Daniel Brühl Set to Play Fashion Designer and Icon Karl Lagerfeld in Disney+ Original Limited Series
Daniel Brühl (All Quiet on the Western Front, Captain America: Civil War) is set to star as late fashion designer and style icon Karl Lagerfeld in the upcoming highly anticipated limited series Kaiser Karl at Disney+.
The six-part series will chronicle the rise of Karl Lagerfeld through the world of 1970s Parisian high fashion. In 1972, a 38-year-old Karl Lagerfeld aspired to become the most famous French fashion designer at a time when Yves Saint Laurent reigned supreme. Lagerfeld went on to become the head designer and creative director of Chanel, Fendi, and his own label.
The series will also explore the rivalry between Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent’s partner Pierre Berge, as well as his love story with Jacques de Bascher. Along with depicting the clan rivalries and ego battles of the high fashion world, the series will also portray the epic partying and decadence, tragic love affairs and friendships which marked Lagerfeld’s life.
Jérôme Salle, the well-known French director whose credits include Kompromat, Totems, The Odyssey, and Zulu, will be the “artistic mastermind” behind the series and is set to direct Episodes 1, 2 and 6, while up-and-coming director Audrey Estrougo (Authentik, Héroïnes) will helm the other three.
Brühl will be accompanied in the cast by Théodore Pellerin (It’s Only the End of the World) as Jacques de Bascher; Arnaud Valois (BPM (Beats per Minute)) as Yves Saint Laurent; Alex Lutz (Guy) as Pierre Bergé; and Agnès Jaoui (The Taste of Others) as Gaby Aghion, the founder of the Chloé brand who helped elevate Lagerfeld.
The show is currently shooting in France, Monaco and Italy.
via: Variety