To celebrate the final season of Alex Rider we sat down with stars Otto Farrant, Vicky McClure & Brenock O’Connor and creator Anthony Horowitz to talk all things Alex Rider Season 3.
The series stars Otto Farrant, Vicky McClure, Stephen Dillane, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong. It is based on the best-selling, global phenomenon book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz.
The final season of Alex Rider is set to air on Amazon Freevee on the 5th of April, 2024. Linda Marric asks the questions.
Alex Rider Season 3 Interviews
Plot:
Adapted from the fifth Alex Rider novel, Season Three sets the teenage spy on the tail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Under new leadership, the criminal cabal plan to extort the British Government using their catastrophic new super-weapon: ‘Invisible Sword.’ Free of The Department and aided by his closest friends,...
The series stars Otto Farrant, Vicky McClure, Stephen Dillane, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong. It is based on the best-selling, global phenomenon book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz.
The final season of Alex Rider is set to air on Amazon Freevee on the 5th of April, 2024. Linda Marric asks the questions.
Alex Rider Season 3 Interviews
Plot:
Adapted from the fifth Alex Rider novel, Season Three sets the teenage spy on the tail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Under new leadership, the criminal cabal plan to extort the British Government using their catastrophic new super-weapon: ‘Invisible Sword.’ Free of The Department and aided by his closest friends,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ring in a new month with Freevee! In addition to library additions like 1999’s provocative teen drama “Cruel Intentions” and 2020’s festival hit “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” the free Amazon streamer will both welcome back and say goodbye to its critically acclaimed espionage series “Alex Rider,” starring Otto Farrant, on April 5. Later in the month, the streamer’s new single-camera comedy “Dinner with the Parents,” starring Jon Glaser, Henry Hall, Dan Bakkedahl, Carol Kane, and more, will have its premiere.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what to watch on Freevee in April, and continue below to see all the titles and channels getting added to the streamer this month!
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The cult classic, which turned 25 earlier this month, arrives on the free streamer at the start of the month.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what to watch on Freevee in April, and continue below to see all the titles and channels getting added to the streamer this month!
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The cult classic, which turned 25 earlier this month, arrives on the free streamer at the start of the month.
- 3/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Alex Rider is returning for one more season on Freevee. The streaming service has announced a return date and released photos for the third season, which will wrap up the series. Season two aired on IMDb TV in December 2021.
Starring Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Toby Stephens, Rakie Ayola, and Charithra Chandran, the spy drama is based on the novel series by Anthony Horowitz.
The upcoming season is based on the fifth novel in the series and features Rider going up against Scorpia. Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong are joining the cast for season three.
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Starring Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Toby Stephens, Rakie Ayola, and Charithra Chandran, the spy drama is based on the novel series by Anthony Horowitz.
The upcoming season is based on the fifth novel in the series and features Rider going up against Scorpia. Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong are joining the cast for season three.
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- 3/1/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Poster for ‘Alex Rider’ season 3 (Photo Courtesy of Amazon Freevee)
Amazon Freevee has set an April 5, 2024 premiere date for season three of Alex Rider, based on Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel of the bestselling spy series. All eight episodes will drop on April 5th and will wrap up this chapter in Alex’s life.
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” said author and executive producer Horowitz. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Returning cast members include Otto Farrant (Edge of the World) as Alex Rider, Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) as Mrs. Jones, Stephen Dillane (The Outrun) as Alan Blunt, Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones) as Tom Harris, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Rain Dogs) as Jack Starbright, and...
Amazon Freevee has set an April 5, 2024 premiere date for season three of Alex Rider, based on Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel of the bestselling spy series. All eight episodes will drop on April 5th and will wrap up this chapter in Alex’s life.
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” said author and executive producer Horowitz. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Returning cast members include Otto Farrant (Edge of the World) as Alex Rider, Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) as Mrs. Jones, Stephen Dillane (The Outrun) as Alan Blunt, Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones) as Tom Harris, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Rain Dogs) as Jack Starbright, and...
- 2/29/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The end is in sight for Alex Rider. The Anthony Horowitz spy thriller will wrap its run with the upcoming third season. All eight episodes will be released on April 5 on Amazon Freevee in the UK, U.S. and Germany, bringing the final chapter of Alex’s journey of self-discovery to a close.
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” Horowitz said. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Based on Horowitz’s best-selling book franchise, Alex Rider is a London-based teenager who, unbeknownst to him, has been trained for the dangerous world of espionage since he was a child.
“We’re so excited to bring Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel Scorpia to life with this upcoming season of the show,...
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” Horowitz said. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Based on Horowitz’s best-selling book franchise, Alex Rider is a London-based teenager who, unbeknownst to him, has been trained for the dangerous world of espionage since he was a child.
“We’re so excited to bring Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel Scorpia to life with this upcoming season of the show,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Banijay’s scripted centrepieces at the London TV Screenings, the Swedish crime drama “Fallen” (“Sanningen”), sees the first reunion of star actor Sofia Helin, writer Camilla Ahlgren, and Stockholm-based Filmlance International since the multi-season hit crime show “The Bridge” (2011-2018).
Their collaboration has paid off again as “Fallen” has wooed a first batch of global sellers – including MHz Choice for the U.S. and Canal+’s Polar+ for France – and more than 1.1 million combined viewers watched the first episode on Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 last Christmas.
“This is 1/10of the Swedish population, which is astonishing these days, considering the series is based on an original idea,” said producer Anna Wallmark of Banijay-owned Filmlance.
Created by Ahlgren, who serves as head-writer, next to co-writers Martin Asphaug and Alex Haridi, the six-part series is, however, a very different type of noir to the cross-border iconic “The Bridge,” Lighter, more emotional.
Their collaboration has paid off again as “Fallen” has wooed a first batch of global sellers – including MHz Choice for the U.S. and Canal+’s Polar+ for France – and more than 1.1 million combined viewers watched the first episode on Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 last Christmas.
“This is 1/10of the Swedish population, which is astonishing these days, considering the series is based on an original idea,” said producer Anna Wallmark of Banijay-owned Filmlance.
Created by Ahlgren, who serves as head-writer, next to co-writers Martin Asphaug and Alex Haridi, the six-part series is, however, a very different type of noir to the cross-border iconic “The Bridge,” Lighter, more emotional.
- 2/27/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Banijay Rights has scored a first batch of sales on “Fallen,” a crime drama reuniting “The Bridge” showrunner Camilla Ahlgren and star Sofia Helini. The series is produced by Banijay-owned Filmlance, a leading Scandinavian outfit.
Unveiled at the Goteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision conference, deals on “Fallen” include Canal+’s channel Polar+ in France, MHz Choice in the U.S., Npo in the Netherlands, Sbs in Australia, Ert in Greece and Syn Hf in Iceland.
Created and written by Ahlgren along with Martin Asphaug and Alex Haridi, the six-part series stars Helin (“Atlantic Crossing”) and Hedda Stiernstedt. The show is co-produced by TV4, Film i Skåne and Filmlance, in collaboration with Zdf.
In “Fallen,” Helin plays Iris Broman, the new head of Kalla Fall, a group solving cold cases in Malmö. Iris has just left Stockholm following a tragedy and moved to the small southern town of Ystad,...
Unveiled at the Goteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision conference, deals on “Fallen” include Canal+’s channel Polar+ in France, MHz Choice in the U.S., Npo in the Netherlands, Sbs in Australia, Ert in Greece and Syn Hf in Iceland.
Created and written by Ahlgren along with Martin Asphaug and Alex Haridi, the six-part series stars Helin (“Atlantic Crossing”) and Hedda Stiernstedt. The show is co-produced by TV4, Film i Skåne and Filmlance, in collaboration with Zdf.
In “Fallen,” Helin plays Iris Broman, the new head of Kalla Fall, a group solving cold cases in Malmö. Iris has just left Stockholm following a tragedy and moved to the small southern town of Ystad,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sofia Helin as Saga, in “The Bridge” Season 4. Director: Rumle Hammerich. Photo: Jens Juncker. Produced by Filmlance International Ab. Courtesy of MHzChoice
“The Bridge: Season 4” is likely the final chapter in this crime drama from Sweden and Denmark. As before, it’s based on a complex crime scenario at their border affecting both countries, providing another round with a new menace for Saga (Sofia Helin) and Henrik (Thure Lindhardt) to confront. That’s hard to get off the ground, since Saga has been in jail for the eight months since Season 3’s events for allegedly killing her allegedly psycho mother. Since her release occurs in the first episode, it’s no spoiler to inform you that she’s cleared and returned to duty, albeit with some difficulties. Even knowing that, the method of getting there is intriguing enough for a good watch.
