# Netflix Lifts Lid On German Romantic Comedy ‘Oktoberfest’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflix-lifts-lid-on-german-romantic-comedy-oktoberfest/
- Published: 2026-10-28T10:00:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T10:13:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/netflix-german-romantic-comedy-oktoberfest-1237206922/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Netflix revealed the cast and first image for *Oktoberfest*.
- Jeanne Goursaud and Jannis Niewöhner star as unlikely romantic leads.
- Filming began in Munich on 15 September 2026.

## Summary

Netflix has revealed the cast and first image for *Oktoberfest*, a German-language romantic comedy directed by Simon Verhoeven. Set at Munich’s famous beer festival, it pairs a waitress and single mother with a stressed businessman stranded in the city, as the two discover unexpected common ground.

Jeanne Goursaud and Jannis Niewöhner lead a cast that also includes Senta Berger, Michaela May, Eisi Gulp, Peter Gallagher, Fisher Stevens and Bart Edwards. Filming began on 15 September 2026, with scenes shot among festival visitors and in real beer tents before production continued at Studio Penzing, where the festival setting has been recreated.

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