EXCLUSIVE: Icelandic detective collection Elmawill launch nationally on Síminn’s streaming service on October 15, as its producer brings a brand new title UNC at MIPCOM.
Elmatailored from international bestselling creator Eva Björg ÆgisdóttirIt’s guide collection, takes place within the small port city of Akranes in Iceland. Will probably be launched by Icelandic telecommunications firm Síminn which operates Sjónvarp Símans, a nationwide tv broadcasting and streaming service, which incorporates Sjónvarp Símans Premium, a subscription video-on-demand service.
Elma follows police detective Elma (Unnur Birna Backman), who returns to her hometown after fleeing a love affair that left her in items, and is assigned to the native power when a lady’s physique is discovered mendacity on the base of a lighthouse. Horrible secrets and techniques from the previous resurface, and Elma’s colleague Saevar (Nikulás Hansen Daðason) could show to be her solely salvation.
The inventive and manufacturing crew of Elma contains administrators Katrín Björgvinsdóttir (Entice, So long as we reside) and Þóra Hilmarsdóttir (The climb, Boiler), screenwriter and showrunner Karen Björg Eyfjörð Þorsteinsdóttir and collection producer Andri Freyr Hlynsson. The co-production with Belgian firm Lunamine is represented globally by Mediawan, with pre-sales additionally in place with Finnish firm MTV.
Alongside Elma, Glassriver’s in depth checklist of scripts contains Avalanche, a co-production with Whichgroup; Konradprimarily based on the guide collection by Arnaldur Indriðason; and one other literary adaptation Reykjavik Blackprimarily based on the novels by Lilja Sigurðardóttir. Additionally on this system are scripted collection sizzling stuff, an Icelandic-Romanian co-production with IDEA Movie and Steel Tangoan Icelandic-Finnish co-production with Helsinki-filmi.
“The Icelandic premiere marks an vital second for Elmabringing again to audiences a narrative that resonated with Icelandic readers in a brand new type,” mentioned Andri Ómarsson, CEO of Glassriver.
“We’re thrilled to have discovered a house for the collection with Síminn and to introduce native viewers to the world we have created – from the expertise in entrance of the digicam to the inventive crew who introduced this adaptation to life. We hope the collection will really feel each acquainted and contemporary to audiences who’re conversant in the books, whereas additionally opening Elma to viewers who uncover it for the primary time.
Launch of “NCU”
In the meantime, Glassriver is heading to MIPCOM Cannes for subsequent week’s worldwide TV convention. The novelty available on the market is UNCwhich is billed as Iceland’s first scripted procedural collection.
In response to the synopsis, “The NCU is a bunch of elite investigators from all corners of the Nordic area, united to resolve essentially the most critical crimes. The Nordic international locations have lengthy prided themselves on their low crime charges and excessive ranges of social belief. Every episode sees the crew despatched to a unique Nordic nation, the place they need to navigate native tensions, cultural nuances and political pressures – all whereas fixing a brand new case.”
UNC will be a part of titles akin to Nicholas Weinstock-EP’ed Masquerade, Konrad, Reykjavik Black And Manifest on the Glassriver slate.