Meltdowns, Wild Parties, and Glorious ’70s Fashion: Here’s the First Trailer for ‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld’

More than five years after the death of fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld, the industry—and the world at large—is still in the process of assessing his legacy. Last year’s Met Gala was, of course, devoted to the German designer, who helmed Chanel, Fendi, and his own eponymous brand, and a big-screen adaptation of his life is on its way, too, with Jared Leto in the lead. Joining it will be an extravagant new Hulu series—and a tantalizing first teaser has now finally been released, showing its dashing lead in character.

On March 8, 2023, Variety broke the news that the Spanish-German actor Daniel Brühl will take on the part of the revolutionary creative director in the six-part show Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (previously titled Kaiser Karl). After his breakout role in the German tragicomedy Good Bye, Lenin! in 2003, Brühl played the sniper who becomes a folk hero in Nazi-occupied Paris in Inglourious Basterds, and received BAFTA, Golden Globe, SAG, and Critics’ Choice Award nominations for his portrayal of F1 legend Niki Lauda in Rush. He later joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villainous Helmut Zemo in both Captain America: Civil War and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and was most recently seen in Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front.

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