Rights to Lisa Ridzén’s No. 1 bestselling and lauded debut When the Cranes Fly South have now been sold to 30 territories, following heated auctions in numerous countries.

The novel revolves around our elderly protagonist Bo as he finds himself running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left; his body is failing him and his quiet existence is only broken up by the daily visits from his home care team. His hands soon too weak to open the precious jar housing the scarf of his Alzheimer-stricken wife Frederika, which still bears her scent. Fortunately he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten for company, only now his son insists upon taking the dog away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotions that make him look back at his life, his fatherhood and the way he expresses his love.

When the Cranes Fly South is a profoundly moving debut about an aging man’s fight to keep the power over his own life.

The first episode of Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, one of the biggest endeavors in Nordic television to date, premiers today on Netflix.

The classic Astrid Lindgren adventure about the strong and independent girl Ronja took the whole world by storm when the book was published over 40 years ago and in total, an astonishing eleven million copies of the book have been sold globally. Now, with Hans Rosenfeldt’s adaptation for the screen, viewers are given a deeper insight into Ronja’s world. The story remains the same but is embellished and adapted for today’s audience with grand special effects, beautiful scenery, and more developed characters and settings.

Director Lisa James Larsson says:

“So many of us have grown up with Ronja the Robber’s Daughter and we’re incredibly proud and grateful for the enormous commitment and effort everyone has put into this project. We auditioned more than 4000 actors to find the right Ronja, and have traveled to the most incredible places Sweden has to offer, from castles in Bohuslän via the deep forests of Dalarna to magnificent waterfalls in Jämtland to find the perfect locations for filming. Our series reflects the strong commitment and creative passion of our film crew and cast of over 200 people, and we’re so excited for it to launch on Netflix.”

The series is divided into two parts with a total of twelve 45-minute episodes and stars Kerstin Linden, Christopher Wagelin, Sverrir Gudnason, Pernilla August, Johan Ulveson and Maria Nohra, among others.

Yellow Bird is set to produce the drama series A Life’s Worth, inspired by the novel of the same name. Producer Maida Krak has teamed up with writers Mona Masri (Easy Money) and Oliver Dixon, while Ahmed Abdullahi (Top Dog) is the director. The cast includes Edvin Ryding (Young Royals), Maxwell Cunningham (Top Dog), and Erik Enge (Tigers).

The drama series is inspired by events within the Bosnian conflict in the 1990s, and focuses on a group of Swedish U.N. soldiers struggling with the complexities of war.

The fourth season of the successful crime drama Wisting, based on Jørn Lier Horst’s bestselling books about police inspector William Wisting, premiered on Viaplay Norway, among other Nordic countries, on March 24.

Sven Nordin returns as the main character, William Wisting, and Rupert Evans, known from Charmed, Bridgerton, and The Man in the High Castle, joins the cast. The fifth season is set to air in Scandinavia later this year and will star Bridgerton actor Shelley Conn.

Frode Winther is a versatile actor who was trained at the prestigious acting program at ArtsEd London, where he honed his craft from 1997 to 2000. Since then, he has graced the stages of renowned theaters including Hålogaland Theatre, Riksteatret, Den Nationale Scene, Oslo Nye Teater, and the esteemed Det Norske Teatret, where he has been working since 2014.

But Frode’s brilliance extends far beyond the stage, as he seamlessly transitions into the world of film and television, in acclaimed productions such as Nokas, Borderliner, Witch Hunt and Kristiania Magiske Tivolitheater.

Onstage, Frode has taken on iconic roles including Enjolras in Les Miserables, the tormented Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, and King Claudius in Hamlet. He has also worked with renowned director Robert Wilson in Peer Gynt and Edda. His portrayal of the investigator in Raskolnikov (Based on Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment) earned him the prestigious Hedda Award for Best Male Actor/Performer in 2020.

In 2022, Frode embarked on a remarkable journey, captivating audiences with his transformative portrayal of multiple characters in the enthralling theater marathon Kristin Lavransdotter at Det Norske Teatret, a performance that garnered critical acclaim, winning the critics’ prize.

It’s spring in Rosengard, and the big Eid party is getting closer. Everything seems calm, but strange things are happening in the neighborhoods. Salome, the kitten who Samira Karlsson doesn’t really dare to trust, suddenly shows up with the news that something shady is going on in Old Rosengard. Two cats have gone missing, and their humans are devastated. Meanwhile, at Salome’s house, someone is stealing the cat food!

Elsa of Purrendelle and Samira Karlsson are given the task of investigating the neighborhood, and they have barely had time to dig their claws into the case when they find a nasty cat trap. Once they see what’s inside, they manage to escape, just in time…

In Anja Gatu’s sixth installment of The Cat Spies of Rosengard, Samira Karlsson witnesses what can happen when humans get desperate with worry for their beloved cats.

The new drama series Smärtpunkten has now revealed its star-studded cast.

This crime serie takes us back to Sweden twenty-five years ago, to when world-renowned playwright and novelist Lars Norén decides to put up a play in a prison together with high-risk inmates. This triggers a chain of events with fatal outcome.

Martin Nick Alexandersson will star as the inmate Tony Olsson. The cast also includes David Dencik, Maria Sid, Einar-Hugo Strömberg and Linus Gustafsson.

Smärtpunkten will premier on SVT Play April 19^th.