For the usual eight episodes, the cop combo...
“The Bridge: Season 4” is likely the final chapter in this crime drama from Sweden and Denmark. As before, it’s based on a complex crime scenario at their border affecting both countries, providing another round with a new menace for Saga (Sofia Helin) and Henrik (Thure Lindhardt) to confront. That’s hard to get off the ground, since Saga has been in jail for the eight months since Season 3’s events for allegedly killing her allegedly psycho mother. Since her release occurs in the first episode, it’s no spoiler to inform you that she’s cleared and returned to duty, albeit with some difficulties. Even knowing that, the method of getting there is intriguing enough for a good watch.
For the usual eight episodes, the cop combo...
- 1/30/2024
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Christian Wikander is out as global head of scripted at indie TV giant Banijay, a year after taking up the job, Banijay confirmed on Thursday.
A Banijay spokeswoman said Wikander will be leaving the group on Feb. 2, 2024 and that his role will now be reviewed. In the interim, Banijay’s global scripted team will temporarily report to chief business Officer Frédéric Balmary.
Wikander joined Banijay in 2022 after he was laid off from Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max Nordic (now Max) when Warners shut down its original production operations in Scandinavia. Wikander had been commissioning editor and vp of original programming in the Nordic region for two years, delivering such series as the Swedish comedy Lust starring The Bridge actor Sofia Helin.
Banijay owns more than 60 scripted production companies around the world, including Sweden’s Yellow Bird, producers of Nordic noir drama Wallander, Norway’s Rubicon TV (Beforeigners) and British...
A Banijay spokeswoman said Wikander will be leaving the group on Feb. 2, 2024 and that his role will now be reviewed. In the interim, Banijay’s global scripted team will temporarily report to chief business Officer Frédéric Balmary.
Wikander joined Banijay in 2022 after he was laid off from Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max Nordic (now Max) when Warners shut down its original production operations in Scandinavia. Wikander had been commissioning editor and vp of original programming in the Nordic region for two years, delivering such series as the Swedish comedy Lust starring The Bridge actor Sofia Helin.
Banijay owns more than 60 scripted production companies around the world, including Sweden’s Yellow Bird, producers of Nordic noir drama Wallander, Norway’s Rubicon TV (Beforeigners) and British...
- 1/18/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A scene from the Swedish-Danish crime TV series “The Bridge.” Courtesy of Topic
Back in 2011, the Scandinavian crime series, “The Bridge,” was not only hugely popular in Europe but spawned quite a few remakes and derivatives on both sides of the Atlantic. The now oft-used premise is that a body is found straddling the national border of a bridge joining Denmark and Sweden, creating jurisdictional confusion. That gets worse when they discover that the top and bottom halves are from two different women. Successor series have been set on the US/Mexico, Singapore/Malaysia, Greece/Turkey and the Russia/Estonia borders. A France/England version used the Chunnel in the same way. That list may be more illustrative than complete, since variations exist under non-bridgey titles. In each, a cop from one side partners with one from the other, despite cultural and personal differences that add tensions and friction to the whodunnit component.
Back in 2011, the Scandinavian crime series, “The Bridge,” was not only hugely popular in Europe but spawned quite a few remakes and derivatives on both sides of the Atlantic. The now oft-used premise is that a body is found straddling the national border of a bridge joining Denmark and Sweden, creating jurisdictional confusion. That gets worse when they discover that the top and bottom halves are from two different women. Successor series have been set on the US/Mexico, Singapore/Malaysia, Greece/Turkey and the Russia/Estonia borders. A France/England version used the Chunnel in the same way. That list may be more illustrative than complete, since variations exist under non-bridgey titles. In each, a cop from one side partners with one from the other, despite cultural and personal differences that add tensions and friction to the whodunnit component.
- 12/28/2023
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Season 3 of Amazon Freevee’s spy thriller series “Alex Rider” is in production in the U.K. and Malta.
Cast members Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, and Marli Siu return. Joining them are Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”), Shelley Conn (“Bridgerton”), Kevin McNally (“The Crown”) and Jason Wong (“Strangers”).
Produced by Eleventh Hour Films and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television, “Alex Rider” is based on the bestselling book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The series follows Alex, a teenager who has unknowingly been trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage.
Adapted by Guy Burt from “Scorpia,” the fifth Alex Rider novel, season 3 sets the teenage spy on the trail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Alex embarks on a personal mission to destroy Scorpia once and for all.
Horowitz...
Cast members Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, and Marli Siu return. Joining them are Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”), Shelley Conn (“Bridgerton”), Kevin McNally (“The Crown”) and Jason Wong (“Strangers”).
Produced by Eleventh Hour Films and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television, “Alex Rider” is based on the bestselling book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The series follows Alex, a teenager who has unknowingly been trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage.
Adapted by Guy Burt from “Scorpia,” the fifth Alex Rider novel, season 3 sets the teenage spy on the trail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Alex embarks on a personal mission to destroy Scorpia once and for all.
Horowitz...
- 1/19/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Strap in, Rider-dies! The third season of Amazon Freevee’s Alex Rider has officially (and finally!) begun production in the U.K. and Malta, and we can exclusively reveal that our favorite teen spy (Otto Farrant) is getting some new grown-ups to go toe-to-toe with. Aside from his handlers at the MI6’s Department of Special Operations, that is. Joining the cast this season are Sofia Helin (Sweden’s The Bridge) as Julia Rothman, “an enigmatic, rich widow who, unbeknownst to the world, is a highly secretive agent with Scorpia,” better known to fans as the cabal behind Alex Rider’s deadliest encounters; Jason Wong, most recently seen in “The 355,” is also coming aboard as Nile, a dangerous Scorpia assassin, devoted to Rothman; and Kevin McNally (The Crown) as Max Grendel, described as “a shrewd and calm senior council for Scorpia, with the outward appearance of a kind,...
- 1/19/2023
- TV Insider
Swedish star Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”) has signed a multi-year first look deal with Scandinavian production company Nordic Drama Queens to exclusively co-develop a slate of film and TV projects.
Nordic Drama Queens, which is backed by Fifth Season (previously Endeavor Content), was founded in September 2021 by Sandra Harms, Miso Films’s former managing director, Josefine Tengblad, former head of drama at Swedish network TV4/CMore (“Blinded”), Line Winther Skyum Funch, a former executive producer at Yellow Bird.
Helin, who is best known for her role as detective Saga Norén in “The Bridge,” previously collaborated with Harms on the HBOMax comedy-series “Lust” which they developed and produced together. The show is nominated for best comedy at Rose d’Or, which will be held during Content London.
“Lust” world premiered at Berlinale Series earlier this year and won best comedy at the Swedish TV awards Kristallen 2022. The daring series stars Helin as Anette,...
Nordic Drama Queens, which is backed by Fifth Season (previously Endeavor Content), was founded in September 2021 by Sandra Harms, Miso Films’s former managing director, Josefine Tengblad, former head of drama at Swedish network TV4/CMore (“Blinded”), Line Winther Skyum Funch, a former executive producer at Yellow Bird.
Helin, who is best known for her role as detective Saga Norén in “The Bridge,” previously collaborated with Harms on the HBOMax comedy-series “Lust” which they developed and produced together. The show is nominated for best comedy at Rose d’Or, which will be held during Content London.
“Lust” world premiered at Berlinale Series earlier this year and won best comedy at the Swedish TV awards Kristallen 2022. The daring series stars Helin as Anette,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Munich-based Beta Film, one of Europe’s biggest truly independent TV-film groups, has licensed to Ppcw Media for Hong Kong and Macau International Emmy winner “Atlantic Crossing,” starring Kyle MacLachan and Sofia Helin.
Ppc Media has also acquired Alejandro Amenábar’s Movistar Plus+ original “La Fortuna,” with Stanley Tucci and Clarke Peters, a tale of piracy, court room battles and historical justice set between the U.S. and Spain.
