Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona) is set to play the female lead in Tales From the Loop, the TV series based on Simon Stålenhag’s debut work of the same title.

The eight episode series will explore the town and people who live above “The Loop,” a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe, making things possible that were previously relegated only to science fiction. In this fantastical, mysterious town, poignant human tales are told that bare universal emotional experiences while drawing on the intrigue of genre storytelling. The Golden Globe-nominated Rebecca Hall will play the character of Loretta, a gifted physicist.

Tales From the Loop will be co-produced by Amazon Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios. Writer Nathaniel Halpern (Legion) will serve as showrunner and executive producer for the series, and Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go) will direct the pilot.

The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 8 (February 18-24th) have been announced, and Lars Kepler and Stina Jackson each occupy three positions on the lists. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus comes in at No. 2 in hardback, No. 1 in audio, and No. 3 in e-books. Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road meanwhile comes in at No. 2 on the paperback, audio and e-book lists. Concluding this weekly bestseller roundup is Niklas Natt och Dag, who places No. 5 on the paperback list with The Wolf and the Watchman.

The thriller drama series Greyzone, created and written by Oskar Söderlund together with Morten Dragsted and Rasmus Thorsen, has received great attention in British press. The series was among else chosen by The Times as a Critic's Choice, and received great praise also in Entertainment Focus and The Telegraph.

“It’s a tense, intelligent and thought-provoking drama; one for fans of Homeland as well as Scandi dramas.”
–The Times

“Greyzone is a poignant and absorbing series which raises moral dilemmas and heartbeats alike. /…/ a must-watch.”
–Entertainment Focus

“[An] edge-of-the-seat thriller that explores the moral grey area (or grey zone) of, among other things, the captor-hostage relationship.”
–The Telegraph

Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road is No. 1 on multiple lists also this week, occupying the top spot on both the paperback and the e-book list. Jackson’s debut title also comes in at No. 2 in audio. Just after, at No. 3, is Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, which also features at No. 4 on the hardcover list. Another long-running bestseller in the shape of Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman is No. 5 on the paperback list.

Berlin International Film Festival’s Youth Jury Generation 14plus has chosen Stupid Young Heart, directed by Selma Vilhunen, as the winner of the 2019 Crystal Bear for ‘Best Film’. The Generation 14plus jury consists of members of the same age as the intended target audience of the movies they choose between. The jury motivates their choice of Stupid Young Heart thusly:

“[Stupid Young Heart] takes up topics that are above all of great relevance for our age group. It examines motivations behind the current political shift towards the right and xenophobia in our society. With its combination of humor, seriousness and emotion, this film tells the story of a romantic relationship between two adolescents who experience little consistency in their lives. The radical coming-of-age of the protagonists is constantly overshadowed by the confrontation with racism and the search for identity.”