The Series Mania festival has unveiled an exciting slate of international TV series for its 2026 edition, running from March 20–27 in Lille.

Jag for ner till bror (My Brother), written by Karin Arrhenius and based on Karin Smirnoff’s acclaimed novel of the same name, will compete in the International Competition section.

Hundarna (Burden of Justice), based on an original idea by author Jens Lapidus and starring Arvin Kananian, has been selected for the International Panorama section.

Happiness Season 2, written by Yashar Alishenas, will compete in the Short Forms Competition.

The paperback edition of Jo Nesbø’s latest standalone novel, Wolf Hour, has been selected as one out of six titles for the Spring 2026 Book Club Picks by the prestigious Richard and Judy Book Club in the UK.

The Richard and Judy Book Club is the biggest book club in the UK and brings readers a carefully handpicked selection of book recommendations. The Wolf Hour paperback is published today in the UK.

Yani, a series based on Nora Khalil’s award-winning and critically acclaimed debut novel of the same name, premieres today February 9 on SVT Play.

Tuna Özer is directing and the script is written by Jessika Jankert.

Monika Fagerholm is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Runeberg Award for her lauded novel Nowhere Land/Women in Revolt. This is the second time Fagerholm receives the award and she is the first author to receive it twice.

The jury’s motivation states that Fagerholm makes a “wild, deep, and original deep dive into the past, and growing into a woman”, and that she “skillfully combines historical events, interpretation, and imagination. The tumultuous time period can also be likened with present day.”

The Runeberg Award is one of Finland’s most significant literary honors, presented by the City of Borgå, the newspaper Uusimaa, the Finnish Writers’ Union, the Finnish Critics’ Association, and the Finnish Authors’ Association.