Crime novel Cell 8 by Swedish authors Roslund & Hellström is being be adapted as a Viaplay Original by Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group).
The gritty crime drama, centered on the subject of the death penalty, is the second Roslund & Hellström novel to become a Viaplay Original after the drama Box 21. The series will feature a Nordic cast and will premiere exclusively on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2022.
In Cell 8, a man presumed dead is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, throwing detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S. and a grieving parent consumed by the quest for revenge.
Willamo (Aurora) and Leonard Terfelt (Young Royals) both reprise their lead roles from Box 21, which...
The gritty crime drama, centered on the subject of the death penalty, is the second Roslund & Hellström novel to become a Viaplay Original after the drama Box 21. The series will feature a Nordic cast and will premiere exclusively on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2022.
In Cell 8, a man presumed dead is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, throwing detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S. and a grieving parent consumed by the quest for revenge.
Willamo (Aurora) and Leonard Terfelt (Young Royals) both reprise their lead roles from Box 21, which...
- 10/21/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon is set to open Les Misérables in limited release this week, but if you’re expecting a musical based on the Victor Hugo novel, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Directed by Ladj Ly, the film only shares a name with the popular Broadway musical. The drama tackles the issue of police brutality in France, showing that this is a super relevant issue not only in the United State but all over the world.
Based on Ly’s 2017 short film, Les Misérables is inspired by the riots that occurred in the suburbs of Paris in 2005. The story hits close to home for Ly as these riots had a long-lasting effect on his neighborhood, Montfermeil. The film follows Stephane (Damien Bonnard) who joins an anti-crime squad in Montfermeil after relocating. As he works with Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), Stephane struggles with defusing the tense relationships between the resident gangs.
Based on Ly’s 2017 short film, Les Misérables is inspired by the riots that occurred in the suburbs of Paris in 2005. The story hits close to home for Ly as these riots had a long-lasting effect on his neighborhood, Montfermeil. The film follows Stephane (Damien Bonnard) who joins an anti-crime squad in Montfermeil after relocating. As he works with Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), Stephane struggles with defusing the tense relationships between the resident gangs.
- 1/10/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Rosamund Pike is an FBI agent who sends an ex-con undercover in a gritty crime drama that drips with menace
The Swedish crime novel Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström has been relocated to modern-day New York in this big, chewy and sometimes indigestible drama thriller from director Andrea Di Stefano, who has adapted the novel with with British screenwriter Rowan Joffe. It’s a story about an undercover agent who, in time-honoured style, is informed by his duplicitous handlers that he can’t be brought in from the cold just yet.
Joel Kinnaman plays Pete Koslow, an ex-con out on licence and working for a Polish drug gang but secretly feeding information to FBI agent Wilcox (Rosamund Pike). The big drug deal whose exposure was supposed to be his ticket out of the game ends in bloody chaos when a cop is killed by one of the trigger-happy gangsters,...
The Swedish crime novel Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström has been relocated to modern-day New York in this big, chewy and sometimes indigestible drama thriller from director Andrea Di Stefano, who has adapted the novel with with British screenwriter Rowan Joffe. It’s a story about an undercover agent who, in time-honoured style, is informed by his duplicitous handlers that he can’t be brought in from the cold just yet.
Joel Kinnaman plays Pete Koslow, an ex-con out on licence and working for a Polish drug gang but secretly feeding information to FBI agent Wilcox (Rosamund Pike). The big drug deal whose exposure was supposed to be his ticket out of the game ends in bloody chaos when a cop is killed by one of the trigger-happy gangsters,...
- 8/28/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Joel Kinnaman has nailed the tortured ex-military man niche, and he brings it to a new Aviron Pictures crime thriller co-starring Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen, and Common. Kinnaman plays the titular character in The Informer, a crime thriller based on the book Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, which follows one man caught in the […]
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- 11/17/2018
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Aviron Pictures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Three Seconds, the action thriller based on the bestselling Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström that stars Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen, Common and Ana de Armas. Aviron made the preemptive deal ahead of the Toronto Film Festival where the just-wrapped pic will be on offer. The movie, from Thunder Road Pictures, is produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee alongside The Fyzz…...
