Ten years after their global success with Lilyhammer, Netflix today confirms that creators Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin and production company Rubicon will return to Netflix with the Norwegian drama series Salmon Island (working title). The series is set to be directed by Marit Moum Aune (Made in Oslo). In Salmon Island we meet two families in a small coastal community in Norway, who are sworn enemies in the global salmon industry. The series, which taps into the contemporary zeitgeist, delivers a funny as well as dramatic portrait of the fish farming business. “Over the last few decades, fish farming has changed both the Norwegian coast and international food culture. The time feels right for a television drama about the operators in the industry, and it’s amazing that a global streaming service like Netflix has the guts to tell such a locally grounded story. We’re pleased to be...
- 4/3/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Netflix is set to reteam with Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin, the creators of the popular crime comedy series “Lilyhammer,” on a new Norwegian program, with the working title “Salmon Island.”
The series is set up at leading Norwegian production banner Rubicon and will be helmed by Marit Moum Aune (“Made in Oslo”), who also serves as a conceptual director on the series.
“Salmon Island” takes place in a small coastal community in Norway and revolves around two families who are sworn enemies in the global salmon industry. The contemporary series delivers a portrait of the fish farming business, weaving together comedy and drama.
“Over the last few decades, fish farming has changed both the Norwegian coast and international food culture,” said Bjørnstad and Skodvin, who also penned the series.
“The time feels right for a television drama about the operators in the industry. It’s amazing that a global...
The series is set up at leading Norwegian production banner Rubicon and will be helmed by Marit Moum Aune (“Made in Oslo”), who also serves as a conceptual director on the series.
“Salmon Island” takes place in a small coastal community in Norway and revolves around two families who are sworn enemies in the global salmon industry. The contemporary series delivers a portrait of the fish farming business, weaving together comedy and drama.
“Over the last few decades, fish farming has changed both the Norwegian coast and international food culture,” said Bjørnstad and Skodvin, who also penned the series.
“The time feels right for a television drama about the operators in the industry. It’s amazing that a global...
- 4/3/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Tobias Menzies, who won last year’s primetime Emmy Award for his turn as Prince Philip in ‘The Crown,’ has joined the cast of “Made in Oslo,” a character-driven thriller series set at a fertility clinic in Norway.
Menzies stars in the cinematic show opposite Pia Tjelta, one of Norway’s most successful actors whose credits include successful shows such as “Norsemen” and “Lykkeland.”
Created and penned by Kathrine Valen Zeiner, the eight-part show is a Nent/Viaplay Original and is produced by Tordenfilm. It will premiere on Viaplay on April 24.
“Made in Oslo” is directed by Marit Moum Aune, whose credits includes “Angels in America – National Theatre” and “Oslo.”
In “Made in Oslo,” Tjelta plays Elin, a passionate doctor who runs a fertility clinic and becomes obsessed with her mission to help couples have children, leading her to break rules, cross boundaries and put her relationship with loved ones in jeopardy.
Menzies stars in the cinematic show opposite Pia Tjelta, one of Norway’s most successful actors whose credits include successful shows such as “Norsemen” and “Lykkeland.”
Created and penned by Kathrine Valen Zeiner, the eight-part show is a Nent/Viaplay Original and is produced by Tordenfilm. It will premiere on Viaplay on April 24.
“Made in Oslo” is directed by Marit Moum Aune, whose credits includes “Angels in America – National Theatre” and “Oslo.”
In “Made in Oslo,” Tjelta plays Elin, a passionate doctor who runs a fertility clinic and becomes obsessed with her mission to help couples have children, leading her to break rules, cross boundaries and put her relationship with loved ones in jeopardy.
- 3/29/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The series will premiere exclusively on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2022. Filming of a new Norwegian drama series, entitled Made in Oslo, began in early December and will take place entirely in the country’s capital. The project, created and penned by Kathrine Valen Zeiner, is being directed by Marit Moum Aune. The Trondheim-born helmer made her professional debut at the age of 25 and worked in theatre, opera, film and television; her most successful audiovisual productions include 2009’s historical miniseries Harry and Charles and 2014’s drama series Struggle for Life, both commissioned by Norwegian pubcaster Nrk. The news was first reported by nordiskfilmogtvfond.com. Made in Oslo is set in a fertility clinic, where gynaecologist Elin (played by Pia Tjelta) offers her patients the chance to become parents. Elin is always empathetic and professional – yet more than anything, she longs for the same opportunity herself. And as her.
- 12/28/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Captain Sabertooth is based on one of Norway’s most successful children’s brands of the 30 years.
Stuttgart-based world sales company Sola Media has snapped up rights for Efm to the Scandinavian CG-animated feature Captain Sabertooth And The Magic Diamond. Sola Media is handling all territories except Scandinavia. Nordisk will release the film theatrically in Norway, Sweden and Denmark in autumn 2019.
Captain Sabertooth is based on one of Norway’s most successful children’s brands of the 30 years. As well as feature film and TV adaptations, Captain Sabertooth has also inspired stage musicals and a theme park in southern Norway.
Stuttgart-based world sales company Sola Media has snapped up rights for Efm to the Scandinavian CG-animated feature Captain Sabertooth And The Magic Diamond. Sola Media is handling all territories except Scandinavia. Nordisk will release the film theatrically in Norway, Sweden and Denmark in autumn 2019.
Captain Sabertooth is based on one of Norway’s most successful children’s brands of the 30 years. As well as feature film and TV adaptations, Captain Sabertooth has also inspired stage musicals and a theme park in southern Norway.
- 2/7/2019
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
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