Under The Pyramid, written and directed by award-winning director Axel Petersén, premieres during the Gothenburg Film festival. In the psychological thriller the young art gallery owner Katarina finds herself embroiled in an international art smuggling ring. The nightmare begins when, just after the opening show of her gallery, strange things begin to happen. An enigmatic man approaches Katarina, and her father – an art dealer – disappears. All clues point to Egypt, still caught in the whirlwind of the dramatic events known as the Arab Spring. Under The Pyramid is a visually enchanting film about one woman’s search for invaluable art treasures, her father, and ultimately herself. Under The Pyramid is Axel Petersén’s second full–length feature film, and will air in Swedish cinemas on February 5th. To view the trailer, click here.

Swedish author duo Erik Axl Sund’s Victoria Bergman trilogy is the 10th most successful crime series in Germany of the last 3 years. To read more about the series and Erik Axl Sund, click here.

The compelling and highly popular ten-episode drama 30 Degrees in February is back with a new season, written by Anders Wiedemann. Set in Sweden and Thailand, the second season continues to follow the well-known characters on their life-changing journey where hopes and fears collide with reality’s mix of brutality and bliss.

The first season, which aired in 2012, had an average of 1,3 million viewers per episode. The series was awarded with a Kristallen in the category “Best TV-drama,” and actress Lotta Tejle was nominated for an international Emmy for her interpretation of one of the main characters, “Maj-Lis.”

30 Degrees in February is created and written by Anders Weidemann, and directed by Håkan Lindhé, Andrea Östlund, and Eiliano Goessens. The series is produced by Anagram.

2015 was a great year for The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep around the globe. In its home country Sweden, the book became the most sold children’s and YA book of the year.

Dagens Nyheter, the most prestigious newspaper in Sweden, has listed the best crime novels of 2015. Among the 30 Swedish and international titles are Jo Nesbø’s Blood on Snow, Anne Holt and Even Holt’s Sudden Death, Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s Those Who Failed and Jørn Lier Horst’s The Caveman.

It has just been announced that ‘The Snowman’, the movie based on Jo Nesbø’s novel with the same name, will premier in US theaters on Friday 13th, October 2017. Starring as detective Harry Hole is Michael Fassbender (X-Men, Steve Jobs) alongside co-stars Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rouge Nation) and Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist, Independence Day: Resurgence).

The film is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Let the Right One In) and produced by Working Title Films in association with Another Park Film. The thriller is executive produced by Jo Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, Martin Scorsese, Tomas Alfredson, Liza Chasin and Amelia Granger.

For more information, please see the article in The Wrap by clicking “Read more” below.

Norway’s public service radio and television NRK have picked out 2015’s best children’s books and William Wenton and the Luridium Thief is one of the titles in the spotlight! The rights to Bobbie Peers’ debut children’s novel has so far been sold to 35 territories.