MEDIA RELEASE: Cineflix Rights releases first images of upcoming drama HILDUR

‘Nordic Blue’ crime thriller series based on the best-selling novels by Satu Rämö

Cineflix Rights has released the first images from its upcoming ‘Nordic Blue’ crime drama HILDUR. The English/Scandinavian language six-part series coproduced by Take Two Studios for Nelonen Media’s streamer Ruutu and Sagafilm for Siminn, with financing provided by IPR.VC is set to premiere this winter.

Based on the best-selling novels by Satu Rämö and set in the remote and stunningly picturesque Westfjords region of Iceland, surrounded by stormy seas and towering mountains, HILDUR is the story of a young girl who suffered the heart-wrenching disappearance of her two sisters on their way home from school. Now, 25 years later and working as a detective in her hometown, Hildur is drawn into an investigation of a baffling series of crimes. Accompanied by unlikely allies Jakob, a Finnish trainee officer seeking a fresh start, and Florian, a German recruit mistakenly assigned to the team, she begins to uncover long-standing mysteries while it becomes clear that they are on the trail of a cunning serial killer.

Leading the international cast are Ebba Katrín Finnsdóttir (Húsó, Vigdís, Reykjavík 112) as Hildur, Lauri Tilkanen(Deadwind) as Jakob and Rick Okon (Das Boot, Tatort, Sisi 4) as Florian. They are joined by Icelandic Nína Dögg Filipusardóttir (Prisoners, Valhalla Murders, Trapped), Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir (Black Sand, Darkness, Trapped, Women at War), Oddur Julíusson (The Minister, Descendants), and Finnish Oona Airola (Helsinki Syndrome, Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki).

Tom Misselbrook, SVP Scripted Sales & Development, Cineflix Rights said: “HILDUR is the perfect example of the Nordic Blue genre, a gripping crime thriller which also embraces the theme of families, friendships, humour and the power of love, while reflecting Iceland’s dramatic and stunning landscape.”

The Hildur trilogy has proven hugely successful, selling over a million copies globally, including the UK where it has the title The Clues in the Fjord, as well as Germany, Italy, all Nordic countries, and Spain.

HILDUR is a co-production between Finnish Take Two Studios and Icelandic Sagafilm in association with IPR.VC.  The Director is Tinna Hrafnsdóttir, (Reykjavik 112, Vigdis, Descendants), it is written by head writer Matti Laine (Bordertown, The Paradise) together with Margret Örnolfsdottir (Trapped, Prisoners). The executive producers are Sara Norberg and Eero Hietala for Take Two Studios, Kjartan Thor Thordarson and Tjörvi Thorsson for Sagafilm and Timo Argillander, James Baker and Andrea Scarso for IPR.VC. Cineflix Rights is the worldwide distribution partner for the series.

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