Clangold, a Berlin Gold Heist Documentary, Lands on HBO Max on 13 November

Clangold, a four-part crime documentary from Berlin's Beetz Brothers, will launch worldwide on HBO Max on 13 November. The series is about one of the most talked-about thefts in recent German history, and it arrives on the streaming service as a German HBO Original, meaning a show commissioned and produced in Germany for HBO's own service.

The story starts in 2017, when a 100kg Canadian gold coin known as the "Big Maple Leaf" was stolen from Berlin's Bode Museum. Members of the Remmo family were later convicted of the robbery, and the series revisits the case. Jan Zabeil directed the series.

The production sits inside Beetz Brothers' premium arm, Beetz Originals, which is one of six genre labels the company restructured into, alongside Beetz Investigate, Beetz Music, Beetz Sports, Beetz Queer and Beetz Factual. Beetz Brothers is owned by Leonine Studios, and the series was produced by Beetz Brothers Film Produktion. Leonine had already announced the November date in September. Clangold will be available exclusively on HBO Max from that day, so viewers outside Germany will find it on the service rather than on television or a free channel.

The launch also comes as the executive who commissions much of HBO's programming has a new job. Casey Bloys, who previously ran content for HBO and HBO Max, was picked by David Ellison to oversee streaming operations after Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery combined. Bloys is now Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer of Skydance's direct-to-consumer business, which runs HBO Max and Paramount+, and he signed a new multiyear deal to stay in the role in October.

Georg Tschurtschenthaler, Beetz Brothers' Chief Creative Officer, said that Bloys staying at the top of the new structure is a strong sign that the HBO line will continue. Christian Beetz, the company's co-CEO and co-founder, is the other head of the Berlin studio.

For the people who make a series like this, a release date is the end of a long road. A crew, a writers' room and an edit have to be finished and delivered before the streaming service can put the show in front of anyone. For viewers, the practical detail is simple: four episodes, one service, and a date to mark in the calendar.