Filmlance to Adapt Jana Kippo Trilogy

Filmlance has acquired the TV rights for the Jana Kippo book trilogy, penned by Swedish author Karin Smirnoff.

The series of best-selling novels, centered on the character Jana Kippo, has sold more than half a million copies in Sweden and has been translated into multiple European languages, including English. Filmlance’s Anna Wallmark, who was behind the company’s most recent hit Top Dog, will be producing together with Teresa Alldén and Olof Spaak.

The story begins with Jana Kippo returning to her family village of Smalånger, moving into her childhood home to get Bror, her alcoholic twin brother’s life in order. The pair have common childhood trauma. and a death in the village takes a heavy toll. Maria was found dead in a forest glade and no one knows what happened, did she commit suicide or was she murdered? The longer Jana stays in her home village, the more she gets to know about both Maria and herself.

The rights to the book series were acquired from Politiken Literary Agency.

Filmlance’s CEO, Hanne Palmquist, commented: “Karin Smirnoff is one of the most interesting Swedish authors around and we are incredibly proud to be working on what is sure to be a powerful, world-class television production. This unique story of love, betrayal, revenge and lust contains everything needed to create a gripping, exciting and constantly surprising drama.”