Netflix has ordered “The Unlikely Murderer,” a Swedish limited series based on Thomas Pettersson’s eponymous 2018 award-winning book.
The five-part drama series is a fictional interpretation of how Stig Engström, the graphic designer named as the suspected murderer of Sweden’s prime minister Olof Palme, managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck and a perplexed police force.
Engström’s murder was not planned well, he did everything wrong from the beginning and almost no one believed his lies about what he actually did during that fateful night in 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden. The series will question how police could have let the suspect get away, despite tracking him.
The series is written by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström. Charlotte Brändström (“The Witcher”) is the conceptual director and will helm the first two episodes of the show.
The Swedish-language series will be produced by Flx,...
The five-part drama series is a fictional interpretation of how Stig Engström, the graphic designer named as the suspected murderer of Sweden’s prime minister Olof Palme, managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck and a perplexed police force.
Engström’s murder was not planned well, he did everything wrong from the beginning and almost no one believed his lies about what he actually did during that fateful night in 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden. The series will question how police could have let the suspect get away, despite tracking him.
The series is written by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström. Charlotte Brändström (“The Witcher”) is the conceptual director and will helm the first two episodes of the show.
The Swedish-language series will be produced by Flx,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has greenlit a five-part Swedish-language series on Stig Engström, the man who was named as the probable murderer of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
The Unlikely Murderer is made by Swedish producer Flx — which is behind Netflix series Quicksand and Love & Anarchy — and stars Robert Gustafsson as Engström. The part-fictionalized story is based on a 2018 book by Thomas Pettersson.
Following the assassination of Palme in 1986, Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Other cast includes Eva Melander, Mikael Persbrandt and Peter Andersson. Joel Spira, Emil Almén, Shanti Roney, Torkel Petterson, Henrik Norlén, Lia Boysen, Magnus Krepper, Björn Bengtsson, Peter Viitanen, and Cilla Thorell also feature.
Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström are the writers, while Charlotte Brändström is the conceptual director. Simon Kaijser also directs. The executive producer is Pontus Edgren, while Fatima Varhos...
The Unlikely Murderer is made by Swedish producer Flx — which is behind Netflix series Quicksand and Love & Anarchy — and stars Robert Gustafsson as Engström. The part-fictionalized story is based on a 2018 book by Thomas Pettersson.
Following the assassination of Palme in 1986, Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Other cast includes Eva Melander, Mikael Persbrandt and Peter Andersson. Joel Spira, Emil Almén, Shanti Roney, Torkel Petterson, Henrik Norlén, Lia Boysen, Magnus Krepper, Björn Bengtsson, Peter Viitanen, and Cilla Thorell also feature.
Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström are the writers, while Charlotte Brändström is the conceptual director. Simon Kaijser also directs. The executive producer is Pontus Edgren, while Fatima Varhos...
- 12/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Mysterious vanishings rock a small-town community in Jordskott, and if you live in North America and haven't yet seen the acclaimed Swesdish TV series, then you're in luck, because Shudder has acquired North American rights to the first season (and the yet-to-be-released second season), which will premiere on the streaming service on April 6th.
Press Release: AMC Networks-backed premium streaming service Shudder announced today that it has acquired exclusive North American rights for Season 1 and the upcoming Season 2 of the acclaimed international thriller series Jordskott from ITV Studios Global Entertainment (Itvs Ge). Declared by The Guardian as a series “you can’t take your eyes off of”, Jordskott Season 1 will launch with the first two episodes available on April 6th with two new episodes premiering each week on Shudder.
Season 1 of the critically acclaimed Scandi-noir thriller revolves around the seven-year disappearance of police investigator Eva Thörnblad’s daughter, Josefine. Still...
Press Release: AMC Networks-backed premium streaming service Shudder announced today that it has acquired exclusive North American rights for Season 1 and the upcoming Season 2 of the acclaimed international thriller series Jordskott from ITV Studios Global Entertainment (Itvs Ge). Declared by The Guardian as a series “you can’t take your eyes off of”, Jordskott Season 1 will launch with the first two episodes available on April 6th with two new episodes premiering each week on Shudder.
Season 1 of the critically acclaimed Scandi-noir thriller revolves around the seven-year disappearance of police investigator Eva Thörnblad’s daughter, Josefine. Still...
