The five-part psychological drama-thriller, The Stolen Girl, produced by Quay Street Productions with Brightstar, and based on the bestselling novel, Playdate, by Alex Dahl, premiers worldwide today on Disney+.

A seemingly ordinary decision turns the world of Elisa, mum to two young kids, upside down in this tense thriller. When her 9-year-old daughter Lucia excitedly asks to go on an overnight playdate with her new best friend Josie, Elisa agrees. After meeting Josie’s mother, Rebecca, she’s put at ease by her charming nature and their impressive house. But when she says goodnight to her daughter, she has no idea that she is about to be thrust into every parent’s worst nightmare. Starring Denise Gough (Andor),  Holliday Grainger (Strike), Ambika Mod (One Day),  Jim Sturgess (Cloud Atlas), Bronagh Waugh (The Suspect), and Michael Workeye (My Lady Jane), the series is adapted by Catherine Moulton (Baptiste) and is directed by Eva Husson (Mothering Sunday).

The series tells the story of fascinating, relatable and complex women in an unimaginable situation.

Anders Baasmo is one of Norway’s most prominent and versatile actors, with broad experience from both the screen and theatre stage.

Baasmo graduated from the Theatre Academy in Oslo in 2000, and before long he was performing title roles at Norway’s most prestigious theatres, and commencing his film and TV career. Among his many memorable film performances are Buddy (2003), Arn (2008), Vegas (2009), Nord (2009), Kon-Tiki (2012), Fuck Up (2012), In Order of Disappearance (2014), The King’s Choice (2016), Welcome to Norway (2016), The Tree Feller (2017), Blind Spot (2018) the Børning films (2014, 2016, 2020) and Peer Gynt (2023). He has had major roles in acclaimed TV series such as Ran (2005), An Immortal Man (2006), Norwegian Cozy (2011), Dag (2010-2015), One Night (2018) and Exit (2019-2023).

2023 saw the premiere of The Arctic Convoy, for which he was nominated to Kritikerprisen for his role as the Captain. The same year marked the release of the awarded comedy drama series Power Play which won Best Series at CannesSeries, and earned Baasmo the Best Actor Award at Gullruten.

Most recently, Baasmo had a lead role in Netflix’s highly successful disaster drama La Palma (2024), and in the praised Amazon Prime series The Commoner (2025) he portrays King Olav V.

His upcoming projects include the much anticipated series A Better Man where Baasmo again has a lead role, this time as Tom/Berit. A Better Man is selected in competition for CannesSeries 2025.

Additionally, Baasmo is the first person to have won all four major acting awards in Norway: the Amanda Prize in 2004 for Buddy, the Gullruten Award in 2007 for An Immortal Man, the Hedda Prize in 2008 for Hamlet and the Kanon Prize in 2010 for Nord. In total, he has received 8 awards and 17 nominations. In 2010 Baasmo was hailed as Norway’s Shooting Star during the Berlin Film Festival and he was appointed to the Haugesund Walk of Fame in 2021.

The anticipated Netflix crime drama series The Glass Dome premieres globally on April 15th, and has already received great reviews. Among else, Filmtopp highly recommends the series and describes it as ”thrilling and memorable”. Dagens Nyheter praises The Glass Dome for its unexpected twists and for keeping the suspense alive until the very end.

The Glass Dome is based on a story idea by Camilla Läckberg, and directed by Henrik Björn and Lisa Farzaneh.

Moa Backe Åstot’s Fire from the Sky has been shortlisted for the 2025 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize. Backe Åstot’s novel is one of seven nominees.

The award honors exceptional works for readers aged 12–18 that were originally published in another language and translated into English, recognizing authors, translators, and publishers. The winner will be announced on April 16.

Lisa Ridzén’s When the Cranes Fly South has been awarded the Swedish Booksellers’ Award 2024 for Book of the Year.

The prize has been awarded annually since 1951 by a non-profit association comprised of book retailer employees. They vote forth a winner “who with their book has bestowed them with the greatest sense of entertainment and personal satisfaction.”

Matias Faldbakken has received the honor of creating the July 22 Memorial in central Oslo, commemorating the terrorist attack in 2011. This was made public on Tuesday, after a three-year-long competition held by KORO, Norway’s national body for public art.

Matias’ work is titled Upholding, and it will stand in the new Government Quarter in Oslo. The piece is a large mosaic made of stone, with imagery taken from the island of Utøya, placed inside a steel rig – a giant version of the rig which was built to move a Pablo Picasso piece from the demolished government quarter after the attack, the two scenes from the attack thus coming together. The bottom beam will also feature the names of the 77 people killed in the attack.

The jury states:
“Upholding tells a compelling story about how our common values are formed, in the present, past, and future alike, and also about the structures we establish to manage, sustain, and negotiate these values. /…/ The work is immediate and powerful, and it may be regarded as a reminder of the never‑ending effort required, and the responsibility we all have, to preserve democracy and maintain and uphold democratic resilience.”

One day, the author Marcus is contacted by Ernst, an old friend from writing school, who wants to publish a suspense novel under a pseudonym. Can Marcus pass the manuscript to his agent, ensuring Ernst’s identity remains secret? A simple favor. A minor misunderstanding. Complicated consequences. And a man who discovers he is capable of things he never could have imagined.

Let the Waves Do the Rest is a psychological thriller in the vein of Patricia Highsmith.