‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ to World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival

Acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn (Pusher, Drive, The Neon Demon) is returning to his roots for Copenhagen Cowboy, a Netlix series which will be his first Danish production in 15 years. The series is to premier at the 2022 Venice Film Festival this fall which will take place at Venice Lido from 31 August to 10 September.

The six-episode drama is described as a thrill-inducing, neon-drenched noir series which revolves around a young heroine called Miu who travels through Copenhagen’s criminal netherworld.

The series stars Angela Bundalovic, Lola Corfixen and Zlatko Buric, and among the series writers one can find talented Swedish screenwriter Mona Masri.

Copenhagen Cowboy will be launched on Netflix by the end of the year.

Mona Masri

‘The Book That ABSOLUTELY Did Not Want To Be Read’ published in Sweden

Keep your paws off this book! It ABSOLUTELY does not want to be read and will give off electric shocks, flip its text up-side-down and wrestle with you to ensure you’ll put it down. Filled to the brim with even more read-out-loud amusement in the same style as in its beloved predecessors, it comes with an infinite amount of laughs guaranteed. An ode to the written word, the book and the collective reading experience. This book once again forces the reader to make a fool of themselves, adapt a deep frown and perhaps even do something as challenging as to say something kind to someone. It will be cumbersome, messy and…truly, utterly hilarious!

 

David Sundin

‘The Congregation’, ‘Suburbia’, ‘The Truth Will Out’ and ‘The Dark Heart’ nominated for the Kristallen Awards

The nominations are out for this year’s Kristallen Awards. The Congregation (Knutby), written by Fredrik Agetoft, takes the lead with a staggering five nominations, including for ‘Best Drama Series’. The Truth Will Out (Det som göms i snö), created by Aron Levander and Hans Jörnlind, and The Dark Heart (Mörkt hjärta), created by Oskar Söderlund and Gustav Möller are also nominated for ‘Best Drama Series’. 

Suburbia (Vi i villa), written by Tove Eriksen Hillblom, is nominated for ‘Best Comedy’.

The Kristallen Awards ceremony will be held September 1 at Cirkus in Stockholm and will be transmitted live on TV4 and TV4 Play.

Fredrik Agetoft Aron Levander Hans Jörnlind Tove Eriksen Hillblom Oskar Söderlund Gustav Möller

Lina Wolff No. 1 on Svenska Dagbladet’s critics’ lists

Lina Wolffs’s The Devil’s Grip is No.1 on Svenska Dagbladet’s prestigious critics’ lists this week. Svenska Dagbladet is one of Sweden’s biggest and most influential daily newspapers.

Kjetil Skårdal Andersen

Detective Agency No. 2-trio hailed as the best children’s book characters of all time

The lead trio of Jørn Lier Horst and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ immensely popular Detective Agency No. 2-series – Tiril, Oliver and Ocho – have now been crowned the best Norwegian children’s book characters of all time. Throughout the summer, readers have been able to cast their votes for their favourites from a longlist comprised of the 50 most beloved and iconic characters throughout the ages, via book platform Bok365.

Jørn Lier Horst

‘The Mire’ published in Sweden

Stenträsk, 1990

A note left on the kitchen table.

Love, I’ve gone to pick some cloudberries. Gotta get out of the apartment. Markus is at Karin’s.

And then the star at the bottom right corner, the one that looked like the scar from her c-section. Helena’s signature.

Darkness fell, but Helena and the baby never came home.

It was the sound of the insects that guided the rescue team, the dull hum of thousands of blood-sucking mosquitoes.
The baby girl had since long stopped screaming. Ants crawled in and out of her mouth. They took her for dead, everything else seemed inconceivable, but when dog handler Petterson lifted her up, she let out a tiny whimper. The child survived, but not Helena. She was and remained missing. Her body was never recovered. She was never heard from again. The cold mire became her grave.
Wiking Stormberg never got over the loss of his wife. He lived only for his children and his job at the Stenträsk police force, and became obsessed with mires.

Decades pass by. Half a life.

But then one Friday afternoon, in August 2020, a letter lands in the mailbox of Markus, Wiking and Helena’s son. A threat, or perhaps a warning, written in Helena’s handwriting and signed with her symbol: the star.
Wiking must ask himself if he’s going crazy, if he’s seeing ghosts, or if some external force is threatening him and his family – and if so, who or what.

The Mire is a standalone sequel to The Polar Circle, Liza Marklund’s critically acclaimed and best-selling return to the crime genre.

Liza Marklund

‘The Devil’s Grip’ No. 5 in Sweden

Lina Wolff’s just published The Devil’s Grip enters the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction at No. 5 this week.

Lina Wolff

Michelle Yeoh, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander and more join the cast of the ‘The Electric State’

Actors Michelle Yeoh, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander, Brian Cox and Jenny Slate are set to join the already impressive cast of the Russo Brother’s adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.
Production is set to start this fall.

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Anders de la Motte and Måns Nilsson No. 1 in Sweden

Anders de la Motte and Måns Nilsson’s Death Goes Antiquing, the second installment of the bestselling Österlen Murders, comes in at No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction for the month of July. The first installment, A House to Die For, grabs the No. 1 spot on the paperback list.

Anders de la Motte & Måns Nilsson

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by Moa Herngren

Karolin is finally back in control of her life. She’s gone through a divorce, secured a new apartment and is somewhat managing to make life work as a single parent. But when her mum suddenly ends up in hospital as well, it’s the final straw and Karolin realizes she’s in full crisis mode. Luckily she has got Saga to lean on, her very closest friend. Karolin and Saga have been inseparable since middle grade. Saga is much like a bonus child in Karolin’s family and the godmother of her daughter. But just as Karolin needs her friend the most, something has happened. Saga has met a new man and Karolin soon notices how Saga changes when she’s around him. How she seems to slip away from her. Isn’t he rather controlling? When Saga tells her that she and Jon are moving in together far from town, it comes as a shock to Karolin. Not only have things progressed so quickly, Saga has also made the decision without saying a word to Karolin.

Karolin tries to be happy for her. Tries to trust Saga’s judgment. Then out of the blue Saga severs her ties completely with Karolin – no explanation offered.

The Fallout is skillfully told from different perspectives, where both parties own their truth and experiences. It’s a psychologically perceptive novel about the dark sides to friendship: about loyalties, jealousy and betrayal – and what happens when your best friend dumps you without warning.

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