Some producers start with a screenplay. Michael Polle started with popcorn. 🍿

What began behind the concession stand of a one-screen cinema turned into one of the most respected careers in European drama—Babylon Berlin, Furia, Other People’s Money (aka Cum-Ex)… you’ve seen his work.

Now, in his first interview since launching his new company Polle Hofmann, Michael joins Unwritten+ to talk about:

🛠 Why producing is like being a football manager (and no, he’s not yelling from the sidelines)
🤝 How to keep a vision alive with two broadcasters and five opinions at the table
💸 Turning the biggest tax scandal in Europe into something emotionally gripping
🧠 The role of AI in research, second units, and maybe your next edit suite
💬 The thing he had to unlearn after 20 years in the game
☕ And why coffee before email is non-negotiable

✨ A conversation about creative stamina, radical honesty, and building something new—brick by brick, scene by scene.