ABOUT

STORIES THAT STAY.

At New Dakota Studios, we believe that powerful stories have the ability to connect people across generations, cultures and borders. Every project begins with the same conviction: stories should leave a lasting impression.

Founded by filmmaker Adnan G. Köse, New Dakota Studios is an independent creative studio dedicated to developing original feature films, television and streaming projects, as well as selected commissioned productions for national and international audiences.

Film remains at the heart of New Dakota Studios. Theatre, however, is not a side activity, but a second artistic pillar of New Dakota’s work. With a stage history spanning three decades, Adnan G. Köse’s work as a director, writer and actor connects cinematic storytelling with the immediacy of live performance. This includes contemporary drama, literary adaptations and politically engaged theatre. Building on productions such as Warten auf Godot and Roter März, New Dakota is now developing a curated repertoire of compact, actor-driven touring productions for theatres, cultural venues and unconventional spaces.

New Dakota Theatre is currently being established as an independent non-profit structure for future stage productions, while remaining part of New Dakota’s shared artistic identity.

Beyond film and theatre, the studio also creates projects in literature, podcasts and other narrative formats—always guided by the same commitment to authentic storytelling, artistic excellence and cinematic craftsmanship.

Our creative focus lies in character-driven dramas, psychological thrillers, historical stories and emotionally compelling narratives. We are drawn to complex characters, moral dilemmas and extraordinary human journeys. Many of our projects are inspired by real events or personal experiences—not to recreate reality, but to transform them into stories with universal emotional resonance.

We believe every story deserves the genre that best serves its purpose. Genre is never a formula or an end in itself. It is the language through which a story finds its audience.

As an independent studio, New Dakota develops projects from the earliest concept through production, working closely with producers, broadcasters, streamers, distributors and international partners. We believe that lasting creative partnerships are built on trust, artistic integrity and a shared commitment to excellence.

My stories often begin with a clear genre promise—a road movie, a psychological thriller, a sports drama, a musical or a Christmas tale. Yet what interests me is not the genre itself, but the human truth it allows us to reach.

I am drawn to people who have fallen out of the lives they once knew: the abandoned, the wounded, the guilty, the forgotten. People searching for belonging, identity or a second chance. Again and again, an unexpected encounter forces them to confront their past, accept responsibility and decide who they still have the courage to become.

My films explore social realities without reducing their characters to arguments or messages. They remain suspenseful, unpredictable and, above all, deeply emotional—because cinema should not merely explain the world. It should allow us to experience it through another human being.