Radio Drama · 2026-06-29
"Hologrammatica": a nine-part sci-fi radio drama series on Deutschlandfunk
Tom Hillenbrand's sci-fi thriller "Hologrammatica" is being adapted as a nine-part radio drama series by Deutschlandfunk (Germany's national public radio); the first episodes appear on 6 July in the app and on ARD Sounds.
Set in London in 2088, the story unfolds in a world ravaged by climate catastrophe and AI threats, where "Holonet" and mind-uploading technologies allow identities to be transferred. Private detective Galahad Singh investigates the disappearance of a missing computer expert, Juliette Perotte, who developed the encryption for the "cogits" (digital brains) that make body-uploading possible; the work's central question is whether humans should cede control to artificial intelligence.
The author of the source novel, Tom Hillenbrand (54), was born in Hamburg but lives and works in Munich. He was previously a journalist at Spiegel Online, serving as a section head from 2007 to 2010 and also writing a consumer column under the pseudonym Tom König. His novels — including the Xavier Kieffer culinary-crime series — are regular bestsellers. The radio version is directed by Janine Lüttmann, with music and sound design by Andreas Bick; the nine roughly half-hour episodes feature Nico Holonics and more than forty performers. The first two episodes arrive on 6 July, the rest on Mondays; radio broadcast begins 11 July on Deutschlandfunk. (Sources: Presseportal; Deutschlandfunk; Wikipedia)
Sources: Presseportal · Deutschlandfunk · Histo-Couch.de
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