The Crow Girl, which premiered yesterday to fantastic reviews from British press—The Times calling it “One of the finest British crime thrillers of recent years”—instantly became the No. 1 trending TV series on Paramount+ in the UK.

Based on Erik Axl Sund’s international bestselling trilogy, the series stars Eve Myles (Hijack, Broadchurch, A Very English Scandal), Katherine Kelly (Mr. Bates vs the Post Office, Liar, Inside No. 9), and Dougray Scott (Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Vigil).

The Crow Girl makes its greatly anticipated debut on Paramount+ today, Thursday January 16, and has already received high praise from British press.

The Crow Girl a multi-faceted contemporary psychological thriller TV-series, is based on the international bestselling trilogy by Erik Axl Sund and follows DCI Jeanette Kilburn and eminent psychotherapist Dr. Sophia Craven as they join forces to hunt the killer of young men. Determined to find who is responsible, the investigation takes Jeanette and Sophia into a dangerous world of historic abuse and murder.

The cast including Eve Myles (Hijack, Broadchurch, A Very English Scandal), Katherine Kelly (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Liar, Inside No.9) and Dougray Scott (Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Vigil).

Legendary guitarist Slash, who is a huge fan of the novel, serves as Executive Producer and has, together with composer Adam Price, crafted the soundtrack.

The Crow Girl is adapted for the screen by Milly Thomas, who acted in the likes of The Crown and Sex Education, with Charles Martin and Rebecca Rycroft directing.

“One of the finest British crime thrillers of recent years.”
– The Times

“The Crow Girl is a gripping whodunit that brings a Scandi chill to the West Country. Excellent performances from Eve Myles and Dougray Scott illuminate a series that’s not afraid to get much darker than the average streaming thriller. /…/ The series is set in Bristol, but it’s based on a bestseller by Håkan Axlander Sundqvist and Jerker Eriksson about a serial killer in Stockholm. The book is a cult hit, its fans including none other than GNR rock god and tiny-top-hat advocate Slash, who contributes to the soundtrack of the small-screen adaptation. Fret not. This gripping tale of gruesome killings, a paedophile ring and the exploitation of asylum seekers does not kick off with the riffs to “Paradise City”. It instead imports a satisfying Scandi chill to the West Country, as it juggles a torrid sexual abuse storyline with a flinty performance by Eve Myles as a sardonic copper investigating the apparently ritualised deaths of a number of young men. /…/ A seam of uncanniness runs through the series. It is hauntingly embodied by Danish actor Clara Rugaard (last seen in Black Mirror’s underrated “Mazey Day” episode). /…/ The soundtrack is understated and spooky – the perfect accompaniment to a thriller illuminated by the reliably likeable Myles but not afraid to get much darker than the average streaming whodunit.”
–The Independent ★★★★

“A gripping crime drama that fills you with hope for the world’s good people. This confident, stylish adaptation of a Scandinavian bestseller is an extremely well-made thriller about the race to track down a serial child killer.”
– The Guardian ★★★★

“There’s a black vortex of depravity in this tightly-plotted series – but it is compelling. Just when the TV market seems like it’s approaching a Scandi noir saturation point, along comes a drama that makes you fall for the genre all over again. Enter The Crow Girl: a series that is as dark, chilly and foreboding as a Nordic winter, with the camera filters to match. Bristol has never looked so unappealing – set in the depths of winter, it’s been transformed from a vibrant city into warren of bleak streets, where a serial killer could lurk around any corner. /…/  It’s not cheerful, but it rattles along like a runaway train: the perfect gloomy fodder for a cold and gloomy January.”
– The Standard ★★★★

“The Crow Girl is as dark and moreish as crime dramas come. Adapted from Erik Axl Sund’s Scandi-noir novels and with a soundtrack from Slash, The Crow Girl tells a story of exploitation and the terrible legacy of trauma. /…/ Based on the million-selling Erik Axl Sund Scandi-noir novels of the same name, Milly Thomas’s six-part adaptation takes us from innocuous kitchen domestics over loading the dishwasher to the very depths of human cruelty. And all with a lightness of touch that bodes very well for the writer’s future work. The brilliantly understated Eve Myles (Keeping Faith) plays DCI Jeanette Kilburn, a world-weary cop with childcare issues and a rocky marriage. /…/ Myles gives the series a nuanced, human face. She’s an actor often relied upon by dramatists to provide the earth to their more fanciful stories: see her excellent work in Torchwood and, more recently, the wonderfully overblown Hijack. As Kilburn, she’s our way into an increasingly depraved story and her reactions feel truthful and necessarily grounding as the gruesomeness unfolds.”
– The i Paper ★★★★

Buccaneer, the UK-based international content production company behind Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Marcella, The Burning Girls and The Doll Factory, today announces it has partnered with guitar legend Slash for The Crow Girl, the forthcoming drama series based on the #1 international bestselling trilogy of novels by Erik Axl Sund.