Reaching more remote places, Beta has also closed Mongolia with Hulegu Media, on “Sisi” a mix of sex, politics and period glam from Rtl, Beta and Story House, a modern mindset take on a film icon.
In further banner title deals when it comes to far-flung lands,“Hotel Portofino” – escribed as “a high-profile, classy affair” by The Times, the period drama, toplining Natascha McElhone as a hotel owner on a swish 1926 Italian Riviera – has now been sold by Beta to New Zealand and South Africa.
Ppc Media has also acquired Alejandro Amenábar’s Movistar Plus+ original “La Fortuna,” with Stanley Tucci and Clarke Peters, a tale of piracy, court room battles and historical justice set between the U.S. and Spain.
Reaching more remote places, Beta has also closed Mongolia with Hulegu Media, on “Sisi” a mix of sex, politics and period glam from Rtl, Beta and Story House, a modern mindset take on a film icon.
In further banner title deals when it comes to far-flung lands,“Hotel Portofino” – escribed as “a high-profile, classy affair” by The Times, the period drama, toplining Natascha McElhone as a hotel owner on a swish 1926 Italian Riviera – has now been sold by Beta to New Zealand and South Africa.
- 9/8/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
"We found it! We found our home." Signature Entertainment in the UK has revealed a new official trailer for The Emigrants, a Swedish drama adapted from a novel about Swedish immigrants moving to America in the 1800s. The film already opened last year in Sweden, and will be available to watch in the UK in August, but there's no US date yet. Perhaps because this one is about how America isn't exactly the "idyllic paradise promised" and land of dreams, especially for immigrants. And who in America wants to see a movie about that?! Ha. Based on the book by Vilhelm Moberg (published in 1949) depicting a few people emigrating from Sweden to the United States in the 1840 - early 1850. Starring Sofia Helin, Gustaf Skarsgard, Tove Lo, Lisa Carlehed, and Díana Bermudez. This is an epic trailer with that M83 song, plus all the sweeping Terrence Malick-esque cinematography. But it's...
- 7/5/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Festivals
The U.K. premiere of “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande,” directed by Sophie Hyde, will open this year’s Sundance London (June 9-12), with lead actors Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in attendance. The festival will close with the U.K. premiere screening of Jim Archer’s “Brian and Charles,” starring actor and comedian David Earl.
In all, the festival will host several features chosen from the larger U.S. Sundance Film Festival. These include Adamma Ebo’s “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul”; Andrew Semans’ “Resurrection”; Max Walker-Silverman’s “A Love Song”; Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick”; Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher”; Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love”; Ed Perkins’ “The Princess”; Joe Hunting’s “We Met in Virtual Reality”; Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s “Free Chol Soo Lee”; and Hanna Bergholm’s “Hatching.”
This year, the festival will feature an equal number of male and female directors across features and shorts.
The U.K. premiere of “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande,” directed by Sophie Hyde, will open this year’s Sundance London (June 9-12), with lead actors Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in attendance. The festival will close with the U.K. premiere screening of Jim Archer’s “Brian and Charles,” starring actor and comedian David Earl.
In all, the festival will host several features chosen from the larger U.S. Sundance Film Festival. These include Adamma Ebo’s “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul”; Andrew Semans’ “Resurrection”; Max Walker-Silverman’s “A Love Song”; Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick”; Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher”; Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love”; Ed Perkins’ “The Princess”; Joe Hunting’s “We Met in Virtual Reality”; Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s “Free Chol Soo Lee”; and Hanna Bergholm’s “Hatching.”
This year, the festival will feature an equal number of male and female directors across features and shorts.
- 4/25/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Bridge screenwriter Camilla Ahlgren has created a European crime drama series about the head of a group solving cold cases in Sweden.
Production has been greenlighted on Fallen, which will star The Bridge lead actress Sofia Melin as Iris Broman, the new head of the Kalla Fall. Due to a tragedy, she moves from Stockholm to the southern town of Ystad to live with her half-sister Kattis (Hedda Stierstedt), where a cold case turns topical again and turns everything upside down, intertwining the lives of several people.
Filming on the co-production begins shortly in Malmo and Ystad ahead of a 2023 launch.
Sweden’s C More and TV4 are co-producing along with Film i Skane and Banijay-owned drama house Filmlance, in collaboration with German public broadcaster Zdf. Banijay Rights takes international distribution rights.
Ahlgren, who rose to prominence as a lead writer on Hans Rosenfeldt’s influential Scani Noir drama The Bridge,...
Production has been greenlighted on Fallen, which will star The Bridge lead actress Sofia Melin as Iris Broman, the new head of the Kalla Fall. Due to a tragedy, she moves from Stockholm to the southern town of Ystad to live with her half-sister Kattis (Hedda Stierstedt), where a cold case turns topical again and turns everything upside down, intertwining the lives of several people.
Filming on the co-production begins shortly in Malmo and Ystad ahead of a 2023 launch.
Sweden’s C More and TV4 are co-producing along with Film i Skane and Banijay-owned drama house Filmlance, in collaboration with German public broadcaster Zdf. Banijay Rights takes international distribution rights.
Ahlgren, who rose to prominence as a lead writer on Hans Rosenfeldt’s influential Scani Noir drama The Bridge,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Swedish actors Sofia Helin, Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga star as four middle-aged friends struggling with stifled sex lives in new comedy “Lust,” coming to HBO Max in March and premiering at the Berlinale Series Market. Balancing lighthearted comedy with a more serious focus on topics such as sexual harassment, marriage counselling, and personal identity, the show offers entertaining relief while spotlighting the under-examined world of womanhood over 40.
Developed from an idea that originated with the actors themselves, “Lust” stands out as one of few recent comedies wholly devoted to middle-aged lead female characters. Producer Sandra Harms says: “The actors came with the idea to make something on the topic of female sexuality over 40 because they noticed that when they passed 40, the characters they were offered to play were increasing lacking sexuality. They said there must be so many stories here that aren’t being told, which I thought was really interesting.
Developed from an idea that originated with the actors themselves, “Lust” stands out as one of few recent comedies wholly devoted to middle-aged lead female characters. Producer Sandra Harms says: “The actors came with the idea to make something on the topic of female sexuality over 40 because they noticed that when they passed 40, the characters they were offered to play were increasing lacking sexuality. They said there must be so many stories here that aren’t being told, which I thought was really interesting.
- 2/16/2022
- by Caitlin Quinlan
- Variety Film + TV
Nordic production powerhouse Miso Film, which looks to make a splash at the Berlinale Series with its daring HBO Max show “Lust,” is developing high-end international dramas with Scandinavian creatives such as Pilou Asbæk (“Borgen”), Ole Bornedal (“Nightwatch”) and Fenar Ahmad (“Darkland”). The company is part of Fremantle.
Ahead of the Berlinale, Miso founders Peter Bose and Jonas Allen discussed with Variety their ambition to find new voices and original ways to tell stories.
The banner, which just started shooting the third season of “Those Who Kill” and is about to begin filming Season 3 of “Face to Face” with Lars Mikkelsen, recently shot Norwegian sci-fi comedy “Blasted,” for Netflix. “Streamers have opened up new possibilities for genre,” said Allen.
“‘Blasted’ is now in post and is a mix of science fiction and comedy with a lot of CGI,” added Allen. He and Bose said working with streaming series has also...
Ahead of the Berlinale, Miso founders Peter Bose and Jonas Allen discussed with Variety their ambition to find new voices and original ways to tell stories.
The banner, which just started shooting the third season of “Those Who Kill” and is about to begin filming Season 3 of “Face to Face” with Lars Mikkelsen, recently shot Norwegian sci-fi comedy “Blasted,” for Netflix. “Streamers have opened up new possibilities for genre,” said Allen.
“‘Blasted’ is now in post and is a mix of science fiction and comedy with a lot of CGI,” added Allen. He and Bose said working with streaming series has also...
- 2/13/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Following its recent launch in the U.S., Nent has acquired domestic rights to Erik Poppe’s “The Emigrants” for its streamer Viaplay from REinvent International Sales.
Produced by Sf Studios, “The Emigrants” is a big-budget epic drama based on Vilhelm Moberg’s story about Swedes who left misery behind for a new life on the other side of the Atlantic in the mid-19th century. The film’s cast includes Lisa Carlehed (“In Your Arms”) and Gustaf Skarsgård (“438 days”), who star opposite Sofia Helin, Lena Strömdahl and Swedish pop sensation Tove Lo.
