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| Oct
5 |
The
reading with music "Memento mori" of Maximilian Brückner
and the Riederinger Musikanten (opening act: a fashion
show from Trachten Brückner) at the recent Irschenberg
Festival: Photos & video, Riederinger Musikanten on
Instagram,
and Video, Irschenberg Festival on Instagram |
| Sep
30 |
🐕
"Kommissar Rex" - season 2:
– Beta Film Takes "Rex - Vienna Calling"’ Worldwide as
Season 2 Goes Into Production. The long-running 'Rex'
franchise extends its international reach across
Australia, Europe and Asia The series has been sold to
SBS in Australia, Rai in Italy and TV 2 in Denmark.
Elsewhere in Europe, buyers include Alpha TV in Greece,
HRT in Croatia, Planet TV in Slovenia, STVR in Slovakia,
Nova in Bulgaria and TVR in Romania, while Baltic deals
take in Duo Media Networks in Estonia, SIA Tet in Latvia
and LNK in Lithuania. Action Channel in Japan and SHANT
TV in Armenia are also on board, with further sales
under negotiation. “Rex - Vienna Calling” stars
Maximilian Brückner (“War Horse,” “Cherry Blossoms”) as
detective Max Steiner, who teams with German Shepherd
Rex to tackle cases across Vienna. Six new
feature-length episodes are currently shooting at some
of the Austrian capital’s most recognizable locations.
The first season opened to almost 1.6 million viewers on
Germany’s SAT.1, posting a 7% overall share and 9.9%
among 14-49s. In Austria, the six feature-length
episodes averaged 701,000 viewers and a 27% share on
ORF, while the Italian premiere on Rai 2 drew more than
750,000 viewers and a 5.6% share, rising above one
million once on-demand and catch-up viewing was
included. Full article: Variety, 30.9.26
– Beta Film boekt grote internationale verkoop voor "Rex
- Vienna Calling" seizoen twee. De langlopende
Oostenrijkse politiehondserie trekt omroepen in Europa,
Azië en Australië aan nu de opnames van nieuwe
afleveringen starten. Full article: Headliner.nl, 30.9.26
– Die Wiener Neuauflage "Rex - Vienna Calling"
entwickelt sich zum internationalen Exportschlager.
Während in der Bundeshauptstadt bereits die Dreharbeiten
für die zweite Staffel laufen, meldet der Vertrieb Beta
Film weltweite Verkäufe von Europa bis nach Übersee.
Full article: oe24,30.9.26 |
| Sep
28 |
You
can still vote for Maximilian Brückner as 'Beliebtester
Schauspieler TV/Streaming' (Most Popular Actor
TV/Streaming) for his role Max Steiner in the TV series
"Kommissar Rex - Vienna Calling" at the Austrian KURIER
ROMY 2026.
You can vote here until Oct 13. The award
ceremony will take place during the 2026 Kitzbuehel
Filmfestival on Nov 27. |
| Sep
25 |
"Ein
Münchner im Himmel - Death Is Just The Beginning"
from director David Dietl was released on DVD and
Blu-ray today thru distributor Leonine Studios. Digital already
available since Sep 14 on Amazon Prime.de and SKY Store.de |
| Sep
23 |
🐕
"Kommissar Rex" - season 2:
– Beginn of filming in the Vienna Prater: Ferdinand
Seebacher, Maximilian Brückner, 'Rex', Alfred Dorfler,
Doris Golpashin, director Mike Marzuk. MR Film, Instagram, 22.9.26
– Maximilian Brückner and Gerhard Greiner (and in the
2nd photo with Rex) on set: Instagram, 23.9.26 |
| Sep
22 |
🐕
The 2nd season of "Kommissar Rex" ("Rex - Vienna
Calling") has started filming in Vienna. It will again
star Rex, the dog, Maximilian Brückner as Kommissar Max
Steiner, Ferdinand Seebacher as Inspektor Felix Burger,
Alfred Dorfer as Dr. Tom Wippler, Doris Golpashin as
their boss, Major Evelyn Leitner, and Sophie Borchhardt
as Max' daughter Anna, with the new addition of Hilde
Dalik as Paula Grobecker, perhaps Max' new love
interest. It will air in spring 2007 on ORF1 and Sat.1,
and stream on ORF On and Joyn.
Sources: Sat.1 Presseportal (with set
photo), ORF Presseaussendung (OTS) and ORF.at (with different set photo),
22.9.26 |
| Sep
19 |
🐕
BTS with 'Rex' and Maximilian Brückner at the 27th
German Television Awards ceremony 2026: Video 1 and Video 2 from Renate's
Film-Tier-Ranch |
| Sep
18 |
"Mabuse" (WT) - IT’S A WRAP!
