Sebastian Bergman

Viaplay orders OTT original from The Bridge scribe

Viaplay’s push into original programming has continued with an order for The Lawyer, a scripted series from Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge and Marcella, right), Michael Hjort (Sebastian Bergman) and Jens Lapidus (the Easy Money novels). The ten-part drama series will go out on Viaplay, the Modern Times Group-owned streaming service, and TV3, the Swedish free-TV […]

MIPTV 2014: ZDFE bring new noir to Cannes

ZDF Enterprises will launch new Swedish noir series Thicker Than Water at MIPTV. Unlike a lot of the Scandi noir genre, the new one-hour show is not a crime or cop series, but a family drama. The ten-parter will be part of ZDFE’s MIPTV drama line-up alongside two new TV movies based on Cecelia Ahern […]

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