Joachim Friedmann (born 8 October 1966) is a German screenwriter, comic author, and video game writer.
The son of a German lecturer at Sapporo University, Joachim Friedmann grew up in Hokkaidō before moving to Marburg, Germany in 1971.
This was followed by a contract for Friedmann and Wyniger at the Carlsen publishing house with their own comic series based on the heroes Lais and Ben.
A two-volume adventure followed - in collaboration with Oliver Hirschbiegel - with the comic adaptation of the two-channel thriller Murderous Decisions [de].
Since writing for Lindenstraße, Friedmann has worked as a screenwriter for the series Für alle Fälle Stefanie, Die Camper, Nicht von dieser Welt, Klinik am Alex and Hinter Gittern.
Friedmann also wrote the dubbing scripts for the Japanese anime series Lupin III and received the "Sat.1 Talent Award" for the best sitcom concept in 2004.