Political Thriller Furia Sells to SBS in Australia

Keshet International (KI) has signed a presale deal with the Australian pubcaster SBS for the political thriller Furia.

The drama is co-produced by Norway’s Monster Scripted and Germany’s X-Filme Creative Pool for Viaplay and ZDF. The eight-part thriller features a dark, twist-laden plot involving two key protagonists and four different identities.

Set against the backdrop of two of Europe’s most distinguished capital cities—Oslo and Berlin—as well as rural western Norway, Furia sees them work in tandem to bring down a terrifying far-right terror cell and heal the grief that drives them.

The series comes from International Emmy Award-winner Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen (Mammon) and was directed by Magnus Martens (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Good Behavior) and Lars Kraume (The People vs. Fritz Bauer).

Furia will premiere across the Nordics on Viaplay from September 26 and in Germany on ZDF from November 7.

Peter Andrews, head of network programming, television and online content for SBS Australia, commented, “Every now and then, a drama series comes along, and I go, ‘Wow.’ Furia, with its extraordinary characters and meticulously crafted story, is on one level an incredible thrill-ride for the audience, but on another level, a prescient wake-up call for the world. SBS is exceptionally proud to have partnered with Keshet International on this incredibly distinctive and thrilling drama series, to complement our insatiable thirst for impactful, extraordinary storytelling both locally and from around the world.”

Kelly Wright, KI’s senior VP of distribution and new business, said, “As always, SBS is at the forefront of thrilling new television drama, and we are delighted that they have selected our series Furia. This series sees our hero Ragna, like a female Jason Bourne, chasing down the perpetrators of what promises to be Europe’s own 9/11 terror event, all while a ticking clock and thousands of lives hang in the balance. It’s frighteningly prescient and groundbreakingly executed across Europe’s most powerful countries, making for an absolutely riveting viewing experience.”