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03/02/2025

Netflix shares exclusive first clip from “The Electric State“

Netflix has released a first clip from “The Electric State”, the Russo brothers‘ adaptation of Simon Stålenhag‘s narrative art book.

“The Electric State” follows a young woman (played by Millie Bobby Brown) who embarks on a perilous journey across the American West in search for her younger brother. Along the way, she is joined by a mysterious toy robot and the roguish smuggler Keats (Chris Pratt). Together, they’ll unravel a mechanical conspiracy at the center of the American heartland.

In a new clip released as part of the Next on Netflix event, the trio catches a ride in a retro VW van — perched on the shoulder of an enormous bot (voiced by Anthony Mackie).

The movie premieres exclusively on the streaming platform on March 14 2025.

And they’re bringing Millie Bobby Brown with them.

03/02/2025

The Swedish Storytel Awards 2025

The Swedish Storytel Awards of 2025 are now available and open for the public’s vote.

Among the nominated in the category Crime & Suspense are Lars Kepler with “The Sleepwalker”, Pascal Engman’s “No One”, and Kristina Ohlsson with “Beyond Rescue”.

Moa Herngren’s “The Inheritance” is nominated in the Fiction category.

In the children’s category, nominees include Martin Widmark’s “The Space Mystery” and Tina Mackic’s “The Summer Shadow and the Water Prank”.

The winners will be announced at the Storytel Awards gala on March 19.

30/01/2025

Lisa Ridzén winner of two 2024 Adlibris Awards

Lisa Ridzén’s runaway bestselling debut "When the Cranes Fly South" has won the Swedish Adlibris Awards of 2024 in both categories that she was nominated for: ‘Fiction of the Year’ and ‘Debut of the Year’. She further becomes the first nominee in the award’s history to win two categories.

Photo: Gabriel Liljevall

29/01/2025

“Wolf Hour” and “Bestseller” stays put at No. 1 in Norway

Jo Nesbø’s “Wolf Hour” continues to dominate the hardcover list at No. 1, while Pascal Engman’s “Bestseller” tops the paperback list. Both books have maintained their No. 1 positions for four consecutive weeks.

28/01/2025

Rave reviews for “Faithless”

“Faithless,” based on the 2000 film directed by Liv Ullman and written by Ingmar Bergman, has premiered on SVT to fantastic reviews.

The lauded TV series is directed by Tomas Alfredson from scripts adapted by writer Sara Johnsen.

“The sinfully sexy TV series version of “Faithless” outshines the original feature film. /…/ It is incredible to see how Tomas Alfredson and the Norwegian screenwriter Sara Johnsen make this old story their own.”
– DN, Sweden ★★★★★

“A beautiful monument to the consequences of infidelity. /…/ It’s elegant, glossy, and, just like a good flirt, utterly impossible to look away from.”
– SvD, Sweden ★★★★★

“Brilliant Bergman remake. /…/ A drama that hits all the perfect notes.”
– SR P1, Sweden ★★★★★

“Heartbreaking and piercing /…/ Beautiful, well-acted, poignant and emotionally charged – “Faithless” is a Swedish TV series treasure which moves you deeply and challenges our ideas about love, power, and betrayal.”
– Moviezine, Sweden ★★★★★

“This is what Swedish film should be like. /…/ This is an adaptation that gets everything right, with adjustments that truly add value.”
– Filmtopp, Sweden ★★★★

“The script, the dialogue, the actors – everything human that drives the story is magnificent.”
– TV-dags, Sweden ★★★★

24/01/2025

Lars Kepler, Kristina Ohlsson and Tina Mackic among the most sold in Sweden 2024

The official 2024 bestseller lists in Sweden have been announced, with Lars Kepler securing the top spot in the hardcover fiction category for “The Sleepwalker”, released just last September. Kristina Ohlsson’s “Beyond Rescue” lands at No. 6 in the same category, while Tina Mackic’s “The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank” takes the No. 9 position on the children’s list.

24/01/2025

“The Home” to world premiere at South by Southwest

“The Home” is a chilling psychological horror that delves deep into the themes of love, friendship, and the universal terror of losing oneself. It is based on Mats Strandberg’s 2017 novel of the same name, about a man who returns to his small town to care for his dementia-stricken mother, as she experiences terrifying visions of her late abusive husband.

“The Home” stars Philip Oros, Anki Lidén, Gizem Erdogan and Malin Levanon, is directed by Mattias J Skoglund and written by J Skoglund together with Mats Strandberg.

The anticipated horror feature has been selected for the Texas festival South by Southwest (SXSW), where it will have its world premiere in March.

23/01/2025

“Faithless” to be released on SVT

“Faithless” is a six-part TV series based on the 2000 feature of the same name – one of Ingmar Bergman’s final screenplays, transposed onto the big screen by Liv Ullmann.

“Faithless” premiered in 2024 at the Toronto Film Festival and will now be released on SVT Play, January 26, and air on SVT the following day.

