ITV is coming fast with the original series commissions today, giving season orders to three new drama projects. Along with The Durrells and Prime Suspect prequel Tennison, the network is going ahead with Marcella, an eight-part multi-stranded crime drama written by Hans Rosenfeldt. He’s the creator of the original Danish-Swedish series Bron/Broen, aka The Bridge. He’s also a veteran writer of Rederiet, one of Sweden’s most successful and long-running series. Marcella is…...
- 6/18/2015
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Paradigm certainly has more than snapshots to show from its trip to Sweden. A day after announcing the signing of Easy Money screenwriter Maria Karlsson, the agency has inked local comic actress Josephine Bornebusch. Along with her regular role on the popular Swedish sitcom Solsidan, she stars in the upcoming Swedish-American series Welcome To Sweden, the first project from Amy Poehler and Greg Poehler’s production company Syskon. That English-language show stars Greg Poehler as a New York accountant who falls in love with a Swedish girl (Bornebusch) and follows his heart to Sweden. The eOne-distributed comedy will air on Sweden’s TV4 and is seeking a U.S. home. “There is a lot of exciting talent in the region that translates globally,” said Paradigm senior agent Ken Stovitz. “Josephine is a brilliant comedienne, and it is obvious why she is the most famous actress of her generation in Sweden.
- 8/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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