🎬 Full statement of Production Company Keshet Fiction
Germany on Instagram, 17.9.26 |
| Sep
12 |
Romy
2026: Actor Maximilian Brückner is nominated in
the category 'Beliebtester Schauspieler TV/Streaming'
(Most Popular Actor TV/Streaming, category 2 of 8) for
his role Max Steiner in the TV series "Kommissar Rex" at
the Austrian KURIER ROMY.
You can vote here until Oct 13. The award
ceremony will take place during the 2026 Kitzbuehel
Filmfestival on Nov 27. Sources: Kurier.at and ORF.at |
| Sep
10 |
Yesterday
evening Maximilian Brückner was a guest at the 27th
German Television Awards ceremony at the Confex Center
in Cologne. Some photos from the red carpet: Photo1 Robert Schmiegelt,
FutureImage, photo2 and photo3 Gisela Schober, photo4 Joshua Sammer, all
GettyImages, photo5 Henning Kaier, dpa. During
the show he was joined on stage by 'Rex' from the TV
series "Kommissar Rex - Vienna Calling", which filming
for its 2nd season in Vienna has began this week.
Article with photo of Max with the dog and host Barbara
Schöneberger: Gala, 10.9.26 |
| Sep
10 |
Today,
the Münchner
Volkstheater announced its 13 premieres of the new
season 2026/27: All infos about these plays. The
new season will open on Thu, Sep 24 with "Die Geierwally", followed on Fri,
Sep 25 with "Philophobia".
Also, the new programme magazine "Volksmund" for 2026/27
was released today. You can read it online. |
| Sep
7 |
Maximilian
Brückner in the current issue of the German lifestyle
magazine "Approved," published on Sept. 7, 2026,
photographed by Oliver Rauh in the Theaterzelt
Riedering: The magazine, the cover, look into the magazine (with
video), Making-of video |
| Sep
5 |
Director
David Dietl and actress Momo Beier presented their movie
"Ein Münchner im Himmel" at the 22. Festival des deutschen Films
Ludwigshafen am Rhein (19.8.-6.9.2026) on Sep 3
& 4: Video and photo from 3.9., photo 1 from 4.9. and photo 2 from 4.9.
The Rheingold Audience Award 2026 went ex aequo to
"Block 10", Dir. Marcus O. Rosenmüller and to "Adams
Acht", Dir. Hannu Salonen. |
| Sep
3 |
Filming
on location for the six-part ARD series "Mabuse" (WT)
has wrapped; the films are now in post-production, with
broadcast expected in 2027. Cast and crew lists have
been released today: Crew-United.
Starring Zoë Valks, Friedrich Mücke, Marie Bloching,
Fridolin Sandmeyer, Clemens Schick, and Philip
Froissant.
Maximilian Brückner has a recurring supporting role as
'Probst'.
Screenplay: Boris Kunz, Peter Kocyla, and Oskar
Sulowski. Director: Boris Kunz. Production company:
Keshet Fiction Germany |
| Aug
26 |
Bella
from Trachten Brückner and her brother Maximilian
announce something new. Video on Instagram and on Facebook, 25.8.26 |
| Aug
20 |
🐕
#ilcommissariorex dopo 17 anni dalla sua dipartita in
Italia  ,
torna in Austria 
alle sue origini e lo fa con una #nuova imperdibile
serie televisiva in onda tutti i giovedì sera, in prima
serata #raidue #rex #telefilm. Video su
granelli_laserie, Instagram, 19.8.26 |
| Aug
11 |
"Nix
is fix" / "Shoot the Mouse!" won yesterday's prime
time on German TV with 3,37 mio viewers = 17,7% market
share - ZDF, slightly ahead of the European Athletics
Championships with 3,20 mio viewers = 18,2% market share
- ARD; Sources: AGF/GfK / DAP AGF Scope & Quotenmeter |
| Aug
10 |
The
first trailer for "Jennerwein - Hochsaison" was
released thru Leonine Studios. In German & Austrian
cinemas from Nov 5, 2026 on: Trailer |
| Aug
3 |
"Ein Münchner im Himmel - Der Tod ist
erst der Anfang" will screen at the 22. Festival des deutschen Films
Ludwigshafen am Rhein (19. August - 6. September
2026) at the Parkinsel: Thu 27. Aug. 4pm Freiluftkino ;
Thu 3. Sept. 5:30pm Zeltkino B ; Fri 4. Sept. 8:45pm
Freiluftkino ; Sat 5. Sept. 1pm Zeltkino B ; Sun 6.
Sept. 4:30pm Zeltkino A.
Nominated for the Rheingold Audience Award 2026. Tickets
are available at tickets.fflu.de |
| July
31 |
Three
of Maximilian Brückner's films will screen at the
upcoming 20th Bavarian Fünf Seen Filmfestival ; tickets
are already on sale.
