4 Blocks

RTS Screening of 4 Blocks

The TNT Serie Original 4 Blocks tells a story of betrayal and guilt, friendship and family in an Arab family in the Neukölln district of Berlin, season one is available on Amazon Prime Video. The second season opens one year after a dramatic showdown. A lot has changed for the Hamadys: Abbas is on trial for murder, Amara has a new start with Latif, and just as Toni is getting closer to his dream of a real-estate business, his thirst for power puts his marriage at risk. Meanwhile the powerful al-Saafis do not intend to relinquish their control of Berlin without a fight.

4 Blocks creators spill the secrets on making drama

4 Blocks (Credit: TNT Serie/Turner)

Since its debut in 2017, Berlin gangster series 4 Blocks has been pocketing awards and thrilling audiences. The TNT Serie drama has also shaken up the sometimes cosy world of German television.

4 Blocks tells the story of the Hamady crime family, which is engaged in a bloody fight with the rival al-Saafi clan for control of the drug trade in the Neukölln district of the city.

At an early-evening screening in central London at the end of January, the RTS – in partnership with TNT Serie and Turner – celebrated the release of the show’s second season.

“I was introduced to people in the neighbourhood, which helped”: 4 Blocks creative team talk making drama

Kida Khodr Ramadan (Ali “Toni” Hamady) at the screening (Credit: Paul Hampartsoumian)

4 Blocks tells the story of the Hamady crime family, which is engaged in a bloody fight for control of the drug trade in the Neukölln district of Berlin with the rival al-Saafi clan.

Kida Khodr Ramadan, who plays the head of the clan, Ali “Toni” Hamady, was at the screening, and told the audience: “It’s a pleasure to see you all here in my first time in London."