REinvent International Sales has also closed deals for former Yugoslavia (McF Megacom), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Film Europe) and Hungary (Vertigo).
Helene Aurø, REinvent sales and marketing director, pointed out that “The Emigrants” will be one of the first films shown by Viaplay’s newly launched US platform. “The film is just as relevant today as...
Produced by Sf Studios, “The Emigrants” is a big-budget epic drama based on Vilhelm Moberg’s story about Swedes who left misery behind for a new life on the other side of the Atlantic in the mid-19th century. The film’s cast includes Lisa Carlehed (“In Your Arms”) and Gustaf Skarsgård (“438 days”), who star opposite Sofia Helin, Lena Strömdahl and Swedish pop sensation Tove Lo.
REinvent International Sales has also closed deals for former Yugoslavia (McF Megacom), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Film Europe) and Hungary (Vertigo).
Helene Aurø, REinvent sales and marketing director, pointed out that “The Emigrants” will be one of the first films shown by Viaplay’s newly launched US platform. “The film is just as relevant today as...
- 2/11/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The program announcements continue for this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, with the Series and Generation strands both unveiling today, as well as the line-up for the Co-Production Market. Scroll down for the lists of titles.
The Berlinale Series selection, which is increasingly becoming a more high-profile part of the festival, again boasts several buzzy titles.
Premiering in Berlin will be Amazon Prime Video’s Argentinian series Yosi, The Regretful Spy, the Swedish show Lust from HBO Max, Sky’s UK series The Rising, and Lone Scherfig Danish show The Shift, which comes from local broadcaster TV2.
The Generation strand, which features youth-focused cinema, includes 14 features this year. The selection marks the last of long-time Generation head Maryanne Redpath.
Elsewhere, the European Film Market has confirmed titles for its Co-Production Market, which like the rest of the industry activity will take place virtually this year.
The Berlinale runs February 10-20 this year,...
The Berlinale Series selection, which is increasingly becoming a more high-profile part of the festival, again boasts several buzzy titles.
Premiering in Berlin will be Amazon Prime Video’s Argentinian series Yosi, The Regretful Spy, the Swedish show Lust from HBO Max, Sky’s UK series The Rising, and Lone Scherfig Danish show The Shift, which comes from local broadcaster TV2.
The Generation strand, which features youth-focused cinema, includes 14 features this year. The selection marks the last of long-time Generation head Maryanne Redpath.
Elsewhere, the European Film Market has confirmed titles for its Co-Production Market, which like the rest of the industry activity will take place virtually this year.
The Berlinale runs February 10-20 this year,...
- 1/14/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Former “CSI” showrunner Carol Mendelsohn and producer Julie Weitz are in early development on two drama series: “Honor” for NBC and “Body Farm” for CBS.
“Honor” is based on “Heder,” the Swedish series created by Sofia Helin along with stars Julia Dufvenius, Anja Lundqvist and Alexandra Rapaport, which centered on a law firm that handles sexual crimes against women. The legal thriller will follow four women lawyers who fight for disenfranchised underdogs, going to great lengths to solve brutal crimes.
Mendelsohn and Weitz will executive produce for Carol Mendelsohn Productions. Jamie Pachino serves as a writer and executive produces alongside Maria Bello and Starlings Television’s Chris Philip and Karine Martin. Eccho Rights, the global distributor of “Heder,” also partners on the series.
“Body Farm” follows a New York City forensic pathologist who has fall from grace, leaving her almost unemployable. She ends up taking a job with an old-school...
“Honor” is based on “Heder,” the Swedish series created by Sofia Helin along with stars Julia Dufvenius, Anja Lundqvist and Alexandra Rapaport, which centered on a law firm that handles sexual crimes against women. The legal thriller will follow four women lawyers who fight for disenfranchised underdogs, going to great lengths to solve brutal crimes.
Mendelsohn and Weitz will executive produce for Carol Mendelsohn Productions. Jamie Pachino serves as a writer and executive produces alongside Maria Bello and Starlings Television’s Chris Philip and Karine Martin. Eccho Rights, the global distributor of “Heder,” also partners on the series.
“Body Farm” follows a New York City forensic pathologist who has fall from grace, leaving her almost unemployable. She ends up taking a job with an old-school...
- 12/17/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Carol Mendelsohn, the former showrunner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has scored a pair of broadcast development sales.
Mendelsohn, who is working with Dick Wolf on Law & Order spinoff For The Defense, is remaking Swedish legal drama Heder for NBC and developing coroner crime drama Body Farm for CBS.
The projects come from Carol Mendelsohn Productions’ overall deal with Universal Television.
Heder, which is based on an idea from The Bridge actor Sofia Helin, is being adapted as Honor. Jamie Pachino, who has co-exec produced series including The Brave and Sneaky Pete, is writing and exec producing with former NCIS star Maria Bello also set as one of the exec producers.
The series follow four brilliant, brash legal minds willing to fight for the underdog, disenfranchised and powerless. The women will be battling a brutal crime, spiraling mystery and a shocking discovery about the truth that threatens to unravel their very carefully constructed lives.
Mendelsohn, who is working with Dick Wolf on Law & Order spinoff For The Defense, is remaking Swedish legal drama Heder for NBC and developing coroner crime drama Body Farm for CBS.
The projects come from Carol Mendelsohn Productions’ overall deal with Universal Television.
Heder, which is based on an idea from The Bridge actor Sofia Helin, is being adapted as Honor. Jamie Pachino, who has co-exec produced series including The Brave and Sneaky Pete, is writing and exec producing with former NCIS star Maria Bello also set as one of the exec producers.
The series follow four brilliant, brash legal minds willing to fight for the underdog, disenfranchised and powerless. The women will be battling a brutal crime, spiraling mystery and a shocking discovery about the truth that threatens to unravel their very carefully constructed lives.
- 12/17/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gyllene Tider, the 1980s Swedish pop sensation, is to get the film and television biopic treatment.
The group, which was fronted by Per Gessle, who later went on to form Roxette, has struck a deal with Nordic drama production company Nevis Productions to make a theatrical movie and a TV series based on the band’s rise to fame.
Gessle and Mats Persson formed the group in 1978 with Micke Andersson, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon and they had a number of hits including Himmel No. 7 / Flickorna pa TV2 before breaking up in 1984.
The feature film, which is being written by Wallander and Miss Friman’s War’s Pernilla Oljelund, will tell the story of how five teenagers captured the heart of the Swedish nation. The biopic charts the story of Per, a small-town, ambitious misfit who dreams of pop stardom and finds a brotherhood through music with MP, Micke,...
The group, which was fronted by Per Gessle, who later went on to form Roxette, has struck a deal with Nordic drama production company Nevis Productions to make a theatrical movie and a TV series based on the band’s rise to fame.
Gessle and Mats Persson formed the group in 1978 with Micke Andersson, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon and they had a number of hits including Himmel No. 7 / Flickorna pa TV2 before breaking up in 1984.
The feature film, which is being written by Wallander and Miss Friman’s War’s Pernilla Oljelund, will tell the story of how five teenagers captured the heart of the Swedish nation. The biopic charts the story of Per, a small-town, ambitious misfit who dreams of pop stardom and finds a brotherhood through music with MP, Micke,...
- 11/30/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The U.K. edition of “The Masked Singer,” comedy “Call My Agent” and drama “Tehran” were among the top winners Monday at the 49th annual International Emmy Awards in New York.
David Tennant took the trophy for best actor for his work as a deceptively meek serial killer in ITV’s “Des.” Hayley Squires won for actress for her role as a happily well-adjusted porn star in “Adult Material.”
Israeli drama “Tehran,” about a female Mossad agent who goes undercover in Iran, won the top drama series prize. Season 4 of “Call My Agent,” set among agents at a Paris talent rep firm, took the prize for comedy.
The ITV rendition of “Masked Singer” prevailed in the nonscripted entertainment category. Netflix’s “Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice” took the documentary award, marking the first International Emmy honor for a program from Thailand.
“Insecure” star Yvonne Orji hosted the ceremony at Casa Cipriani.
David Tennant took the trophy for best actor for his work as a deceptively meek serial killer in ITV’s “Des.” Hayley Squires won for actress for her role as a happily well-adjusted porn star in “Adult Material.”
