All3Media International Inks Deals for Annika

All3Media International has secured a range of presales for Annika, a new marine crime drama starring Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, Last Tango in Halifax).

Deals were signed earlier this year with NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark), SVT (Sweden) and YLE (Finland). Further European broadcasters to sign Annika at presale are VRT (Belgium), NPO (Netherlands) and TV+ (Turkey, Cyprus). Co-commissioner PBS Masterpiece will air Annika in North America, and All3Media International has also sold broadcast rights to ABC for Australia.

Based on the BBC Radio 4 play Annika Stranded that starred Walker as the eponymous Scandinavian detective in the murder squad of the Oslo police, the series sees Walker reprise her role as Annika, who is now heading up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit in Scotland. Annika, a Black Camel production for UKTV co-produced with Masterpiece in association with All3Media International, will air on UKTV’s Alibi channel next month.

Walker is joined on-screen in the series by Jamie Sives (Guilt), Katie Leung (The Nest), Ukweli Roach (Blindspot), Kate Dickie (The Cry) and Silvie Furneaux (Limbo). Annika is written by Nick Walker and directed by Philip John (The Good Karma Hospital, Downton Abbey) and Fiona Walton (London Kills, Waterloo Road).

Arabella Page-Croft, producer, director and co-founder at Black Camel Pictures, said: “We are thrilled to see All3Media International garnering so much early interest in the series, with such strong broadcast partners involved and onboard already. We are hugely looking forward to seeing the international reception and introducing Annika, our wonderful, sharp and very funny detective played so brilliantly by Nicola Walker, to the world.”

David Swetman, senior VP of scripted content at All3Media International, commented: “As expected, Annika is in high demand in the global market, and we’re very pleased to outline this first roster of deals ahead of the drama’s premiere. Annika creator Nick Walker’s radio series—inspired by the best in Scandinavian crime drama and starring the multi-talented Nicola Walker—is adored by fans across the U.K., so we’re excited to see this incredible partnership reuniting for an on-screen adaptation. Nicola is the perfect lead for what promises to be a uniquely engaging drama, bringing Annika’s investigations vividly to life and drawing viewers in by making them her confidante throughout.”