Seasoned Finnish writer-director-producer Aku Louhimies is plotting multi-season TV drama “Conflict,” a near-future political action thriller that turns on a Finland threatened by an unknown military force.
Comparing the project to high-profile Norwegian TV show “Occupied,” the director said he had the idea for “Conflict” after his war epic “Unknown Soldier,” Finland’s record-breaking movie with over 1 million ticket sales. “I started thinking what if Finland was suddenly threatened by foreign forces. How would we react and how would that affect geopolitics in the Nordic region?” reflected Louhimies, who contemplates building the project as a major international TV drama.
The project is co-penned by actor Andrei Alén, novelist and officer in reserve Helena Immonen, and long-time writing partner Jari Olavi Rantala.
Set on Midsummer’s Eve, the story follows an unknown military unit, as it invades a peaceful sea-side town in Finland. All residents are taken hostage, and civilians, used...
Comparing the project to high-profile Norwegian TV show “Occupied,” the director said he had the idea for “Conflict” after his war epic “Unknown Soldier,” Finland’s record-breaking movie with over 1 million ticket sales. “I started thinking what if Finland was suddenly threatened by foreign forces. How would we react and how would that affect geopolitics in the Nordic region?” reflected Louhimies, who contemplates building the project as a major international TV drama.
The project is co-penned by actor Andrei Alén, novelist and officer in reserve Helena Immonen, and long-time writing partner Jari Olavi Rantala.
Set on Midsummer’s Eve, the story follows an unknown military unit, as it invades a peaceful sea-side town in Finland. All residents are taken hostage, and civilians, used...
- 8/23/2021
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Pope, the co-executive producer of Netflix’s The Last Kingdom at Carnival Films, has joined Sweden’s Mopar Studios as its creative director, drama.
Pope has worked at Carnival for the past four years, joining the NBCUniversal company from BBC Studios. During that time, she has worked on Season 4 and 5 of The Last Kingdom, while her previous credits include The Musketeers.
London-based Pope will join Mopar on February 1 and will report to COO William Diskay. She will be responsible for leading Mopar’s creative vision, as well as overseeing production.
Mopar’s credits include Viaplay original Rig 45, while Deadline understands that the company has recently been shooting on a project titled Red Election. It is making the series with Subotica and it is a co-production between Nordic Entertainment Group and A&e Networks. Described as a cunningly plotted, fast-paced thriller set in the UK and Denmark, Red Election...
Pope has worked at Carnival for the past four years, joining the NBCUniversal company from BBC Studios. During that time, she has worked on Season 4 and 5 of The Last Kingdom, while her previous credits include The Musketeers.
London-based Pope will join Mopar on February 1 and will report to COO William Diskay. She will be responsible for leading Mopar’s creative vision, as well as overseeing production.
Mopar’s credits include Viaplay original Rig 45, while Deadline understands that the company has recently been shooting on a project titled Red Election. It is making the series with Subotica and it is a co-production between Nordic Entertainment Group and A&e Networks. Described as a cunningly plotted, fast-paced thriller set in the UK and Denmark, Red Election...
- 1/29/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Apc (About Premium Content) has scored key territories sales on “Man in Room 301,” the anticipated Finnish thriller drama which is playing in competition at Canneseries.
The gripping series, written by U.K. actor-turned-screenwriter Kate Ashfield (“Born to Kill”), opens in summer 2007 with the Kurtti family spending their holidays in cabin chalets in the land of a thousand lakes when their two-year old son, Tommi, is killed by a gunshot. Elias, a surly 12-year-old neighbor who has already committed minor acts of aggression against the family, is blamed for the death of the child. 12 years after the tragedy, the family is just about to go on holiday at a Greek resort when they receive a threatening anonymous letter. At the rest, they come across a man that looks like an adult Elias.
Commissioned by Finland’s leading streamer Elisa Viihde, the show was sold by Apc to Arte for France and Germany,...
The gripping series, written by U.K. actor-turned-screenwriter Kate Ashfield (“Born to Kill”), opens in summer 2007 with the Kurtti family spending their holidays in cabin chalets in the land of a thousand lakes when their two-year old son, Tommi, is killed by a gunshot. Elias, a surly 12-year-old neighbor who has already committed minor acts of aggression against the family, is blamed for the death of the child. 12 years after the tragedy, the family is just about to go on holiday at a Greek resort when they receive a threatening anonymous letter. At the rest, they come across a man that looks like an adult Elias.
Commissioned by Finland’s leading streamer Elisa Viihde, the show was sold by Apc to Arte for France and Germany,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Titans has Mercy.
For Season 2 of the DC Universe live-action series, English actress Natalie Gumede has been castin the recurring guest star role of Mercy Graves, our sister site Deadline reports.
Per Deadline, Titans‘ version of the DC Comics character is described as “the ruthless, cunning, right hand and bodyguard to the notorious Lex Luthor – serving her boss with unquestioned loyalty. Her connection to the Luthors runs deep, as Mercy has been a friend of the family and in Lex’s life since they were young.”
Previously announced Titans Season 2 castings include Aussie actor Joshua Orpin as Conner Kent aka Superboy,...
For Season 2 of the DC Universe live-action series, English actress Natalie Gumede has been castin the recurring guest star role of Mercy Graves, our sister site Deadline reports.
Per Deadline, Titans‘ version of the DC Comics character is described as “the ruthless, cunning, right hand and bodyguard to the notorious Lex Luthor – serving her boss with unquestioned loyalty. Her connection to the Luthors runs deep, as Mercy has been a friend of the family and in Lex’s life since they were young.”
Previously announced Titans Season 2 castings include Aussie actor Joshua Orpin as Conner Kent aka Superboy,...
- 6/12/2019
- TVLine.com
ITV Studios has powered into MipTV with a slew of deals under its belt for both its homegrown British and international dramas. It has sealed free-tv deals for ITV series “The Bay” and pre-sales for upcoming BBC drama “Gold Digger.” ITV Studios Global Entertainment has also struck its first deals for Scandi series “Kieler Street” and “Hunters,” and sold English/Swedish-language drama “Rig 45” to several on-demand platforms.
“The Bay,” a serialized crime series set in a British coastal town, has been picked up by public broadcaster France Televisions, Kiwi pubcaster Tvnz, and Australia’s free-to-air Seven Network. The six-part series from Tall Story Pictures has also sold throughout Scandinavia, to TV4 in Sweden, Nrk in Norway, Dr in Denmark and Yle in Finland. In Asia, KT Corp. has snagged South Korean rights. The series opener launched strongly in the U.K., where it garnered a consolidated 7.2 million viewers and a 28.3% share.
“The Bay,” a serialized crime series set in a British coastal town, has been picked up by public broadcaster France Televisions, Kiwi pubcaster Tvnz, and Australia’s free-to-air Seven Network. The six-part series from Tall Story Pictures has also sold throughout Scandinavia, to TV4 in Sweden, Nrk in Norway, Dr in Denmark and Yle in Finland. In Asia, KT Corp. has snagged South Korean rights. The series opener launched strongly in the U.K., where it garnered a consolidated 7.2 million viewers and a 28.3% share.
- 4/8/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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