Fans of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe will remember actress Meike Gottschalk as Sophie Lewinsky, but she'll be on an international lesbian radar as the star of the new web series Emma Stahl. The show's producer Sandra Uredat describes the series as "a modern action and crime series like Dexter or " but also a little bit of "old school stuff" like Remington Steele and James Bond."
Emma Stahl is a special agent for the European police unit EuForce and is investigating the Russian Mafia. Meanwhile, she becomes involved with several different women. That's right — like Bond girls, there are Stahl girls.
"When you are gay you always have to decide whether you want to see a movie, tv series or whatever with a thrilling plot but straight heroes, or to see a lesbian main character but no plot" Uredat said. "Since Bound, there was no other lesbian themed movie...
Emma Stahl is a special agent for the European police unit EuForce and is investigating the Russian Mafia. Meanwhile, she becomes involved with several different women. That's right — like Bond girls, there are Stahl girls.
"When you are gay you always have to decide whether you want to see a movie, tv series or whatever with a thrilling plot but straight heroes, or to see a lesbian main character but no plot" Uredat said. "Since Bound, there was no other lesbian themed movie...
- 3/4/2010
- by Trish Bendix
- AfterEllen.com
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