COLOGNE (dpa-AFX) - There is an interesting new collaboration between the major providers Amazon Prime Video and RTL+ in the German streaming market. With the successful thriller series 'Die Therapie' based on the novel by Sebastian Fitzek, an Amazon in-house production will now also be shown on RTL's streaming platform and on one of its linear television channels for the first time.

It is his first collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios, the Cologne-based television group RTL Deutschland announced. The talk is of a "strategic partnership". They have acquired "exclusive broadcasting rights" for the six-part series from licensor Amazon, for both traditional TV and streaming.

RTL program director Inga Leschek expressed her delight "that we are the first with whom Amazon MGM Studios is entering into such a cooperation. "Die Therapie" is now available on our streaming service RTL+ and will celebrate its free TV premiere on Nitro." At the same time, the six-part series will continue to be available on Prime Video. It has been available there since October 2023.

Prime Video and Sat.1 also recently announced their joint plans for the future. They are planning new episodes of the crime series "Der letzte Bulle" with Henning Baum. Filming of the eight new episodes is set to begin in spring 2025.