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[Odeon Fiction](/company/odeon-fiction) has secured the film rights to the successful Paluten Freedom web series and is co-producing a family-friendly animated feature with [Toon2Tango](/company/toon2tango). Scheduled for release by [Leonine Studios](/company/leonine-studios) in 2027, this collaboration aims to expand the Paluten Freedom universe, which Mayer created. With 5.46 million subscribers, Mayer's YouTube channel is the largest gaming platform in the German-speaking world.

Beyond the YouTube series, which now spans over 380 episodes, Paluten Freedom also includes a nine-part bestselling book series with over 1.8 million copies sold, as well as a comic. Based on this extensive IP, Odeon Fiction and Toon2Tango are crafting an animated film adventure with new stories from the Paluten Freedom world, featuring its well-loved and humorous characters like Paluten, Edgar the pig, Professor Duck, Dieter, Karla, Captain Schmierhose, and Evil Paluten.

The script is a collaborative effort between Paluten (Patrick Mayer) and Klaas Kern, continuing their creative partnership from the book series. The animated film is being produced by Odeon Fiction, a Leonine Studios company, in co-production with Toon2Tango, also part of Leonine Animation Studios. The agreement with Paluten was facilitated by his manager, [Boris Lehfeld](/person/boris-lehfeld), through the [2nd Wave](/company/2nd-wave) agency. [Philip Voges](/person/philip-voges) serves as the producer, with Uli Stoef and [Jo Daris](/person/jo-daris) as co-producers.


Odeon Film, Toon2Tango, and Paluten Bring Paluten Freedom to the Big Screen