Israeli drama “Tehran,” about a female Mossad agent who goes undercover in Iran, won the top drama series prize. Season 4 of “Call My Agent,” set among agents at a Paris talent rep firm, took the prize for comedy.
The ITV rendition of “Masked Singer” prevailed in the nonscripted entertainment category. Netflix’s “Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice” took the documentary award, marking the first International Emmy honor for a program from Thailand.
“Insecure” star Yvonne Orji hosted the ceremony at Casa Cipriani.
- 11/23/2021
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
The French comedy Call My Agent and Israeli drama Tehran took the top prizes at the 49th annual International Emmys, which here handed out Monday night during an in-person ceremony in New York. See the full list of winners below.
The UK boasts both top acting honors David Tennant for crime thriller Des and Hayley Squires for porn drama Adult Material — as well as winning the Non-Scripted Entertainment prize for The Masked Singer.
Norway’s Atlantic Crossing went home with the Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries, and Thailand’s Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice won for Documentary. It was the country’s first International Emmy.
“We are delighted to be able to gather the global television community, in-person again, in New York to celebrate the world’s best television.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “The diversity and geographic spread of tonight’s winners demonstrate once again...
The UK boasts both top acting honors David Tennant for crime thriller Des and Hayley Squires for porn drama Adult Material — as well as winning the Non-Scripted Entertainment prize for The Masked Singer.
Norway’s Atlantic Crossing went home with the Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries, and Thailand’s Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice won for Documentary. It was the country’s first International Emmy.
“We are delighted to be able to gather the global television community, in-person again, in New York to celebrate the world’s best television.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “The diversity and geographic spread of tonight’s winners demonstrate once again...
- 11/23/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Atlantic Crossing was the big winner at the 2021 International Emmy Awards, winning the prize for best TV movie or mini-series.
A historical drama set during World War II, Atlantic Crossing tells the story of the Crown Princess of Norway fleeing to America to escape the Nazi invasion of her country and her interactions with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Starring Sofia Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha and Kyle MacLachlan as Roosevelt, the series aired on Nrk in Norway and Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.
The night’s other big prize, best drama series, went to Kan 11 and Apple’s Israeli spy thriller ...
A historical drama set during World War II, Atlantic Crossing tells the story of the Crown Princess of Norway fleeing to America to escape the Nazi invasion of her country and her interactions with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Starring Sofia Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha and Kyle MacLachlan as Roosevelt, the series aired on Nrk in Norway and Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.
The night’s other big prize, best drama series, went to Kan 11 and Apple’s Israeli spy thriller ...
- 11/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Atlantic Crossing was the big winner at the 2021 International Emmy Awards, winning the prize for best TV movie or mini-series.
A historical drama set during World War II, Atlantic Crossing tells the story of the Crown Princess of Norway fleeing to America to escape the Nazi invasion of her country and her interactions with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Starring Sofia Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha and Kyle MacLachlan as Roosevelt, the series aired on Nrk in Norway and Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.
The night’s other big prize, best drama series, went to Kan 11 and Apple’s Israeli spy thriller ...
A historical drama set during World War II, Atlantic Crossing tells the story of the Crown Princess of Norway fleeing to America to escape the Nazi invasion of her country and her interactions with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Starring Sofia Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha and Kyle MacLachlan as Roosevelt, the series aired on Nrk in Norway and Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.
The night’s other big prize, best drama series, went to Kan 11 and Apple’s Israeli spy thriller ...
- 11/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
It’s a once in a lifetime offer, literally. From today through to Nov. 30, HBO Max will offer new subscribers in parts of Europe the chance to sign up for the lifetime of their subscription at half the monthly retail price, for as long as they don’t unsubscribe.
The offer is being made as HBO Max launches on Oct. 26 in its first six European territories: Spain and Andorra and the four Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
It’s a highly aggressive offer, undercutting Netflix and Disney Plus for new subscribers. In Spain and Finland, for example, where the monthly subscription fee is tabbed at €8.99 ($10.40), new subscribers now have the chance to sign up for HBO Max for just €4.49 ($5.20) a month.
That compares to €7.99 ($9.30) a month for a basic one-screen Netflix subscription in Spain and €7.50 ($8.70) per month for customers paying an annual Disney Plus subscription, with up to 10 devices.
The offer is being made as HBO Max launches on Oct. 26 in its first six European territories: Spain and Andorra and the four Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
It’s a highly aggressive offer, undercutting Netflix and Disney Plus for new subscribers. In Spain and Finland, for example, where the monthly subscription fee is tabbed at €8.99 ($10.40), new subscribers now have the chance to sign up for HBO Max for just €4.49 ($5.20) a month.
That compares to €7.99 ($9.30) a month for a basic one-screen Netflix subscription in Spain and €7.50 ($8.70) per month for customers paying an annual Disney Plus subscription, with up to 10 devices.
- 10/26/2021
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A trio of Sweden’s biggest acting talents will headline Limbo, an original six-part drama series being made for Nordic major Nent Group’s in-house streamer Viaplay.
Rakel Wärmländer (Eva & Adam), Louise Peterhoff (The Truth Will Out) and Sofia Helin (The Bridge) will lead the show, which is produced by Warner Bros Itvp Sweden (Nent Group’s Love Me and the Canneseries winner Partisan).
Here’s the synopsis: A late-night phone call changes everything for Ebba (Rakel Wärmländer), My (Sofia Helin) and Gloria (Louise Peterhoff). The news that their respective sons have been involved in a serious car crash puts their friendship and priorities to the ultimate test, and with Ebba’s son Jakob hovering between life and death, the three women find themselves in a devastatingly uncertain situation – in limbo.
The series is scripted by Emma Broström (Knocking) and Rakel Wärmländer...
Rakel Wärmländer (Eva & Adam), Louise Peterhoff (The Truth Will Out) and Sofia Helin (The Bridge) will lead the show, which is produced by Warner Bros Itvp Sweden (Nent Group’s Love Me and the Canneseries winner Partisan).
Here’s the synopsis: A late-night phone call changes everything for Ebba (Rakel Wärmländer), My (Sofia Helin) and Gloria (Louise Peterhoff). The news that their respective sons have been involved in a serious car crash puts their friendship and priorities to the ultimate test, and with Ebba’s son Jakob hovering between life and death, the three women find themselves in a devastatingly uncertain situation – in limbo.
The series is scripted by Emma Broström (Knocking) and Rakel Wärmländer...
- 10/7/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Off the back of yesterday’s HBO Max European launch event, which featured previews of a host of new content coming to the platform, today we can reveal a first look at one of the streamer’s upcoming local originals, Lust.
The Swedish show, which has just entered production, stars Sofia Helin (The Bridge) alongside Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga. It is billed as an outrageous and painfully honest comedy about four middle(ish) aged women in Stockholm struggling to keep their libidos alive in a sexually frustrating world.
The trio have all been friends since school. When they find out that one of them is conducting a government survey dubiously dubbed ‘Make Sweden Sexy Again’, they are intrigued. Is good sex – or the lack thereof – impacting the health of Swedish women over 40?
The project comes from Scandi major Miso Film Sweden, which is owned by Fremantle.
The Swedish show, which has just entered production, stars Sofia Helin (The Bridge) alongside Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga. It is billed as an outrageous and painfully honest comedy about four middle(ish) aged women in Stockholm struggling to keep their libidos alive in a sexually frustrating world.
The trio have all been friends since school. When they find out that one of them is conducting a government survey dubiously dubbed ‘Make Sweden Sexy Again’, they are intrigued. Is good sex – or the lack thereof – impacting the health of Swedish women over 40?
The project comes from Scandi major Miso Film Sweden, which is owned by Fremantle.
- 10/6/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max will launch in 27 European territories over the coming year and has set the launch date for hotly-anticipated Sex and the City revival And Just Like That…
During a launch event this morning, WarnerMedia D2C, EVP and Gm, Andy Forrsell, said the rollout will begin in the Nordics, Spain and Andorra on October 26.
From early 2022, WarnerMedia’s streamer will then move to 14 additional Central and Eastern European territories, along with Portugal, before launching in seven further countries later in that year, bringing its total number to 67 worldwide as it aims to reach 190 by 2026.
