Comparative Analysis of Home Country Series Market: Germany, France, and Serbia [Academic Essay]

This essay presents a comparative analysis of the national television-series markets of Germany, France, and Serbia, situating each within its distinct cultural, historical, and socio-political context. It examines how public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF), genre traditions (crime drama, historical fiction, soap opera), and competing commitments to cultural authenticity shape series production — from German socio-political realism (Tatort, Babylon Berlin) to French artistic heritage and co-production practice, and Serbian narratives marked by the legacy of the Yugoslav Wars. An accompanying oral-presentation component analyses the production and localisation of German content for global streaming platforms, drawing on Netflix case studies (Dark; How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)) to address dubbing, subtitling, and cross-cultural resonance. A concluding practitioner chapter reflects on international co-production opportunities, particularly UK partnerships, for genre-fusion series development.