- 3/28/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Cannes Film Festival, Critics' WeekAnna Novion's debut feature "Grown-ups" is a light comedy that never quite decides whether it is about youthful rites of passage, a summer romance or a dysfunctional father. In combination though these elements are likely to appeal to a wide audience. Deservedly so. Agreeably unpretentious, the movie relies on close observation of individual quirks to exercise its gentle humor which, while never delivering a knock-out blow, delivers firm tweaks to the funny bone.
Novion, who is of mixed Franco-Swedish origin, opts for home ground with her story of Albert (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) and his daughter Jeanne (newcomer Anais Demoustier). Each year he takes her on her birthday to visit a foreign country, and this year, her 17th, it is Sweden.
Arriving at their villa on the island of Orust, they find that there's been a mix-up, with the proprietor, Annika (Lia Boysen), in residence with a longtime French friend, Christine (Judith Henry), and that there's nothing for it but for the couples to cohabit.
Albert, who has brought a metal-detector along with him hoping to unearth relics from the reign of an obscure Viking warrior, proves to be an affectionate but fussy and pedantic father unwilling to allow his daughter to explore her adolescent longings. Jeanne, naturally enough, is becoming interested in boys, and there are plenty on the scene to satisfy that interest. And Christine and Annika each have their sidebar romance angle.
Novion develops a love interest between Albert and Christine but allows it to falter because of Albert's obsessive concern for his daughter.
Similarly, she never brings Jeanne's adolescent yearnings to the boiling point. Instead the movie reaches its dramatic peak in serio-comic vein when Albert becomes marooned on an outlying island. The movie never reaches for the heights, yet undoubtedly achieves more by attempting less.
Production companies: Moteur S'il Vous Plait, DFM Fiktion, Film I Vast
Cast: Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Anais Demoustier, Judith Henry, Lia Boysen, Jakob Eklund, Anastasios Soulis, Bjorn Gustafsson.
Director: Anna Nouvion.
Screenwriters: Anna Nouvion, Beatrice Colombier, Mathieu Robin.
Photography: Pierre Novion.
Production design: Gert Wibe.
Music: Pascal Bideau.
Editor: Anne Souriau.
Sales: Memento Films International
No rating, 84 minutes.
Novion, who is of mixed Franco-Swedish origin, opts for home ground with her story of Albert (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) and his daughter Jeanne (newcomer Anais Demoustier). Each year he takes her on her birthday to visit a foreign country, and this year, her 17th, it is Sweden.
Arriving at their villa on the island of Orust, they find that there's been a mix-up, with the proprietor, Annika (Lia Boysen), in residence with a longtime French friend, Christine (Judith Henry), and that there's nothing for it but for the couples to cohabit.
Albert, who has brought a metal-detector along with him hoping to unearth relics from the reign of an obscure Viking warrior, proves to be an affectionate but fussy and pedantic father unwilling to allow his daughter to explore her adolescent longings. Jeanne, naturally enough, is becoming interested in boys, and there are plenty on the scene to satisfy that interest. And Christine and Annika each have their sidebar romance angle.
Novion develops a love interest between Albert and Christine but allows it to falter because of Albert's obsessive concern for his daughter.
Similarly, she never brings Jeanne's adolescent yearnings to the boiling point. Instead the movie reaches its dramatic peak in serio-comic vein when Albert becomes marooned on an outlying island. The movie never reaches for the heights, yet undoubtedly achieves more by attempting less.
Production companies: Moteur S'il Vous Plait, DFM Fiktion, Film I Vast
Cast: Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Anais Demoustier, Judith Henry, Lia Boysen, Jakob Eklund, Anastasios Soulis, Bjorn Gustafsson.
Director: Anna Nouvion.
Screenwriters: Anna Nouvion, Beatrice Colombier, Mathieu Robin.
Photography: Pierre Novion.
Production design: Gert Wibe.
Music: Pascal Bideau.
Editor: Anne Souriau.
Sales: Memento Films International
No rating, 84 minutes.
- One of my last screenings at this year's Critic's Week sidebar, Grown Ups is a sappy story about an imperfect father/daughter relationship that geographical takes place in the roughage offered in some Swedish connecting islands. Anna Novion's Swedish-French co-production had all the players in attendance including Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Director Anna Novion Director and lead actor.... Veteran actor Jean-Pierre Darroussin Typical French girl: Anaïs Demoustier Demoustier (female lead) and Judith Henry (supporting actress) Swedish cast: Lia Boysen and Björn Gustafsson Nicolas Engel and fellow actress presented the short film La copie de Coralie, a musical set in a photo copy shop....
- 5/20/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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