This morning’s event showcased a range of HBO Max’s upcoming content and revealed a December launch date for Sex and the City revival And Just Like That…
The reboot from exec producer Michael Patrick King, which is currently filming, follows Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda(Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate...
During a launch event this morning, WarnerMedia D2C, EVP and Gm, Andy Forrsell, said the rollout will begin in the Nordics, Spain and Andorra on October 26.
From early 2022, WarnerMedia’s streamer will then move to 14 additional Central and Eastern European territories, along with Portugal, before launching in seven further countries later in that year, bringing its total number to 67 worldwide as it aims to reach 190 by 2026.
This morning’s event showcased a range of HBO Max’s upcoming content and revealed a December launch date for Sex and the City revival And Just Like That…
The reboot from exec producer Michael Patrick King, which is currently filming, follows Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda(Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate...
- 10/5/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Series Mania 2022
French TV event Series Mania has confirmed it will return in March next year, with the festival running March 18-25 and the forum running March 22-24. The event will once again be held in Lille, France. On March 24, the Lille Dialogues, a one-day summit, will bring together European lawmakers and international TV industry leaders to reflect on the challenges facing the industry and to promote international cooperation. “As we close the doors to this fantastic 2021 edition, we warmly thank the public and the professionals who came in large numbers here, but also want to salute the tremendous welcome from the city of Lille and the unwavering support of the Hauts-de-France Region, a territory committed to the audiovisual sector,” said festival director Laurence Herszberg.
Zurich Ff Program
The Zurich Film Festival has unveiled its full program for 2021, featuring 164 films from 53 countries. Paolo Sorrentino and Paul Schrader will be in...
French TV event Series Mania has confirmed it will return in March next year, with the festival running March 18-25 and the forum running March 22-24. The event will once again be held in Lille, France. On March 24, the Lille Dialogues, a one-day summit, will bring together European lawmakers and international TV industry leaders to reflect on the challenges facing the industry and to promote international cooperation. “As we close the doors to this fantastic 2021 edition, we warmly thank the public and the professionals who came in large numbers here, but also want to salute the tremendous welcome from the city of Lille and the unwavering support of the Hauts-de-France Region, a territory committed to the audiovisual sector,” said festival director Laurence Herszberg.
Zurich Ff Program
The Zurich Film Festival has unveiled its full program for 2021, featuring 164 films from 53 countries. Paolo Sorrentino and Paul Schrader will be in...
- 9/9/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Documentary
More than a dozen members of the British Royal Family offer their personal thoughts in a new documentary as they pay tribute to the life of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April at 99.
All the children of the Queen and the Duke, along with their adult grandchildren and other members of the Royal Family, agreed to take part in Oxford Films’ “Prince Philip: The Royal Family.” Originally conceived to mark Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, the documentary features interviews filmed both before and after the Duke’s death and has footage filmed inside Buckingham Palace, including the Duke’s study, private office and library.
It was commissioned by Patrick Holland, BBC director of factual, arts and classical music, and Claire Sillery, head of commissioning, documentaries. The BBC commissioning editor is Simon Young.
The writer and co-producer is Robert Hardman and the executive producer is Nicolas Kent.
More than a dozen members of the British Royal Family offer their personal thoughts in a new documentary as they pay tribute to the life of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April at 99.
All the children of the Queen and the Duke, along with their adult grandchildren and other members of the Royal Family, agreed to take part in Oxford Films’ “Prince Philip: The Royal Family.” Originally conceived to mark Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, the documentary features interviews filmed both before and after the Duke’s death and has footage filmed inside Buckingham Palace, including the Duke’s study, private office and library.
It was commissioned by Patrick Holland, BBC director of factual, arts and classical music, and Claire Sillery, head of commissioning, documentaries. The BBC commissioning editor is Simon Young.
The writer and co-producer is Robert Hardman and the executive producer is Nicolas Kent.
- 9/9/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Haugesund’s New Nordic Films industry event will present 17 upcoming features.
Haugesund’s New Nordic Films industry event will present 17 upcoming features in its annual works in progress showcase.
The most high-profile film to show first footage will be Erik Poppe’s The Emigrants, produced by Sf Studios and the latest adaptation of the famed Vilhelm Moberg novels about a Swedish family that moves to America in the 1850s. The cast includes Lisa Carlehed, Gustaf Skarsgård, Tove Lo and Sofia Helin.
Further projects include Sagres, a Sweden-Finland-Belgium co-production sold by Totem Films. The debut feature from Stockholm-based Lovisa Siren...
Haugesund’s New Nordic Films industry event will present 17 upcoming features in its annual works in progress showcase.
The most high-profile film to show first footage will be Erik Poppe’s The Emigrants, produced by Sf Studios and the latest adaptation of the famed Vilhelm Moberg novels about a Swedish family that moves to America in the 1850s. The cast includes Lisa Carlehed, Gustaf Skarsgård, Tove Lo and Sofia Helin.
Further projects include Sagres, a Sweden-Finland-Belgium co-production sold by Totem Films. The debut feature from Stockholm-based Lovisa Siren...
- 8/13/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
HBO Max has greenlighted the Swedish original comedy Lust, starring The Bridge actress Sofia Helin and produced by Fremantle-backed Miso Film. It comes ahead of HBO Max’s launch in the Scandinavian country later this year.
Co-starring Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga, the eight-part series is billed as an outrageous and painfully honest comedy about four middle-aged women in Stockholm struggling to keep their libidos alive in a sexually frustrating world.
Anette (Helin), Nadia (Lundqvist), Ellen (Dufvenius) and Martina (Klinga) have all been friends since school. When they find out that Anette is conducting a government survey dubiously dubbed “Make Sweden Sexy Again,” they are intrigued. Is good sex — or the lack thereof — impacting the health of Swedish women over 40?
Lust is written by Frans Milisic Wiklund, based on an idea and in close collaboration with Åsa Kalmér, Dufvenius, Helin and Lundqvist. Ella Lemhagen directs, while the...
Co-starring Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga, the eight-part series is billed as an outrageous and painfully honest comedy about four middle-aged women in Stockholm struggling to keep their libidos alive in a sexually frustrating world.
Anette (Helin), Nadia (Lundqvist), Ellen (Dufvenius) and Martina (Klinga) have all been friends since school. When they find out that Anette is conducting a government survey dubiously dubbed “Make Sweden Sexy Again,” they are intrigued. Is good sex — or the lack thereof — impacting the health of Swedish women over 40?
Lust is written by Frans Milisic Wiklund, based on an idea and in close collaboration with Åsa Kalmér, Dufvenius, Helin and Lundqvist. Ella Lemhagen directs, while the...
- 6/28/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max has ordered a daring Swedish comedy series entitled “Lust” from Fremantle-owned banner Miso Film, ahead of its launch in Sweden.
The new Max Original half-hour series will be headlined by Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”), Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga as four middle-aged women in Stockholm who have been friends since school and are struggling to keep their libidos alive.
The series starts with one of them, Anette, getting commissioned to conduct a government survey dubiously dubbed ‘Make Sweden Sexy Again.’ She starts looking into the sex lives of Swedish women over 40 who have to juggle their careers, kids, marriages, divorces and physical shape.
Directed by Ella Lemhagen (“The Crown Jewels”), the series is written by Frans Milisic Wiklund, in close collaboration with Åsa Kalmér, Dufvenius, Helin and Lundqvist.
The show is produced by Sandra Harms and Karl Fredrik Ulfung at Miso Film, and executive produced by...
The new Max Original half-hour series will be headlined by Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”), Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga as four middle-aged women in Stockholm who have been friends since school and are struggling to keep their libidos alive.
The series starts with one of them, Anette, getting commissioned to conduct a government survey dubiously dubbed ‘Make Sweden Sexy Again.’ She starts looking into the sex lives of Swedish women over 40 who have to juggle their careers, kids, marriages, divorces and physical shape.
Directed by Ella Lemhagen (“The Crown Jewels”), the series is written by Frans Milisic Wiklund, in close collaboration with Åsa Kalmér, Dufvenius, Helin and Lundqvist.
The show is produced by Sandra Harms and Karl Fredrik Ulfung at Miso Film, and executive produced by...
- 6/28/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) is set to debut a third season of its female-led crime drama series Honour on its Viaplay streaming service in 2022. Filming is set to start this autumn.
One of the most viewed Viaplay Originals so far, the drama has already been sold in 60 territories worldwide with four remakes in development.
