Picasso Film · Prague
picassofilm.com
Netflix
Spycraft & Spy Ops — 14 episodes
RTL · BBC
Mengele — 12 countries
Auschwitz · 2025
Countdown to Liberation
Blue Ant · Hearst
Mafia: Behind the Code

MAX
Serio

Director Executive Producer Writer
300+
Hours Produced
15+
Global Platforms
20+
Years Experience
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Max Serio on set
On Set — Picasso Film
About

Where Stories
Come to Life

Max Serio is an award-nominated producer, director and writer with over 20 years in premium factual television. Founder and CEO of Picasso Film (Prague), he has delivered more than 300 hours of content to the world's top broadcasters and streaming platforms.

His work spans crime, history, and contemporary factual — distributed across RTL, Hearst, Blue Ant, OTF, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, National Geographic, A&E, Discovery, BBC, ZDF, RAI, Sky, Mediaset, and 15+ other global platforms.

In January 2025, his documentary Countdown to Liberation was presented at Auschwitz before 42 international delegations, including President Mattarella and the British Royal Family.

WGA Member EAVE Picasso Film CEO Prague · International
Filmography

Selected Credits

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Gateway to Europe
DocuBay
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The Last Hunt for Nazi Gold
Blue Ant · Hearst
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Mengele
RTL · BBC · Amazon Prime
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Countdown to Liberation
TVP Polish TV · RTL Germany · 14+ Countries
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Spycraft & Spy Ops
Netflix · 14 Episodes
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Cult of Personality
Amazon Prime Video · RMC
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Inside the Criminal Mind
Netflix
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The Pope and the Devil
Viasat · Amazon · History Channel
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Hitler's Secret Mission
6-Part Series · OTF
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The Secret of the Templar Knights
ZDF · RAI · RMC
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Traitors and Patriots
Curiosity Stream
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The Untold Celts
Curiosity Stream · ZDF
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Serial Psyche
Reelz
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The Warrior's Way
ZDF · RMC · RAI
Selected Credits

Selected Works

Auschwitz: Countdown to Liberation
Auschwitz: Countdown to Liberation
BBC · RTL · A&E · RAI
Spycraft
Spycraft
Netflix
Spy Ops
Spy Ops
Netflix
Terrorism Close Calls
Terrorism Close Calls
Netflix
Mafia: Behind the Code
Mafia: Behind the Code
Hearst · RTL
Hitler's Gold
Hitler's Gold
ZDF Studios · Mediawan
Hitler's Secret Missions
Hitler's Secret Missions
Big Media · Off the Fence
Secret Vatican Files
Secret Vatican Files
History Channel
Traitor / Patriot
Traitor / Patriot
CuriosityStream
The Warrior's Way
The Warrior's Way
ZDF Studios · RAI
M.A.D. World
M.A.D. World
ZDF Studios
Hunger
Hunger
PICASSOfilm Original
Cost of War
Cost of War
ZDF Studios · Big Media
Celts: The Untold Story
Celts: The Untold Story
CuriosityStream
Critical Kingdoms
Critical Kingdoms
Terra Mater
Fatal Forecast
Fatal Forecast
BBC Earth
Hitler's Gold
Hitler's Gold
ZDF Studios · Mediawan
The Secret History of the Knights Templar
The Secret History of the Knights Templar
RMC · ZDF Studios
The Serial Psyche
The Serial Psyche
Reelz
Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Reelz
The Warrior's Way
The Warrior's Way
ZDF Studios · RAI
Animal Special Forces
Animal Special Forces
National Geographic
Footprints of Civilization
Footprints of Civilization
A&E · ZDF Studios
Cyberwar 2022
Cyberwar 2022
RTL · PICASSOfilm
Animal Armory
Animal Armory
National Geographic
Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours
Big Media · PICASSOfilm
Empire Games
Empire Games
Big Media · PICASSOfilm
Life Cycles
Life Cycles
France 5
M.A.D. World
M.A.D. World
ZDF Studios
Race of Life
Race of Life
PICASSOfilm · Big Media
Animal Life: Super Senses
Animal Life: Super Senses
National Geographic
Survive the Wild
Survive the Wild
Big Media · PICASSOfilm
Unusual Cultures
Unusual Cultures
Big Media · PICASSOfilm
Mengele Unveiled
Mengele Unveiled
RTL · A&E · Polsat
On Set

On the Set

Countdown to Liberation
RTL · A&E · La7 · 15+ Countries · 2025
Auschwitz Countdown to Liberation title
Auschwitz: Countdown to Liberation — Title Card
Max Serio at Auschwitz
Max Serio — Auschwitz-Birkenau, January 2025
80th Anniversary ceremony
80th Anniversary — 42 International Delegations
President Mattarella
President Mattarella — Italy
King Charles III
King Charles III — United Kingdom
President Macron
President Macron — France
Survivors
Survivors — Auschwitz
Auschwitz ceremony
Ceremony — Auschwitz-Birkenau
Survivors at ceremony
Survivors — Wreath Ceremony
Mengele Unveiled
RTL · BBC · Amazon Prime · 12 Countries
Mengele set
On Set — Mengele Unveiled
Mengele Unveiled title
Title Card
Mengele — scene
Reenactment Scene
Mengele lab scene
Laboratory Scene
Hitler's Secret Missions
Amazon Prime Video · 6-Part Series
Hitler's Secret Missions
Hitler's Secret Missions — Amazon Prime Video
Lampedusa: The Gateway to Hope
DocuBay · Picasso Film
Lampedusa
Lampedusa: The Gateway to Hope
Mafia: Behind the Code
RTL · Blue Ant · Hearst · 4-Part Series
Mafia: Behind the Code — on set with Nicola Gratteri
On Set — Interview with Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri
Con il Procuratore Nicola Gratteri
With Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri
Max Serio — Picasso Film RTL
Picasso Film · RTL — Production
The Last Hunt for Nazi Gold
Sky History · Blue Ant · Picasso Film · Premiere London 23 March 2026
The Last Hunt for Nazi Gold premiere
The Last Hunt for Nazi Gold — Premiere · Belgrave Square, London · March 2026
Greenland: The Island Everyone Wants
Picasso Film Original · MIP TV London
Greenland at MIP TV London
Greenland — Presented at MIP TV London
The Director's Room
Prague · Picasso Film HQ
The office
Picasso Film — Prague Office
Max Serio in his office
In the Edit Room
Where The Blood Runs
In Development · 4×60' · Picasso Film · SD Cinematografica
Where The Blood Runs poster
In Development · Summer 2026
Where The Blood Runs
4 × 60' · The Untold Story of Gladiators

Beyond myth, beyond glory. The human story of survival, power and resistance in Ancient Rome. Co-production with SD Cinematografica, Rome. Filming across Italy, Libya, France, Germany, Wales, Tunisia and Spain.

Picasso Film SD Cinematografica 4 × 60' Historical Docuseries
Director on set
Direction — Live Set
Period drama
Period Drama
Medieval set
Medieval Set
Director's monitor
Director's Monitor
Costume drama
Period Costume
On set
On Set — Picasso Film
Showreel

20 Years of Storytelling

Showreel — Coming Soon
Contact

Let's Create Together

Available for international co-productions, commissions, and collaborations. Based in Prague, working globally.

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