- 9/5/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Ana De Armas has been cast in Andrea Di Stefano's Three Seconds, based on the best-selling Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. She'll star alongside previously announced cast members Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen. The action-thriller was written by Matt Cook, with revisions by Rowan Joffé and current revisions by Distefano. Thunder Road Pictures' Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside the Fyzz Facility's Wayne…...
- 7/10/2017
- Deadline
There’s clearly something to prison escape thriller Three Seconds, as it’s attracting great actors all the time. With Luke Evans and David Oyelowo already attached, the cast has swelled to include Josh Brolin, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Olivia Munn.Peaky Blinders veteran Otto Bathurst is in the director’s chair, overseeing a script by Matt Cook and Rowan Joffé that adapts the book by Swedish authors Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. The plot will see Evans as a man forced to go undercover in a prison for an FBI sting operation. But then the bureau’s agents abandon him in the violent jail and he has no choice but to figure out a way to escape on his own. Gyllenhaal is taking the role of an FBI agent who has a history with Evans, while Brolin is attached to play her superior. Munn, meanwhile, will be Evans’ wife. Brolin,...
- 6/24/2015
- EmpireOnline
We learned back in February that Luke Evans would be starring in a new thriller called Three Seconds. Since then, director Otto Bathurst has hired David Oyelowo to co-star with him. Matt Cook and Rowan Joffé have worked on the script, adapted from the book by Swedish authors Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. The plot will see Evans as a man forced to go undercover in a prison for an FBI sting operation. But then the bureau’s agents abandon him in the violent jail and he has no choice but to figure out a way to escape on his own. We’re going to assume it takes him a little longer than the title suggests or else it’s not going to be the most satisfying prison break movie we’ve ever seen. Oyelowo is on board to play an anti-social New York police detective who witnesses a fellow...
- 5/18/2015
- EmpireOnline
David Oyelowo's star continues to get brighter as he joins another film opposite The Hobbit actor Luke Evans.
The Selma actor will join Three Seconds, the feature debut for director Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders), reports Deadline.
Three Seconds is based on Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström's 2010 novel with the same name.
The story follows a man who is forced to go undercover in prison for an FBI operation but must find a way to escape on his own after he is abandoned on the mission.
Oyelowo is set to play Detective Lt. Edward Grens, described as "anti-social NYPD detective who quickly begins unravelling the FBI's operation after the murder of a fellow officer".
Oyelowo can be seen next in HBO television movie Nightingale debuting later this month on May 29.
The actor was critically praised for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr in Selma, getting nominations...
The Selma actor will join Three Seconds, the feature debut for director Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders), reports Deadline.
Three Seconds is based on Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström's 2010 novel with the same name.
The story follows a man who is forced to go undercover in prison for an FBI operation but must find a way to escape on his own after he is abandoned on the mission.
Oyelowo is set to play Detective Lt. Edward Grens, described as "anti-social NYPD detective who quickly begins unravelling the FBI's operation after the murder of a fellow officer".
Oyelowo can be seen next in HBO television movie Nightingale debuting later this month on May 29.
The actor was critically praised for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr in Selma, getting nominations...
- 5/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Luke Evans will star in the Thunder Road and Shine Pictures thriller that Alex Walton is introducing to buyers in Berlin.
PalmStar Media is financing Three Seconds, which is based on Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström’s Swedish thriller about an undercover FBI agent who gets abandoned in a prison.
Otto Bathurst of Peaky Blinders fame directs. Thunder Road chief Basil Iwanyk is producing alongside Ollie Madden of Shine Pictures and Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media. Erica Lee serves as executive producer.
CAA and Wme are jointly represent Us rights.
“We are looking forward to presenting this fun and fast-paced script to buyers in Berlin,” said Walton.
“It’s a great package — an immensely commercial project with a talented and seasoned team between Otto, Basil and Kevin.”...
PalmStar Media is financing Three Seconds, which is based on Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström’s Swedish thriller about an undercover FBI agent who gets abandoned in a prison.
Otto Bathurst of Peaky Blinders fame directs. Thunder Road chief Basil Iwanyk is producing alongside Ollie Madden of Shine Pictures and Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media. Erica Lee serves as executive producer.
CAA and Wme are jointly represent Us rights.
“We are looking forward to presenting this fun and fast-paced script to buyers in Berlin,” said Walton.
“It’s a great package — an immensely commercial project with a talented and seasoned team between Otto, Basil and Kevin.”...
- 2/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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