A terrorist act connected to the Incel (‘involuntarily celibate’) subculture is the opener to the new season of Honour, in which the four partners of Stockholm law firm Heder (Honour) face unprecedented personal risks and ethical dilemmas. Their commitment to defending women’s rights and society’s most exploited people is stronger than ever but can their ideals survive.
Nordic talents returning for the series as leads and exec producers include Alexandra Rapaport (Gåsmamman), Eva Röse (Locked Down), Anja Lundqvist (Together) and Julia Dufvenius (Modus). Director will be Joakim Eliasson and producer is Bigster.
One of the most viewed Viaplay Originals so far, the drama has already been sold in 60 territories worldwide with four remakes in development.
A terrorist act connected to the Incel (‘involuntarily celibate’) subculture is the opener to the new season of Honour, in which the four partners of Stockholm law firm Heder (Honour) face unprecedented personal risks and ethical dilemmas. Their commitment to defending women’s rights and society’s most exploited people is stronger than ever but can their ideals survive.
Nordic talents returning for the series as leads and exec producers include Alexandra Rapaport (Gåsmamman), Eva Röse (Locked Down), Anja Lundqvist (Together) and Julia Dufvenius (Modus). Director will be Joakim Eliasson and producer is Bigster.
- 6/15/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Adaptation
U.K. broadcaster BBC has announced a raft of documentary commissions at the ongoing Sheffield Doc/Fest, including an adaptation of the bestselling book “Natives” by BAFTA and Mobo award-winning hip-hop artist, bestselling author and social entrepreneur Akala‘s
The series “Akala: Race, Class and Empire” (working title), a BBC Three commission, will combine the story of Akala’s own personal journey of self-discovery with an exploration of issues of race, class and empire and how they affect the lives of young people today.
It was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, controller BBC Three and Clare Sillery, head of commissioning, documentaries, history and religion. It is being produced by Akala’s production company Immovable and long-time producing partner Greenacre Films.
Other commissions announced at Sheffield include “All At Sea: Fishing For Britain” (working title), a BBC One series looking at the world of deep-sea fishing; “The Nilsen Files: A Very...
U.K. broadcaster BBC has announced a raft of documentary commissions at the ongoing Sheffield Doc/Fest, including an adaptation of the bestselling book “Natives” by BAFTA and Mobo award-winning hip-hop artist, bestselling author and social entrepreneur Akala‘s
The series “Akala: Race, Class and Empire” (working title), a BBC Three commission, will combine the story of Akala’s own personal journey of self-discovery with an exploration of issues of race, class and empire and how they affect the lives of young people today.
It was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, controller BBC Three and Clare Sillery, head of commissioning, documentaries, history and religion. It is being produced by Akala’s production company Immovable and long-time producing partner Greenacre Films.
Other commissions announced at Sheffield include “All At Sea: Fishing For Britain” (working title), a BBC One series looking at the world of deep-sea fishing; “The Nilsen Files: A Very...
- 6/8/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The second season of ABC’s Mystery Road, lockdown ABC comedy Retrograde and Sbs thriller Hungry Ghosts have won the 11th annual Equity Ensemble Awards.
The actors who starred in these programs were recently voted the most outstanding Australian small screen ensembles in their respective categories by the Meaa Equity National Performers’ Committee (Npc).
Equity president Jason Klarwein said: “There’s never been a more important time to celebrate Australian stories and the talented Meaa members who bring them to life. As our industry begins to recover from the last 12 months we must stand together and campaign for more quality local productions like our finalists and winners across every platform.”
Retrograde, which stars Pallavi Sharda, Ilai Swindells, Maria Angelico, Esther Hannaford, Nick Boshier and Max Brown, won in the comedy category.
Judges said of the Unless Pictures and Orange Entertainment Co series: “Through their zoom the characters negotiate their friendships,...
The actors who starred in these programs were recently voted the most outstanding Australian small screen ensembles in their respective categories by the Meaa Equity National Performers’ Committee (Npc).
Equity president Jason Klarwein said: “There’s never been a more important time to celebrate Australian stories and the talented Meaa members who bring them to life. As our industry begins to recover from the last 12 months we must stand together and campaign for more quality local productions like our finalists and winners across every platform.”
Retrograde, which stars Pallavi Sharda, Ilai Swindells, Maria Angelico, Esther Hannaford, Nick Boshier and Max Brown, won in the comedy category.
Judges said of the Unless Pictures and Orange Entertainment Co series: “Through their zoom the characters negotiate their friendships,...
- 5/10/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Beta Film has closed a pair of big broadcast deals for its WWII drama Atlantic Crossing, starring Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Sofia Helin (The Bridge), selling the limited series to Spanish pay TV group Movistar+ and to Austria’s national public broadcaster Orf.
MacLachlan plays U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the series, alongside Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha, who, after escaping Norway ahead of the Nazi invasion of the country, traveled to America to plead with Roosevelt to enter World War II. Roosevelt and the princess became close friends — Märtha for a time lived at the ...
MacLachlan plays U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the series, alongside Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha, who, after escaping Norway ahead of the Nazi invasion of the country, traveled to America to plead with Roosevelt to enter World War II. Roosevelt and the princess became close friends — Märtha for a time lived at the ...
- 4/14/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Beta Film has closed a pair of big broadcast deals for its WWII drama Atlantic Crossing, starring Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Sofia Helin (The Bridge), selling the limited series to Spanish pay-tv group Movistar+ and to Austria’s national public broadcaster Orf.
MacLachlan plays U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the series, alongside Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha, who, after escaping Norway ahead of the Nazi invasion of the country, traveled to America to plead with Roosevelt to enter World War II. Roosevelt and the princess became close friends — Märtha for a time lived at the White ...
MacLachlan plays U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the series, alongside Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha, who, after escaping Norway ahead of the Nazi invasion of the country, traveled to America to plead with Roosevelt to enter World War II. Roosevelt and the princess became close friends — Märtha for a time lived at the White ...
- 4/14/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Beta Film has sold the World War II drama series “Atlantic Crossing,” starring Kyle MacLachlan and “The Bridge” lead actor Sofia Helin, to Spain’s pay TV provider Movistar Plus and Austrian public broadcaster Orf. The limited series, praised as an “immensely moving saga” by the Wall Street Journal, will be aired in both countries later this year.
The show premiered last week on the U.S. national broadcaster PBS in its Masterpiece strand, beating NBC and Fox in the same timeslot. The series ranks number 4 at the worldwide top 10 iTunes shows, according to Flixpatrol.
“Atlantic Crossing” is one of the biggest Scandinavian productions to date and stars MacLachlan as President Franklin D. Roosevelt alongside Swedish actress Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha and Tobias Santelmann (“The Last Kingdom”) as her husband.
Based on true events, it offers a fresh perspective on World War II, centering on the story of...
The show premiered last week on the U.S. national broadcaster PBS in its Masterpiece strand, beating NBC and Fox in the same timeslot. The series ranks number 4 at the worldwide top 10 iTunes shows, according to Flixpatrol.
“Atlantic Crossing” is one of the biggest Scandinavian productions to date and stars MacLachlan as President Franklin D. Roosevelt alongside Swedish actress Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha and Tobias Santelmann (“The Last Kingdom”) as her husband.
Based on true events, it offers a fresh perspective on World War II, centering on the story of...
- 4/14/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Jan Mojto’s Munich-based production-distribution company Beta Film has boarded Nordic suspense thriller “Helsinki Syndrome,” the first common project with Finland’s Fisher King since Beta took a majority stake in the leading Finnish production company in 2019.
Coinciding with the Fisher King deal, Beta launched the Sweden-based Beta Nordic Studios (Bns), a umbrella hub grouping its production interests in the Nordic region.
Bns aims to leverage Beta Film’s international expertise and distribution muscle to deliver high-end local content with global potential from its members.
Minimum guarantees that Beta Film puts up against future distribution revenues also allow producers to make series at the budgetary level of their artistic ambitions rather than that of local financing available, helping the shows to become standout titles from their territory.
Scheduled to go into production in June 2021, “Helsinki Syndrome” is created for Finnish public broadcaster Yle by Mikko Oikkonen, whose pioneering Finnish Noir...
