The crew of the Netflix original series ‘Biohackers’ just finished filming. Showrunner Christian Ditter made this announcement last week on Friday, in the German city of Munich where they shot the last scene.

“It’s a wrap on Biohackers, and it is hard to put into words how thankful I am for my incredible cast to bring the show to life in such a fun, thrilling, fresh and emotionally honest way,” said Ditter.

Airing next year in Spring, Biohackers is a science thriller about medical student Mia Akerlund, played by Luna Wedler. Mia’s fascination with the world of biohackers leads her into the illegal, underground side of biohacking, where she discovers that sophisticated biohacking technology is falling into the wrong hands.

Set in the university town of Freiburg, the six-part series follows Mia through her first semester as her inquiries into her brother’s death push her deeper and deeper into a dangerous world of illegal genetic engineering experiments, while she tries to win the trust of star lecturer Tanja Lorenz, with whom she shares a dark secret. When Mia meets a gifted biology student named Jasper and his mysterious roommate Niklas, she has to decide between her feelings and her principles; seeking revenge for her family or protecting her new friends.

Filming for the series was first announced in February this year, but Netflix kept everything about it under wraps, until now. Showrunner Christian Ditter, known for directing 2016 romantic comedy ‘How to Be Single’ says doing the project with Netflix has allowed him to tell a gripping story:

“Stories in which ordinary people have to face exceptional circumstances have always fascinated me,” says Ditter, “Working with Netflix has allowed us to tell a gripping story that focuses on multi-layered and believable characters.”

The first three episodes are written and directed by Ditter himself, while episodes four to six are directed by Tim Trachte.

What is surprising about this series is that as the first on-screen production about self-identifying biohackers, it is a German production, set in Germany, a country where even the most benign genetic engineering is illegal. What might not be surprising, given the storyline information we have right now, is that the portrayal of biology-related technologies will likely be following a predictably negative pattern that was noted by Stargate actor David Hewlett during this year’s Biohack The Planet conference.

Hewlett, who has starred in many science-fiction shows, explained how biotechnology is always portrayed negatively in Hollywood – through an almost innate distrust for anything bio-related, stating:

“There are no positive movies about biotech. They are all negative. Gattaca, that’s like the doomsday story of this stuff.”