Trailer release for ‘A Day and a Half’
Netflix has unveiled the trailer for the much awaited thriller A Day and a Half, directed by Fares Fares and written by Fares together with Peter Smirnakos.
A Day and a Half will launch globally on Netflix on September 1.
Photo: DN/Nicklas Thegerström
‘Cry Wolf’ filming in Haparanda
Cry Wolf has started filming in Haparanda, a city at Sweden’s easternmost point, bordering Finland.
The six-part series is written by Oskar Söderlund, directed by Jesper Ganslandt and is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, by Hans Rosenfeldt.
Cry Wolf stars Eliot Sumner (No Time to Die), Eva Melander (Border) and Henrik Dorsin (Triangle of Sadness).
‘The Fireman’ published in Sweden
Isak works in home care in a small town in Småland. One day, he is contacted by his father, an internationally known artist who left Isak when he was a child. The father is dying and wishes to reconcile. He also wants Isak to inherit his fortune, but there are certain reservations. Isak and his girlfriend Madde go to visit his father and get involved in a psychological game wherein the line between reality and nightmare blurs — a game of life and death.
The Fireman is Ulf Kvensler’s second stand-alone psychological thriller, following his best-selling suspense novel Sarek.
The Mountain King No. 2 in Denmark
Anders de la Motte’s The Mountain King, the first installment in the Leo Asker series, is the 2nd most sold title among all thriller and crime fiction titles in Denmark this week.
‘Detective #24,’ ‘Blackwater,’ ‘The Meaning of Life’ and ‘No Angel’ nominated for the Kristallen Awards
The nominations are out for this year’s Kristallen Awards. Aron Levander’s Detective #24 is nominated for Best Drama Series, together with Blackwater which is written by Karin Arrhenius and Maren Louise Käehne.
Tove Eriksen Hillblom’s The Meaning of Life is nominated for Best Comedy and No Angel, directed by Tuna Özer, received a nomination for Best Teen Drama.
The Kristallen Awards ceremony will be held August 28 at Cirkus in Stockholm and will be aired live on SVT.
‘The Mountain King’ No. 1 in Sweden
The first installment in a new series by Anders de la Motte, The Mountain King is once again No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for paperbacks this week.
‘Icebreaker’ – 5 weeks on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list
Kristina Ohlsson’s Icebreaker celebrates five weeks on the German bestseller list. Icebreaker is the lauded sequel to Storm Watch, and the second installment in the August Strindberg series.
‘The Mountain King’ No. 1 in Sweden
Anders de la Motte’s The Mountain King is No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for paperbacks. The Mountain King is the first installment in the Leo Asker series.
‘The Search for the Viking Treasure’ No. 1 in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure climbs the Norwegian bestseller list for children’s fiction again, landing the No. 1 spot this week.
Photo: Toni Härkönen
‘The Dog Park’ shortlisted for the Christine Award
Sofi Oksanen’s The Dog Park has just been shortlisted for the Christine Award 2023. The award is issued by Bücherfrauen – Women in Publishing, a German organization which works to support women in publishing. The Christine Award was established in 2021 and is given every two years to a writer who through their writing contributes to gender equality and empowers women. The winner, endowed with 10 000 euros, will be announced on October 19th at the Frankfurt Bookfair.