Coinciding with the Fisher King deal, Beta launched the Sweden-based Beta Nordic Studios (Bns), a umbrella hub grouping its production interests in the Nordic region.
Bns aims to leverage Beta Film’s international expertise and distribution muscle to deliver high-end local content with global potential from its members.
Minimum guarantees that Beta Film puts up against future distribution revenues also allow producers to make series at the budgetary level of their artistic ambitions rather than that of local financing available, helping the shows to become standout titles from their territory.
Scheduled to go into production in June 2021, “Helsinki Syndrome” is created for Finnish public broadcaster Yle by Mikko Oikkonen, whose pioneering Finnish Noir...
- 4/11/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Other deals include for Erik Poppe’s The Emigrants and Bille August’s The Pact.
Rikke Ennis’ Danish outfit REinvent has closed a string of deals on its slate of upcoming films at the EFM.
They include Aku Louhimies’ Finnish action thriller Omerta 6/12, which has sold to Spain (A Contracorriente). Filming is underway on the feature, which will be delivered by the end of the year, while a four-part series version of the project is also being readied for mid-2022.
The story is based on Ilkka Remes’ best-selling novel 6/12, about a hostage crisis that occurs on Finland’s Independence Day.
Rikke Ennis’ Danish outfit REinvent has closed a string of deals on its slate of upcoming films at the EFM.
They include Aku Louhimies’ Finnish action thriller Omerta 6/12, which has sold to Spain (A Contracorriente). Filming is underway on the feature, which will be delivered by the end of the year, while a four-part series version of the project is also being readied for mid-2022.
The story is based on Ilkka Remes’ best-selling novel 6/12, about a hostage crisis that occurs on Finland’s Independence Day.
- 3/3/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Beta Nordic Studios, the umbrella for Beta’s production activities in Scandinavia, has acquired a majority stake in Cinenord, a leading Norwegian production banner specializing in high-end series.
Founded in 2004, the company is led by Silje Hopland-Eik and Alexander Eik, the producer-director duo behind the popular Scandi series “Atlantic Crossing” and “Wisting,” as well as the family franchise “Casper and Emma.”
Cinenord’s pipeline of high-profile scripted projects include “Bergman,” a series about the Swedish icon Ingmar Bergman that Alexander Eik is writing and will direct. “Alexander has been working on ‘Bergman’ for nine years and wants to create a fresh, fun and colorful show about the man behind the artist,” said Hopland-Eik.
“Beta Nordic Studios is looking to work with the best producers and Cinenord is one of them — it’s a real diamond in Norway with a consistent track record,” said Martin Håkansson, the co-director of Beta Nordic Studios.
Founded in 2004, the company is led by Silje Hopland-Eik and Alexander Eik, the producer-director duo behind the popular Scandi series “Atlantic Crossing” and “Wisting,” as well as the family franchise “Casper and Emma.”
Cinenord’s pipeline of high-profile scripted projects include “Bergman,” a series about the Swedish icon Ingmar Bergman that Alexander Eik is writing and will direct. “Alexander has been working on ‘Bergman’ for nine years and wants to create a fresh, fun and colorful show about the man behind the artist,” said Hopland-Eik.
“Beta Nordic Studios is looking to work with the best producers and Cinenord is one of them — it’s a real diamond in Norway with a consistent track record,” said Martin Håkansson, the co-director of Beta Nordic Studios.
- 3/2/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
According to Susanne Simpson, executive producer of the long-running PBS staple “Masterpiece Theatre,” this year’s slate of miniseries might look different than in years past because of the global pandemic. At PBS’s Winter TCA Press Tour on Thursday, she said there were five delayed productions due to Covid, and that compelled Simpson to look farther afield for new project to air.
“I don’t think anybody knew how long lockdowns were going to happen,” Simpson said. “Atlantic Crossing” was something she’d known about for six months prior to the outbreak, but she’d never pursued it because it was a Norwegian production. “Once I was able to see the show it wasn’t a very hard decision,” she said. “Atlantic Crossing” tells the story of the relationship between Crown Princess Marta (Sofia Helin) of Sweden and Norway and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Kyle MacLachlan).
“The overall picture back then,...
“I don’t think anybody knew how long lockdowns were going to happen,” Simpson said. “Atlantic Crossing” was something she’d known about for six months prior to the outbreak, but she’d never pursued it because it was a Norwegian production. “Once I was able to see the show it wasn’t a very hard decision,” she said. “Atlantic Crossing” tells the story of the relationship between Crown Princess Marta (Sofia Helin) of Sweden and Norway and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Kyle MacLachlan).
“The overall picture back then,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
“Cop Secret,” “Margrete – Queen of the North” and “The Emigrants” are among 12 wide-ranging projects set to be presented at a virtual Nordic Film Market, Scandinavia’s biggest industry showcase which runs alongside the Goteborg Film Festival.
“Cop Secret,” directed by Icelandic gaolkeeper turned filmmaker Hannes Þór Halldórsson, is an action comedy following a tough cop who in denial about his sexuality and falls in love with his new partner while investigating a litany of bank robberies. The movie is being produced by Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir at Icelandic banner Pegasus and started shooting in September.
Both “Margrete – Queen of the North” and “The Emigrants” are highly anticipated historical dramas produced by Sf Studios and represented in international markets by REinvent.
“Margrete – Queen of the North” is directed by Charlotte Sieling, the acclaimed Danish director of “The Killing” and “The Bridge,” among others. The movie is set in 1402 and stars Trine Dyrholm...
“Cop Secret,” directed by Icelandic gaolkeeper turned filmmaker Hannes Þór Halldórsson, is an action comedy following a tough cop who in denial about his sexuality and falls in love with his new partner while investigating a litany of bank robberies. The movie is being produced by Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir at Icelandic banner Pegasus and started shooting in September.
Both “Margrete – Queen of the North” and “The Emigrants” are highly anticipated historical dramas produced by Sf Studios and represented in international markets by REinvent.
“Margrete – Queen of the North” is directed by Charlotte Sieling, the acclaimed Danish director of “The Killing” and “The Bridge,” among others. The movie is set in 1402 and stars Trine Dyrholm...
- 1/19/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
As the Covid-19 pandemic approaches its one-year anniversary of ravaging the globe and disrupting workflows, PBS is coming into 2021 strong with a robust slate for what network president and CEO Paula Kerger calls one of its “brand-defining programs”: “Masterpiece.”
“When you ask people what they think about when they hear ‘PBS,’ many people will say ‘Masterpiece’ and in fact consistently it’s one of the most popular programs from an audience size standpoint on public television,” says Kerger. “A lot of people plan their Sunday nights around watching ‘Masterpiece’ live. In this era of on-demand, the fact that people think of ‘Masterpiece’ as not only a lovely viewing experience, but more of an event also speaks to the place that it holds in our schedule.”
Kicking off the new year with “Elizabeth Is Missing” on Jan. 3, Glenda Jackson’s first “Masterpiece” project since “Elizabeth R” in 1972, and moving into a new flagship series,...
“When you ask people what they think about when they hear ‘PBS,’ many people will say ‘Masterpiece’ and in fact consistently it’s one of the most popular programs from an audience size standpoint on public television,” says Kerger. “A lot of people plan their Sunday nights around watching ‘Masterpiece’ live. In this era of on-demand, the fact that people think of ‘Masterpiece’ as not only a lovely viewing experience, but more of an event also speaks to the place that it holds in our schedule.”
Kicking off the new year with “Elizabeth Is Missing” on Jan. 3, Glenda Jackson’s first “Masterpiece” project since “Elizabeth R” in 1972, and moving into a new flagship series,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
"Are you hiding something?" Trinity Creative has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled That Good Night, which originally premiered in 2017 at the Edinburgh and Shanghai Film Festivals. The film stars John Hurt (who passed away in early 2017 before this premiered at the festivals) as Ralph, a once-famous screenwriter, who is now in his seventies and terminally ill. But he still has two final missions: to be reconciled to his son, Michael, and, secretly, to ensure he is not a burden to his wife, Anna, as he goes "into that good night". The film's cast includes Sofia Helin, Max Brown, Erin Richards, Charles Dance, and Noah Jupe. I'm not so confident about this considering it has taken three years to finally get a release, but it does look quite interesting. I enjoy Hurt's hat the most. As for the rest, it might be a heartfelt watch. Here's the...
- 10/19/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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