🎬 "Ein Münchner im Himmel - Der Tod ist
erst der Anfang" (Dir. David Dietl, 2026) on Fri
7.8., 9:15pm, Open Air Kino at the Starnberger Seebad,
and on Sat 8.8., 5pm, Kino Breitwand Starnberg
🎬 "Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot"
(Dir. Marcus H. Rosenmüller, 2006) on Sat 12.9., 8:15pm,
Kino Breitwand Starnberg
🎬 "Räuber Kneissl" (Dir. Marcus H.
Rosenmüller, 2008) on Sun 13.9., 5:15pm, Kino Breitwand
Gauting |
| July
29 |
The
page "Maximilian Brückner at the 43th Filmfest Munich
2026" (where none of his movies ran) is finally online:
43-2026 |
| July
23 |
The
Münchner
Volkstheater is now on summer vacation, but
released the schedule for the first weeks of the new
season 2026/27 today. It opens on September 24. "Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig'
Leben" will be on Sat, Oct 3, 6pm, and the "Wiesn-Brandner" will be on Sun
Oct 4, at 1:30pm.
Full schedule up to early
November. Tickets online. |
| July
20 |
Yesterday
marked the 400th performance of the play "Der Brandner
Kaspar und das ewig' Leben", starring Maximilian
Brückner and directed by Christian Stückl, at the
Münchner Volkstheater, bringing the 2025/26 season to a
close, and it was an event I simply couldn't miss. As
always, it was highly entertaining; afterwards, there
were the usual rounds of applause and a standing ovation
- and here’s to many more performances to come!
Here are some photos. |
| July
18 |
To
mark the conclusion of the 191st Oktoberfest (9/19 –
10/4, 2026), the Münchner Volkstheater is once
again teaming up with the "Boandlkramerei" music tent at
the "Oide Wiesn" to present the "Wiesn Brandner" event. Following
the performance at the Münchner Volkstheater on the
final Sunday of the festival on October 4 at 1:30 p.m.,
the celebration continues at the Oktoberfest grounds
from 5:00 p.m. in the company of the cast. The combined
ticket includes the performance (with MVV public
transport pass), admission to the "Oide Wiesn," a
reserved seat in the "Boandlkramerei" music tent, a
*Maß* (liter) of beer, and a three-course meal. Prices:
Price Category I: €130.00; Price Category II: €115.00.
Tickets are available online |
| July
16 |
"Ein
Münchner im Himmel" opened the Kinoliebe Summer Festival
on July 9, 2026 on Munich's Königsplatz, with director
David Dietl and actors Maximilian Brückner, Simon Pearce
and Michaela May in attendance. Video and photos from that evening. |
| July
14 |
Videointerview
with Florian and Maximilian Brückner during the 43th
Munich International Film Festival: The Spot Media &
Film, Instagram, 13.7.26 |
| July
9 |
"Mabuse"
(WT): Friedrich Mücke & Maximilian Brückner, Sascha
Geršak, Johannes Allmayer shoot: "Mabuse" (WT). Director
and script writer: Boris Kunz. Production: Keshet
Fiction and CCC Film. Casting: Gwendolyn Clayton.
Source: Newsletter of their agency Agentur
Lambsdorff, 9.7.26
It is a 6-part TV series (à 40 minutes) with Friedrich
Mücke, Tom Wlaschiha und Deleila Piasko as the leads,
filming in Prague. Source, 16.1.26 |
| July
8 |
New
set stills for "Jennerwein" (WT): Filmstarts.de. Florian Brückner in
den lead as Inspector Hubertus Jennerwein, with a script
by Maximilian Brückner, Linus Herbig-Matten and Dinah
Marte Golch, based on the novel by Jörg Maurer.
Director: Hannu Salonen. Opening date: November 5, 2026 |
| July
7 |
Maximilian
Brückner and the Riederinger Musikanten performed their
reading with music about the robber Kneissl at his birth
village Unterweikertshofen as a matinee on July 5: Photos |
| July
6 |
The
play "Der Brandner Kaspar" in Oberammergau, 3. + 4. July
2026:
– On the stage: Photos from the 'Abenteuer-Bergretter'
fansite on Instagram
– And behind the backdrops: Photos from actor Tobias Van
Dieken on Instagram |
| July
3 |
Florian
and Maximilian Brückner attended the FilmFernsehFonds
Bayern Reception during the 43rd Munich Film Festival
(Filmfest München) at the Praterinsel on July 2, 2026 in
Munich, Germany. Photos: Imago, APA Images, GettyImages, AZ München. |
July
2
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"Kommissar Rex" ("Rex - Vienna Calling") will retun with
a 2nd season, thanks to high viewing numbers both on
Austrian ORF1 and on German Sat.1. The dog and the
others from the main cast will return, and filming will
start in and around Vienna this autumn/early spring
2027.
A selection of news articles: ORF (Austria), web.de (Germany), Südtirol News (Italy), 2.7.26 |
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