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
Recent Productions

Premium Factual Television

Landmark Production · 2025
Countdown to Liberation

90-minute commemorative film marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Presented on 27 January 2025 before 42 international delegations including President Mattarella and the British Royal Family. Broadcast across RTL, A&E, La7, Polish TV and 15+ territories worldwide.

15+
Territories
Hearst · Blue Ant · RTL
Mafia: Behind the Code

4-part investigation into the 'Ndrangheta, Yakuza, Russian Mafia and Chinese Triads.

RTL · BBC · Amazon Prime
Mengele

Distributed in 12 countries. Forensic investigation into the life and escape of the most wanted Nazi war criminal.

Hearst · Blue Ant · RTL
The Last Hunt for Nazi Gold

6-part series hosted by historian Guy Walters, tracing the trail of looted WWII assets.

DocuBay · 2025
Gateway to Europe

Migration documentary examining the human stories behind one of Europe's defining challenges.

Big Media
Wild Science

Cinematic natural-history series combining scientific discovery with breathtaking visuals.

On Set

Selected Productions

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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