{"id":21920,"date":"2024-12-11T10:09:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T10:09:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:09:18","slug":"glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/","title":{"rendered":"Glassriver Options Icelandic Book Series Elma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glassriver has optioned the crime thriller book series <em>Elma<\/em> from Eva Bj\u00f6rg \u00c6gisd\u00f3ttir for a series adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>The first book in the series, <em>The Creak on the Stairs<\/em>, is being adapted by screenwriter Karen Bj\u00f6rg Eyfj\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00deorsteinsd\u00f3ttir. It follows as police detective Elma flees to her small hometown after a romantic affair left her heartbroken. She is assigned to the local police station, and when a woman\u2019s body is found lying at the foot of a lighthouse, dark secrets from the past emerge.<\/p>\n<p>In the book series, <em>The Creak on the Stairs<\/em> is followed by <em>Girls Who Lie<\/em>, <em>Night Shadows<\/em>, <em>You Can\u2019t See Me<\/em> and <em>Boys Who Hurt<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c6gisd\u00f3ttir\u2019s books have been translated into 23 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Greek, Hungarian, Macedonian, Estonian, Hebrew, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Amharic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be working with Eva and Karen on <em>Elma<\/em>,\u201d said Andri \u00d3marsson, co-owner and producer at Glassriver. \u201cThe project brings together Iceland\u2019s striking landscapes with a gripping crime story that has already blown audiences away worldwide, from Iceland to France to the U.K. This project is a testament to the strength of Icelandic storytelling, and we believe it will resonate with audiences both locally and internationally. Karen is a talented scriptwriter who will bring the story to life on screen. With a dedicated cast and creative team, we\u2019re confident that <em>Elma<\/em> will captivate viewers and highlight the best of what Icelandic drama has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beyond thrilled that Glassriver is bringing <em>Elma<\/em> to the screen,\u201d \u00c6gisd\u00f3ttir commented. \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for some time for the right opportunity, and I am certain that with the talented and capable team at Glassriver, <em>Elma<\/em> will be in great hands. Karen is one of Iceland\u2019s most talented and productive script writers in recent years. After hearing her vision for the series, I\u2019m so excited to work on this project and see how it will turn out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glassriver has optioned the crime thriller book series Elma from Eva Bj\u00f6rg \u00c6gisd\u00f3ttir for a series adaptation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":21921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[9984,10081,10082,4842],"class_list":["post-21920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-andri-omarsson","tag-elma","tag-eva-bjorg-aegisdottir","tag-glassriver","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Glassriver Options Icelandic Book Series Elma - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Glassriver Options Icelandic Book Series Elma - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Glassriver has optioned the crime thriller book series Elma from Eva Bj\u00f6rg \u00c6gisd\u00f3ttir for a series adaptation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-11T15:09:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-11T15:09:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/Glassriver-ElmaBookSeries-1224.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/\",\"name\":\"Glassriver Options Icelandic Book Series Elma - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-11T15:09:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-11T15:09:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/glassriver-options-icelandic-book-series-elma\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Glassriver Options Icelandic Book Series Elma\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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