomfortable secrets from her family’s past. Meanwhile, Sandor’s own investigation is turned upside down by Lisa’s arrival on his patch.  When Lisa and Sandor are led to a genius hacker (Dumitras), the three are thrust together in an emotional triangle that starts with extreme distrust but ends with mutual dependence.

An HBO Europe original production, co-produced with TNT Serie, Hackerville was created by Ralph Martin and Joerg Winger from UFA Fiction and is produced by Cristian Mungiu and Tudor Reu through Mobra Films. 

Executive Producers include Joerg Winger (Deutschland 83/86) for UFA Fiction and Johnathan Young (Wataha) for HBO Europe.  Alina David and Silvia Popescu are producers for HBO Europe. Hackerville is directed by Igor Cobileanski (HBO Europe’s SHADOWS) and Anca Miruna Lazarescu. Laurențiu Rusescu, Daniel Sandu, Ralph Martin and Steve Bailie are the writers.

Hackerville will premiere this fall on HBO Europe across Central Europe, Scandinavia and Spain, and TNT Serie in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Turner International will handle all sales outside the HBO Europe and US territory.