Spides is an international science fiction mystery television series produced independently in Berlin. It is broadcast on European pay TV on the SyFy channels of the US broadcast network NBCUniversal and premiered there on March 5, 2020 in Germany. Since October 2020 it has been broadcast in the USA on Crackle plus, since January 2021 in Germany and France on Amazon Prime Video. According to the world distribution Palatin Media, the series was sold worldwide in over 130 countries.The series was filmed in English with international cast as well as German television stars with English-speaking roots, which were occupied in largely untypical roles for them. Most actors have spoken themselves in the German dubbing version. Among the most well-known actors are Florence Kasumba, Falk Hentschel, Désirée Nosbusch and Francis Fulton-Smith. The leading role is played by Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, known from Game Of Thrones.Spides was developed by showrunner Rainer Matsutani together with a team of German screenwriters and producer Alexander Kiening. The English-language filming version of the books was written by US author Peter Hume. For the production an unusual way was taken for Germany without the participation of a German station or a streaming service. The filming took place exclusively in Berlin at locations that were sometimes very bizarre and previously unseen.In some reviews, the elaborate and high-quality visual effects – especially for a German production – for which Baby Giant Hollyberg is responsible are particularly highlighted.The series deals at a deeper level with questions that many young adults deal with: according to their own identity, the future of modern society and their own place in it, packed in a complex, exciting dystopia of overpowering and interlinked aliens.