Iceland’s manufacturing powerhouse Glassriver (“Black Sands,” “As Lengthy as We Dwell”) has inked a significant worldwide distribution cope with Mediawan Rights for the anticipated crime thriller sequence “Elma,” based mostly on Eva BjörgÆgisdóttir’s best-selling guide sequence.
Apart from Mediawan Rights, which holds rights exterior of Iceland and Finland, the spherical of companions takes in co-producer Lunanime in Belgium, MTV Finland, personal fairness buyers and different events to be introduced at a later stage, Glassriver CEO and producer Andri Ómarsson advised Selection.
“‘Elma’ is an Icelandic crime story, that’s able to tackle the world!” stated Ómarsson who confirmed that Glassriver has optioned the rights to the 5 books within the “Elma” sequence. “We’re proud to associate with the Mediawan workforce; their deep understanding of European markets and confirmed success with high-end drama make them the perfect associate to assist us champion this story past Iceland.”
Mediawan Rights CEO Valérie Vleeschhouwer added: “We’re delighted to assist “Elma.” This partnership with Glassriver displays our dedication to bringing fascinating and top-tier European reveals to a world viewers.”
The inaugural season, “The Creak on the Stairs,” based mostly on the primary guide within the “Elma” serie,s is because of roll from Oct. 7 in Iceland, below the route of idea director Katrín Björgvinsdóttir (“The Minister,” “As Lengthy as We Dwell) and Thora Hilmarsdóttir (“The Rising,” “Stella Blómkvist”).
When first printed in Iceland in 2018, Eva BjörgÆgisdóttir was hailed as one of the proficient non ew crime authors, alongside the strains of Arnaldur Indriðason, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ragnar Jónasson or Lilja Sigurdardottir, because of her potential to mix Nordic Noir with psychological depth. “The Creak on the Stairs” hit the highest of the guide charts in Iceland and gained the CWA (Crime Writers Affiliation) Debut Dagger-Blackbird Award, earlier than opening up new markets for Ægisdóttir within the 20-plus territories the place it was translated together with in France and the UK.
Within the serialized TV adaptation from head-writer Karen Björg Eyfjörð Þorsteinsdóttir (“Bizarre Folks”), Elísabet Corridor and rising expertise Urður Egilsdóttir (Glassriver’s upcoming “Manifesto”), the story follows police detective Elma who returns to the picturesque port city of Akrane to work at her native police station after a disastrous romance.
“When a girl’s physique is discovered mendacity on the foot of a lighthouse, horrible secrets and techniques might nicely resurface from the previous. On this small Icelandic city with its oppressive environment, might salvation come to Elma from her colleague, Saevar?,” reads the logline.
One in all Iceland’s most lively purveyors of high quality scripted content material, Glassriver’s present sequence slate takes within the local weather catastrophe “Avalanche” starring Elin Corridor; the comedy drama “Scorching Stuff” toplined by Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, and Saga Garðarsdóttir; the not too long ago optioned “Konrad” guide sequence from crime king Arnaldur Indriðason and “Masquerade” to be co-produced with “Severance”’s Nicholas Weinstock and The Artwork of Coproduction’s Marc Lorber.