The series is directed by Tomas Alfredson from scripts adapted by writer Sara Johnsen.

Frida Gustavsson and August Wittgenstein star as young Marianne and her husband Markus, while Gustav Lindh and Jesper Christensen take on David, Markus’ best friend, at a younger and older age, respectively. Lena Endre, who portrayed Marianne in the 2000 original, is reprising her role as the older version of Marianne.

23/01/2025

“Wolf Hour” and “Bestseller” dominates the Norwegian bestseller lists

Jo Nesbø’s newly released stand-alone novel, “Wolf Hour”, holds its position at No. 1 on the fiction bestseller list and ranks No. 2 in the e-book category. Meanwhile, Pascal Engman’s “Bestseller” claims the No. 1 spot on the paperback list

22/01/2025

“Blindspår” to premiere on Prime Video

“Blindspår,” which is freely based on Anne Holt’s acclaimed best-selling novel “1222,” will premiere on Prime Video on Friday January 24. The four-part series stars Ida Engvoll, Pål Sverre Hagen, Kjell Bergqvist, Sissela Kyle, Fabian Penje and Elli Osborne.

The script is written by Sara Heldt together with director Erik Skjoldberg.

20/01/2025

The Finnish Storytel Awards 2025

The voting is now open for this year’s Finnish Storytel Awards.

Among the nominated in the category Crime & Suspense are Anders de la Motte with “The Mountain King”, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir with “Can’t Run, Can’t Hide”, Jo Nesbø with “Blood Ties”, and Lars Kepler with “The Sleepwalker”.

Moa Herngren’s “The Divorce” is nominated in the Fiction category.

The winners will be announced at the Storytel Awards gala on March 13, 2025.

20/01/2025

"I May Be Wrong" No.1 in Taiwan for 2024

Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s "I May Be Wrong" has continuously featured at the top of the bestseller lists in Taiwan throughout 2024 and it has now been announced it became the No.1 bestselling title of the year with major book retailers and platforms Books.com.tw, Readmoo, Kobo and Hyread. It was also earlier elected as one of retail chain Kingstone’s ‘Top 10 most influential books of the year’.

20/01/2025

“The Breakthrough” Climbs Netflix’s Top 10 Charts

“The Breakthrough” premiered January 7 to great reviews, The Guardian, for instance, describes it as ”the best Scandi noir in years”. The tense true-crime thriller quickly climbed Netflix’s Global Top 10 and became the third most streamed series in the world, also claiming the number two spot on the Global Top 10 Non-English Shows list.

Based on a true story, “The Breakthrough” follows a detective who, after a shocking double-homicide goes unsolved for 16 years, teams up with a genealogist to catch the killer before it becomes a cold case.

“The Breakthrough” is written by Oskar Söderlund and directed by Lisa Siwe.

17/01/2025

”The Crow Girl” soars to No. 1 on Paramount+ UK after premiere

“The Crow Girl”, which premiered yesterday to fantastic reviews from British press—The Times calling it “One of the finest British crime thrillers of recent years”—instantly became the No. 1 trending TV series on Paramount+ in the UK.

Based on Erik Axl Sund’s international bestselling trilogy, the series stars Eve Myles (“Hijack”, “Broadchurch”, “A Very English Scandal”), Katherine Kelly (“Mr. Bates vs the Post Office”, “Liar”, “Inside No. 9”), and Dougray Scott (“Irvine Welsh’s Crime”, “Vigil”).

Photo: Paramount+

17/01/2025

New sci-fi series “We Come in Peace” filming

Chaos is unleashed when an eerie object appears in the Stockholm sky. Fares Fares and Evin Ahmad play the lead roles in TV4’s upcoming sci-fi series “We Come in Peace.”

The shooting is underway, with plans to air it on TV4 this fall. Evin Ahmad plays the researcher Zandra, who investigates the strange events, and Fares Fares is the head of the Civil Defense Agency.

“We Come in Peace” is created and written by Lars Lundström. Jens Jonsson is directing together with Mani Maserrat.

16/01/2025

“The Crow Girl” premieres on Paramount+ to fantastic reviews

“The Crow Girl” makes its greatly anticipated debut on Paramount+ today, Thursday January 16, and has already received high praise from British press.

“The Crow Girl” a multi-faceted contemporary psychological thriller TV-series, is based on the international bestselling trilogy by Erik Axl Sund and follows DCI Jeanette Kilburn and eminent psychotherapist Dr. Sophia Craven as they join forces to hunt the killer of young men. Determined to find who is responsible, the investigation takes Jeanette and Sophia into a dangerous world of historic abuse and murder.

The cast including Eve Myles (“Hijack”, “Broadchurch”, “A Very English Scandal”), Katherine Kelly (“Mr Bates vs the Post Office”, “Liar”, “Inside No.9”) and Dougray Scott (“Irvine Welsh’s Crime”, “Vigil”).

Legendary guitarist Slash, who is a huge fan of the novel, serves as Executive Producer and has, together with composer Adam Price, crafted the soundtrack.