Already an Executive Producer on the series, Slash will join composer Adam Price (Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1, Black Adam) in contributing to the soundtrack for The Crow Girl, which is currently in production in Bristol for Paramount+ UK and Ireland.

The Crow Girl (6 x 60”) is a multi-faceted contemporary psychological thriller featuring a cast including Eve Myles (Hijack, Broadchurch, A Very English Scandal), Katherine Kelly (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Liar, Inside No.9) and Dougray Scott (Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Vigil).

Joining Slash as executive producers are Milly Thomas who adapted the series for the screen, along with Erik Axl Sund, Niclas Salomonsson, Federico Ambrosini, and Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart for Buccaneer.

Charles Martin and Rebecca Rycroft are both directors of the series with Andy Mosse serving as producer.

Slash says, “I fell in love with Erik Axl Sund’s novel, The Crow Girl and was really excited to partner up with Buccaneer to produce it. There’s an amazing cast and crew hard at work now to bring the harrowingly dark and suspenseful story to life as a limited series. It looks amazing!”

“Working with Slash has been a privilege. He knew Erik Axl Sund’s powerhouse of a trilogy before we did and brings an amazing insight to it; working with an artist of such standing from a different medium has massively elevated the work” said Tony Wood, co CEO of Buccaneer.

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Paramount+ has announced the commission of a new original UK drama series, The Crow Girl, adapted from the internationally best-selling trilogy by Erik Axl Sund, with Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly and Dougray Scott cast in the lead roles. From Emmy-winning creative team Buccaneer (Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Marcella), The Crow Girl is a multi-faceted contemporary psychological thriller and begins with the gruesome discovery of a teenage boy’s body discarded in plain sight. Determined to find who is responsible, DCI Jeanette Kirkland (played by Myles: Hijack, Broadchurch, A Very English Scandal) joins forces with psychotherapist Sophia Craven (Kelly: Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, Liar, Inside No. 9) to hunt the killer, despite opposition from her superiors, including confidant DI Lou Stanley (Scott: Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Vigil).

The Crow Girl is adapted for the screen by Milly Thomas, who acted in the likes of The Crown and Sex Education. “I’ve been aching to dive into this story ever since I got my paws on the strange, twisty beast of a novel, and to be making this show alongside the fierce talents of Paramount+ and Buccaneer is a real joy,” she said.

The Crow Girl is executive produced by Buccaneer’s Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart, along with Thomas. Charles Martin and Rebecca Rycroft are both directors of the series, with Andy Mosse serving as producer. The Crow Girl has commenced filming in Bristol.

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Erik Axl Sund’s Paper Souls claims the No. 7 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for trade paperback this week, making it the title’s sixth consecutive week on the list.

Erik Axl Sund’s Paper Souls sails to No. 5 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for paperback this week, celebrating the title’s fifth consecutive week on the list.

Erik Axl Sund’s Paper Souls climbs to No. 8 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for paperback this week, making it the title’s fourth consecutive week on the list.

Erik Axl Sund’s Paper Souls, just published in Germany, jumps to No. 5 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for paperbacks.

Dagens Nyheter, Sweden’s largest national newspaper, has announced a list of this year’s best crime novels which features and praises Erik Axl Sund’s Paper Souls, Anders de la Motte’s The Mountain King and Liza Marklund’s The Mire.

Anders de la Motte and Erik Axl Sund have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2022 Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award for ‘Best Swedish Crime Novel’. Anders de la Motte is nominated for The Mountain King and Erik Axl Sund for Paper Souls.

A young girl, without a name, has boarded a train in the north of Sweden and ended up in Stockholm. She’s arrested in connection with a brawl, and an investigation is conducted to determine her identity. Officers Jeanette Kihlberg, Jimmy Schwarz, and Nils Åhlund are assigned to the case.

It turns out to be a more demanding matter than anticipated. The girl’s presence is soon loosely tied to two murders out in the suburbs. For every new clue that emerges, the intricate pattern of connections seems all the more complex. Alongside the police investigation, the launch of the author Per Qviding’s latest novel is underway. The narrative revolves around a girl called Stina, who grows up in the northern parts of Sweden in the late 1800’s and is forced to emigrate to the US due to bad harvests and starvation. Qviding’s novel becomes interlinked with the ongoing investigation, sending those involved on an intense race against time.

Paper Souls is the original, macabre, and literary suspense novel by No. 1 internationally bestselling Erik Axl Sund. It’s a story about identity and what happens when we pursue a different path beyond our set roles and means, and beyond time itself. Is that possible? Or are we hopelessly bound by our material circumstances?

Erik Axl Sund’s Porcelain Dolls, the second installment in the Melancholia series, is No. 10 on this week’s Der Spiegel bestseller list for trade paperbacks in Germany.