The official Norwegian bestseller lists of 2024 are out. Among the most sold titles across all genres, Pascal Engman is featured with four books in the top 6. Tierra del Fuego, the first installment in the Vanessa Frank series, comes in at No. 2, while The Widows and Femicide take the No. 4 and No. 5 spot, respectively. The Kingdom, Jo Nesbø’s lauded thriller, seizes the No. 3 spot.

On the list of newly published titles of the year, Jørn Lier Horst’s latest William Wisting title, Dry Land, claims the No. 4 spot, while Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties comes in at No. 5.

Today, Netflix announces that Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole has completed filming. The video above is the very first look of Tobias Santelmann as the legendary detective Harry Hole and Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler, in Harry’s shabby Oslo apartment. Shooting commenced on May 23 and has been shot in more than 160 locations over 113 days in Oslo including iconic Harry Hole locations like Harry’s favourite hangout Restaurant Schrøder and Frognerbadet.

Netflix also announces that Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World, Bergman Island), Ane Dahl Torp (Home Ground, Charter) and pop-singer Dagny (Home for Christmas) have joined the star-studded cast for the highly anticipated series.

Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole will premiere globally on Netflix in 2026.

Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker, holds its position at No. 1 on Bog og Idé’s hardcover list and also tops Saxo’s bestseller list for crime novels in the e-book category. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties secures the No. 1 spot on Bog og Idé’s crime list.

Killer Heat, the movie adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s The Jealousy Man from his short story collection The Jealousy Man & Other Stories, premieres today on Amazon Prime.

The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, The Dark Knight Rises), Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, The Fault in Our Stars) and Richard Madden (Game of Thrones, Bodyguard) and follows two twin brothers (Madden in a dual role as he portrays both twins) who are caught up in a violent love trianglewith the enigmatic Penelope Vardakis (Woodley). The plot thickens when a detective, known as The Jealousy Man, played by Gordon-Levitt, is called in to investigate a man (Madden) who might or might not have murdered his own twin.

Directed by filmmaker Philippe Lacôte, the script is developed by House of Gucci writer Roberto Bentivegna and Bridge of Spies’ Matt Charman.

Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties, published in Denmark last week, is still No. 1 on both Saxo’s bestseller list for e-books and in the crime category. Moreover, the book stays put at No.2 on Bog & Idé’s bestseller list for hardcover crime fiction.

Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties, published by Modtryk in Denmark on Friday, has gone straight to No. 1 on Saxo’s bestseller list for e-books and enters Bog & Idé’s bestseller list for hardcover crime fiction at No. 2.

The hotly anticipated, original series So Long, Marianne, created by Øystein Karlsen, premieres on NRK in Norway today.

The eight-part series tells the story of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen and his muse Marianne Ihlen, and stars Alex Wolff (A Quiet Place: Day One, Oppenheimer) as Cohen, with Thea Sofie Loch Næss (The Last Kingdom, Delete Me) as Marianne. Also in the cast are Anna Torv (The Newsreader, The Last of Us, Mindhunter), Noah Taylor (Preacher, Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones) and Peter Stormare (American Gods, Fargo).

So Long, Marianne is written for the screen by Øystein Karlsen, who is also amongst the directors, and Jo Nesbø.

Jo Nesbø is adapting his recent novel The Night House, a Stephen King-esque tale set in small town America in the mid-eighties, into a horror movie to film next spring. The project combines Nesbø with critically acclaimed writer and director Jesper Ganslandt, co-creator and director of hit Netflix show Snabba Cash, and veteran producer Fredrik Wikström Nicastro (A Man Called Otto) of Hope Studios. Ganslandt will direct, and co-script with Nesbø.

The Night House takes place in the mid-1980s. Recently orphaned, Richard has been sent to live with relatives in the remote US town of Ballantyne. One day, during an innocent prank in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate getting sucked into the phone receiver – disappearing without a trace. The local police suspect Richard to be responsible and no one believes his story. No one, except Karen – a fellow teenage outsider. Together Richard and Karen must embark on a quest to solve the mystery and to prove his innocence, but soon realise evil forces and black magic are closing in on them.

Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, Founder and CEO of Hope Studios, said: “Jo’s novel is both gripping and original – an entertaining roller-coaster of frights, twists and turns. Hope Studios was created to be a vehicle for creators and storytellers to realise projects with meaningful themes and to delve into the human condition. Horror has long been a way of exploring the darker side of humanity, and through that offering insight and sometimes, unexpectedly, hope. To have Jesper leading the project with his deeply individual sensibility is a great gift – and we are excited to be embarking on this adaptation with Jo’s involvement and support.”

“I’m thrilled to be working with such a fine director,” Jo Nesbø ads, “Falkenberg Farewell is one of my absolute favorite Swedish films.”

Jesper Ganslandt said: “The prospect of writing a script together with such a masterful author who has sold more than 60 million books could easily feel a bit daunting. But, Jo Nesbø was incredibly generous and humble from our very first conversation. And to my great joy, we also happen to share the same goal which is turning this into a seriously disturbing psychological horror movie, unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!”

Jo Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson serve as Executive Producers on the feature. The film is set for production start in the spring of 2025.

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The second installment in the Leo Asker series, The Glass Man, continues dominating the paperback list, coming in at No.1. In the children’s category, Martin Widmark’s The Space Mystery, claims the No.1 spot. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s horror novel, The Night House, shoots to No. 4 on the hardcover list.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals, Bullet Train, Kraven) is set to star in crime thriller Blood on Snow, based on Jo Nesbø’s best-selling novel of the same name. Cary Joji Fukunaga (No Time to Die, Masters of the Air, True Detective) will direct from a screenplay by Nesbø, with revisions by Ben Power.

Tom Hardy (The Bikeriders, The Revenant, Venom), who is set to play a supporting role as “Fisherman,” and Dean Baker will produce the project under their Hardy Son & Baker banner, alongside Fukunaga, Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, and Hayden Lautenbach.

The buzzy story unfolds in 1970’s Oslo, where two rival gang leaders—Hoffman and the Fisherman (Hardy) —vie for control. Hoffman’s trusted hitman, Olav (Johnson), is a cold, efficient killer, perfect for the job. But beneath his ruthless exterior lies an unexpected intelligence and an unwavering moral code shaped by a complicated childhood.

When Hoffman orders his own wife to be murdered, Olav’s principles clash with his loyalties. Instead of pulling the trigger, he hatches a scheme that makes him Hoffman’s next target and with nowhere safe to turn, Olav forms an uneasy alliance that places him at the heart of Oslo’s deadly gang war. Once a violent enforcer, Olav’s choice makes him an unlikely hero in a world where no good deed goes unpunished.

Filming is due to take place later this year.

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It’s now official that Ellen Helinder, Kelly Gale, Agnes Kittelsen and Frank Kjosås are joining the star-studded cast of Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, Netflix’s forthcoming crime series based on the Harry Hole novels from Jo Nesbø.
Director Anna Zackrisson (Deliver Me, The Helicopter Heist) has also joined the production, which as previously reported, will star Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman and Pia Tjelta. Created and written by Nesbø, the show’s other director is Øystein Karlsen. The cast will also include Peter Stormare, Simon Berger and Anders Baasmo, among else.

Tor Arne Øvrebø is producing the series, which hails from Working Title Television and Universal International Studios. Executive producers include Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Katy Rozelle, Rene Ezra, Øystein Karlsen, Jo Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson. The show is slated to debut on Netflix in 2026.

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