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.

End of Summer, based on the bestselling novel by Anders de la Motte, is a six-part psychological thriller, set to premiere soon on SkyShowtime in the Nordics. The series stars Julia Ragnarsson (Midsommar, The Bridge) and Erik Enge (Tigers, The Sandhamn Murders).

The plot follows Vera, a Swedish psychologist whose brother mysteriously disappeared when she was a child. Two decades later, during a group therapy session, she encounters a young man who triggers memories of her past, pulling her back to her rural hometown. Determined to solve the mystery of her brother’s fate, Vera embarks on a gripping journey for the truth.

The series is directed by Jens Jonsson (Young Wallander) and Henrik Georgsson (The Bridge) with lead writers Stefan Thunberg (Wallander) and Björn Carlström (Hunters), who also produced the series with Per Janérus (Hunters).

Helsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to the eve and with no money, he’s desperate. Through a colleague, Ilmari ends up transporting a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi, the northernmost town in Finland. At a gas station, a childhood friend appears and promises to fix Ilmari’s van in exchange for a ride north. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 and then an egg-yellow Lada emerge in the rearview mirror, and Ilmari realizes that he is transporting something truly special.

The Winter Job is a darkly humorous and warmly touching suspense novel about friendship, love, and death. With Antti Tuomainen at the wheel, it flies a hundred and twenty kilometers an hour straight into the darkest heart of a Finnish winter night.

An emergency call comes  in the middle of the night, reporting an ongoing burglary at a winter-closed camping site in Bredäng outside Stockholm.
The nearest police car responds to the call. There is a light on in one of the fartherst caravans in the otherwise dark area, and when the officers open the door to the caravan, they are greeted by a horrific sight. Floors, walls, and furniture are completely covered in blood. A person has been killed with an ax and brutally dismembered.
In one of the rooms, a young man is sleeping on the floor with a severed arm as his pillow. He is arrested and taken into custody at Kronobergshäktet. There he is identified as the 17-year-old Hugo Sand, son to a famous author.
It turns out that Hugo is suffering from a rare kind of somnabulism which is triggered by nightmares. He can either be the perpetrator or a witness, but claims, nevertheless, that that he remebers nothing from that night.

Joona Linna, who is asked to take on the case, contacts his old friend Erik Marie Bark in order to use hypnosis in the quest to find out what happened inside the caravan. This becomes the starting point of a complicated hunt for a bestial killer who has just entered an extremely active phase.

The Sleepwalker is Lars Kepler’s tenth novel featuring Joona Linna.

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.

During his childhood years, Johan Rabaeus traveled across the world from Paris, New York, Prague, Algiers, and Geneva. After first pursuing a career within finance, he changed his path to pursue his passion for acting, enrolling in Inge Wærn’s Theater Studio. Despite initial skepticism, Rabaeus’s talent shone brightly, landing him lead roles like Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes’ Last Case, catapulting him to engagements at Riksteatern in 1975-76.

Transitioning from various theater groups, Rabaeus found his home at the prestigious Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1984. He has been collaborating with renowned directors like Ingmar Bergman, Jurij Ljubimov and Robert Lepage over the years and have left an indelible mark on Swedish theater.

Rabaeus has captivated audiences nationwide with roles in films such as Herrar (1986), Goltuppen (1991), and Evil (2003). His versatility extends to voice acting, enriching children’s productions with his distinctive voice.

Venturing beyond the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Rabaeus has worked on several stages across Sweden, from Gothenburg City Theater to Stockholm City Theater. His portrayal of iconic characters like Molière’s Tartuffe, Shakespeare’s Caliban and Dante in The Divine Comedy showcases his range and depth as an actor.

In the realm of musical theater, Rabaeus has been in productions like Sound of Music and Kiss Me, Kate at the Gothenburg Opera.

As a beloved figure in Swedish entertainment, Johan Rabaeus continues to inspire audiences with his talent, passion, and unwavering dedication to his craft.