Creative Solutions
When her boss drops dead, a go-getter strikes a deal with his wife: hide the body, take his power.
When her tyrannical boss drops dead in front of her, ambitious advertising creative Ines strikes a risky deal with his underestimated trophy wife Bianca: put the body in the freezer, keep him "alive" on paper, let AI do his job. What they thought would be a temporary solution becomes something more: an enduring partnership that works. Bianca discovers her talent for business. Ines saves the failing company and its employees at a time when the industry is downsizing. Their conspiracy doesn't feel like a crime but like the best decision they ever made. The only problem is knowing when to stop, and neither of them does.
Screenwriter's note
Sometimes women need the mentorship and support of powerful men to succeed. And sometimes they need them dead in a freezer. Ines and Bianca compromised themselves for years. Once the obstacle is gone, they will flourish. They just won't know when to stop. But a friendship like theirs is the thing standing between two unstoppable women and the edge.
For all that, they are faced with an unpredictable antagonist: artificial intelligence. Our communities are becoming even more fragmented, AI amplifies bias and erodes trust in what's real, and companies are shedding jobs and desperately restructuring without weighing the human cost. Who gets to use the tools and who gets removed by them? In high-income countries, jobs at the highest risk of automation make up nearly 10% of female employment, compared to 3.5% for men. AI isn't targeting women. The economy had already sorted women into the most replaceable roles, and now the consequences are coming.
Ines is fighting that disruption with a fraudulent conspiracy, using the weapon that caused it, under a dead man's name. And she's doing it alongside Bianca, who has spent twenty years being managed, underestimated and quietly erased by a different kind of system.
Creative Solutions swings between drama, catastrophe and comedy. The comedy lives in the gap between their confidence and reality. The drama lives in what it costs them. If the system won't give you what you deserve, how far are you willing to go with the tools it leaves behind?
Producer's note
Creative Solutions is a bold, female-led series with a distinctive voice and a compelling premise that immediately sets it apart. Embracing the full potential of black comedy, the series is daring, provocative and unafraid to push boundaries. What makes Creative Solutions particularly exciting is its ability to combine entertaining storytelling with relevant contemporary issues. At its heart lies a question that is becoming increasingly urgent: How far can artificial intelligence go, and who should be allowed to use it? The series explores these questions through the lens of sharp humour and unconventional characters. The project is also rooted in a long-standing and trusted collaboration with the writer, Raquel Stern. Built on a shared creative understanding and years of working together, this relationship provides a strong foundation for bringing the series' distinctive vision to life.
Profile
good friends, founded in 2015 by Moritz von der Groeben, is part of the Beta Film Group. Credits include Im Netz der Camorra, Oh Hell, Undercover and the ratings hit Irish Crime. Its work has won BANFF's Rockie Award, the German Television Award and the German Comedy Award.