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Adam's Eight

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Adam's Eight tells the remarkable true story of Karl Adam — a visionary rowing coach who, in 1950s Germany, brought together a group of underdogs and turned them into champions. Within just three years, his team defied all odds and won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960.

DirectorHannu Salonen
WritersDomenik Pockberger·Stephan Falk
ProducersIvo-Alexander Beck·René Frotscher

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Expected on OTT
around November 5, 2026

Released in cinemas on September 17, 2026. A prediction based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window — not a confirmed date. Get the WhichOTT app to be notified the moment it lands.

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Cast · Directed by Hannu Salonen

OMOliver Masucci
Oliver Masucci
Karl Adam
FKFelix Kammerer
Felix Kammerer
Hans „Ari“ Lenk
SJSvenja Jung
Svenja Jung
Ulla Jahn
LKLeonard Kunz
Leonard Kunz
Manfred „Gammel“ Rullfs
HFHeino Ferch
Heino Ferch
Erich Buddenhauser
AMAxel Milberg
Axel Milberg
Dr. Walter Wülfing
KRKatrin Röver
Katrin Röver
Ursula Adam
SAStephanie Amarell
Stephanie Amarell
Rose
NRNick Romeo Reimann
Nick Romeo Reimann
Moritz von Groddeck
LK
Leon Kleinschmidt
Walter Schröder
VW
Vito Wiesner
Willi Padge
JS
Jakob Schmölzer
Klaus Bittner

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Adam's Eight hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 5, 2026. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is Adam's Eight based on a true story?

Yes — Adam's Eight is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).