Storm Watch is No. 2 on the official monthly bestseller list for April in Norway. The title is the first installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s series about August Strindberg.
Killing Moon, the thirteenth Harry Hole novel by Jo Nesbø, debuts on the official Czech bestseller list, doing so at No. 2.
Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon debuts at No. 4 on the Suspense list in the Netherlands. Killing Moon is the thirteenth Harry Hole novel.
May 8 will see the premiere of the second season of Top Dog, which is freely based on Swedish author Jens Lapidus’s bestselling books The VIP Room, Stockholm Delete and Top Dog.
Hans Jörnlind, Charlotte Lesche and Axel Stjärne are the writers of season 2, with Alexis Almström and Ahmed Abdullahi directing.
Top Dog Season 2 premieres on C More May 8 and on TV4 May 17.
Viaplay has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming comedy slasher series Ingen ängel, created by EliSophie André and directed by Tuna Özer.
Angelina (Yussra El Abdouni) is like any other 17-year-old girl. She parties, smokes, hangs out with her best friend Fanny (Felicia Sjöström Nilsson) and with boring guys to pass the time. Just a tiny problem; Angelina is a serial killer. Even though she tries not to be.
Ingen ängel will premiere May 11 on Viaplay.
Did you know that Valleby’s potty priest has an exercise group? It’s true! Jerry and Maya are not the only ones to participate this day, but also a whole bunch of Valleby locals come along. Ivy is sweating and Rune is feeling fine, while Barbro is embarrassed by her overalls. Real grown-ups are supposed to wear suits! But who is lurking in the bushes and stalking the exercise group? And what are those mysterious lightnings and sparks that appear?
In JerryMaya’s Summer Holiday Book:Work Out with the Priest you will find, together with fun tips on activities and crafts, a brand-new case for Jerry and Maya. Learn a delicious recipe from Dino and Sara at the Valleby cafe, play the sweaty workout game, dive into the water, solve the summer crossword puzzle and look for the clothes belonging to the Valleby locals. A book that will last all summer!
Filmlance International has acquired the adaptation rights to Katarina Ekstedt and Anna Winberg Sääf’s psychological thriller NORD, to turn it into a drama series, produced by Karl Fredrik Ulfung and Tomas Michaelsson. Award-winning screenwriter Johanne Algren (Holiday, Kamikaze, Copenhagen Cowboys) will write the script.
NORD is a captivating psychological thriller that delves into the dark underbelly of the fine dining scene. After a fateful teenage accident, Alex finds himself alone, unemployed and with his self-esteem at rock bottom. When he receives an offer that seems too good to be true, he doesn’t hesitate for a second. It’s a coveted job as Commis de Cuisine, kitchen assistant, at the world-famous star restaurant NORD in Åre. But it’s not long before the work in the restaurant kitchen is replaced by a web of lies, sex and threats.
“Developing the NORD universe with its complex characters into a high quality and exciting TV series is a fantastic opportunity. And to be able to do it in a restaurant environment where fabulous food will be cooked during the filming means that we will put on a few kilos. Together with scriptwriter Johanne Algren, we are convinced that we can create an international success that will keep viewers on their toes,” said Karl Fredrik Ulfung and Tomas Michaelsson, producers at Filmlance.
The Swedish booksellers’ association has announced a list of the most sold books of 2023 so far, and Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon takes the No. 1 spot in the fiction category and comes in at No. 2 across all titles, just behind Sveriges Rikes Lag 2023 (Swedish Code of Statutes).
The teen drama series Beist, created and written by Ernst De Geer and Mads Stegger, premiered on NRK April 20. Ole Sebastian Kåss is directing and Max Campbell stars as the leading role Elias.
Beist follows sixteen-year-old Elias who is one of the best players in one of Norway’s premier youth football teams. Within five days he must prove that he has what it takes to be signed as a professional. How far is he willing to go to achieve this goal in a sport that is based on being a good team player?
Stefan Ahnhem’s Nothing But the Truth makes its debut on the official Swedish bestseller list, where it lands the No. 2 spot in the hardcover fiction category. Thomas Enger likewise makes his first appearance with the just published The Book of the Gallows, coming in at No. 6.
Finland, Johnny Kniga
Three-book deal closed by Federico Ambrosini
Brazil, Callis Editora
Two-book deal closed by Tassy Barham Associates on behalf of Linda Andersson
Türkiye, Dogan Egmont
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Estonia, Rahva Raamat
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
France, Verso/Seuil
Three-book deal closed by Federico Ambrosini
Azerbaijan, Alatoran
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
[A] tender, deeply moving story about memory and making peace with the past. It’s the perfect holiday tearjerker, best enjoyed with a view of the beach and sunnies on (to hide your tears.)
– Daily Mail
[A] smashingly narrated quality feel-good.
– Dagens Nyheter
It’s no wonder she captivates her reader. /…/ [All is Well, Always] offers refreshing reading about ordinary and strikingly vivid characters, recognizable from real life.
– Västerbottens-Kuriren
All is Well, Always is a story that stays with you long after you’ve finished the final page. I already can’t wait for the next novel from Johanna Swanberg’s pen.
– BTJ
The attention to the human factor, combined with an unfailing focus to tell a good story, once again positions [Engman] among the best of contemporary Scandinavian thrillers.
– Télérama
She is facing death. He has already been declared dead. What threads of fate bind them together?
