The fourth season of the successful crime drama Wisting, based on Jørn Lier Horst’s bestselling books about police inspector William Wisting, premiered on Viaplay Norway, among other Nordic countries, on March 24.

Sven Nordin returns as the main character, William Wisting, and Rupert Evans, known from Charmed, Bridgerton, and The Man in the High Castle, joins the cast. The fifth season is set to air in Scandinavia later this year and will star Bridgerton actor Shelley Conn.

Frode Winther is a versatile actor who was trained at the prestigious acting program at ArtsEd London, where he honed his craft from 1997 to 2000. Since then, he has graced the stages of renowned theaters including Hålogaland Theatre, Riksteatret, Den Nationale Scene, Oslo Nye Teater, and the esteemed Det Norske Teatret, where he has been working since 2014.

But Frode’s brilliance extends far beyond the stage, as he seamlessly transitions into the world of film and television, in acclaimed productions such as Nokas, Borderliner, Witch Hunt and Kristiania Magiske Tivolitheater.

Onstage, Frode has taken on iconic roles including Enjolras in Les Miserables, the tormented Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, and King Claudius in Hamlet. He has also worked with renowned director Robert Wilson in Peer Gynt and Edda. His portrayal of the investigator in Raskolnikov (Based on Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment) earned him the prestigious Hedda Award for Best Male Actor/Performer in 2020.

In 2022, Frode embarked on a remarkable journey, captivating audiences with his transformative portrayal of multiple characters in the enthralling theater marathon Kristin Lavransdotter at Det Norske Teatret, a performance that garnered critical acclaim, winning the critics’ prize.

It’s spring in Rosengard, and the big Eid party is getting closer. Everything seems calm, but strange things are happening in the neighborhoods. Salome, the kitten who Samira Karlsson doesn’t really dare to trust, suddenly shows up with the news that something shady is going on in Old Rosengard. Two cats have gone missing, and their humans are devastated. Meanwhile, at Salome’s house, someone is stealing the cat food!

Elsa of Purrendelle and Samira Karlsson are given the task of investigating the neighborhood, and they have barely had time to dig their claws into the case when they find a nasty cat trap. Once they see what’s inside, they manage to escape, just in time…

In Anja Gatu’s sixth installment of The Cat Spies of Rosengard, Samira Karlsson witnesses what can happen when humans get desperate with worry for their beloved cats.

The new drama series Smärtpunkten has now revealed its star-studded cast.

This crime serie takes us back to Sweden twenty-five years ago, to when world-renowned playwright and novelist Lars Norén decides to put up a play in a prison together with high-risk inmates. This triggers a chain of events with fatal outcome.

Martin Nick Alexandersson will star as the inmate Tony Olsson. The cast also includes David Dencik, Maria Sid, Einar-Hugo Strömberg and Linus Gustafsson.

Smärtpunkten will premier on SVT Play April 19^th.

Today, Netflix unveiled that they are teaming up with Jo Nesbø for the adaptation of his Harry Hole series. The adaptation is penned by Nesbø, who is the showrunner of the series, and will be directed by Øystein Karlsen (Exit, So Long, Marianne).

Based on Nesbø’s novel The Devil’s Star, the series is produced by Universal Working Title and is slated to premier in 2026. Filming will commence in Oslo before the summer.

A heat wave hits a holiday-quiet Oslo. In an apartment by the cemetery, small black lumps begin to drip through the floor. At the same time, police detective Harry Hole is lying on the floor in his small apartment, drunk, dismissed and abandoned by his girlfriend. In the hunt for his corrupt colleague Tom Waaler, Harry has lost his closest colleague and only he knows that Tom Waaler is behind the murder. At the same time, another woman is found murdered with an index finger cut off. Harry Hole gets his last mission. Along with the only other first officer not on vacation: Tom Waaler.

The announcement of Harry Hole was one of the highlights of Netflix’s Next on Nordic’s line-up, presented at Grand Hotel in Stockholm earlier today.

Netflix announced six new Nordic feature film productions at its Next on Netflix showcase in Stockholm today, including the adaptation of Alex Ahndoril’s bestselling The Key Series, the crime whodunnit novels featuring Private detective Julia Stark.
Working titled The Key Series, the debut feature-length instalment will see Julia Stark hired by a wealthy family to solve a murder been committed at their estate in the northwest of Sweden. Banijay company Filmlance is lead producing. Casting and the delivery date has yet to be confirmed.

Netflix also announced Little Siberia, based on Antti Tuomainen’s celebrated novel with the same name, from Finnish director Dome Karukoski, whose feature credits include Tom Of Finland. The drama revolves around a remote village which is changed forever when a meteorite falls through the roof of a car one night. Karukoski takes co-writing credits with Minna Panjanen on the film.
Ina Sohlberg is producing with Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari at Bufo. Cast members are Eero Ritala, Malla Malmivaara, Tommi Korpela, Martti Suosalo. Delivery is for 2025.

The Norwegian Storytel Awards have now announced their winners, and Thomas Seltzer came out on top in the category Narrated by Author.

The jury’s motivation reads as follows:

“There’s not much to criticize here. American Karmageddon is an entertaining, funny, and surprising book. It’s both a biography, a travelogue, an encyclopedia, and a history book – which author Thomas Seltzer reads exceptionally well with a great and genuine enthusiasm that keeps the interest up throughout the sixteen hours the audiobook spans. Seltzer’s self-deprecating way of poking fun at his own style couldn’t have been used by an external narrator. This approach adds even more humor to the book than it has initially. The book is extremely packed with information and facts, and Seltzer is good at emphasizing what’s important and needs to be highlighted. He also has a nice and pleasant voice, masters the language well, and avoids repetitions. Seltzer knows his audience and loves footnotes and side remarks. And as one of the jury members said, ‘He is the king, and always rows back to the starting point… to the mother of side remarks.'”