“The Crow Girl” is adapted for the screen by Milly Thomas, who acted in the likes of “The Crown” and “Sex Education”, with Charles Martin and Rebecca Rycroft directing.

“One of the finest British crime thrillers of recent years.”
– The Times

“The Crow Girl is a gripping whodunit that brings a Scandi chill to the West Country. Excellent performances from Eve Myles and Dougray Scott illuminate a series that’s not afraid to get much darker than the average streaming thriller. /…/ The series is set in Bristol, but it’s based on a bestseller by Håkan Axlander Sundqvist and Jerker Eriksson about a serial killer in Stockholm. The book is a cult hit, its fans including none other than GNR rock god and tiny-top-hat advocate Slash, who contributes to the soundtrack of the small-screen adaptation. Fret not. This gripping tale of gruesome killings, a pa******le ring and the exploitation of asylum seekers does not kick off with the riffs to “Paradise City”. It instead imports a satisfying Scandi chill to the West Country, as it juggles a torrid sexual abuse storyline with a flinty performance by Eve Myles as a sardonic copper investigating the apparently ritualised deaths of a number of young men. /…/ A seam of uncanniness runs through the series. It is hauntingly embodied by Danish actor Clara Rugaard (last seen in “Black Mirror’s” underrated “Mazey Day” episode). /…/ The soundtrack is understated and spooky – the perfect accompaniment to a thriller illuminated by the reliably likeable Myles but not afraid to get much darker than the average streaming whodunit.”
–The Independent ★★★★

“A gripping crime drama that fills you with hope for the world’s good people. This confident, stylish adaptation of a Scandinavian bestseller is an extremely well-made thriller about the race to track down a serial child killer.”
– The Guardian ★★★★

“There’s a black vortex of depravity in this tightly-plotted series – but it is compelling. Just when the TV market seems like it’s approaching a Scandi noir saturation point, along comes a drama that makes you fall for the genre all over again. Enter “The Crow Girl”: a series that is as dark, chilly and foreboding as a Nordic winter, with the camera filters to match. Bristol has never looked so unappealing – set in the depths of winter, it’s been transformed from a vibrant city into warren of bleak streets, where a serial killer could lurk around any corner. /…/ It’s not cheerful, but it rattles along like a runaway train: the perfect gloomy fodder for a cold and gloomy January.”
– The Standard ★★★★

“The Crow Girl is as dark and moreish as crime dramas come. Adapted from Erik Axl Sund’s Scandi-noir novels and with a soundtrack from Slash, “The Crow Girl” tells a story of exploitation and the terrible legacy of trauma. /…/ Based on the million-selling Erik Axl Sund Scandi-noir novels of the same name, Milly Thomas’s six-part adaptation takes us from innocuous kitchen domestics over loading the dishwasher to the very depths of human cruelty. And all with a lightness of touch that bodes very well for the writer’s future work. The brilliantly understated Eve Myles (“Keeping Faith”) plays DCI Jeanette Kilburn, a world-weary cop with childcare issues and a rocky marriage. /…/ Myles gives the series a nuanced, human face. She’s an actor often relied upon by dramatists to provide the earth to their more fanciful stories: see her excellent work in Torchwood and, more recently, the wonderfully overblown “Hijack”. As Kilburn, she’s our way into an increasingly depraved story and her reactions feel truthful and necessarily grounding as the gruesomeness unfolds.”
– The i Paper ★★★★

15/01/2025

Jo Nesbø, Pascal Engman, and Engman & Selåker on the Norwegian bestseller lists

Jo Nesbø’s “Wolf Hour” remains at the top of the hardcover list, holding the No. 1 spot. Meanwhile Pascal Engman’s & Johannes Selåker’s “The Night Wanderer” climbs to No. 3 in the same category. Pascal Engman’s “Bestseller” stays put at No. 1 on the paperback list.

15/01/2025

“Dry land“ and “Harvester of Sorrow“ nominated to Sølvkniven

Jørn Lier Horst’s “Dry Land”, the latest installment in the international bestselling William Wisting series, and Heine Bakkeid’s “Harvester of Sorrow”, the fifth book in the acclaimed Thorkild Aske series, have been nominated for the Norwegian Sølvkniven, which honors Norwegian crime literature.

The jury have the following to say about each title:

“Jørn Lier Horst has delivered his best Wisting crime novel to date with Dry Land. The plot is especially well-constructed, where almost nothing feels improbable. Yet, it still sends chills down your spine as you read. Very well written!”

“Bakkeid never disappoints when it comes to the literary quality of his crime novels. In this all-consuming thriller, we encounter a brutal and unsettling atmosphere woven between the lines. A sharp crime writer, Bakkeid paints a disturbing picture of both the environment and the characters. The novel is steeped in an almost melancholic, dark tone, yet the trademark Bakkeid humor—dark and raw—is never far away.”

The winner will be announced on March 15.