{"id":22207,"date":"2025-02-19T10:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T11:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:49:11","slug":"cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/","title":{"rendered":"Cineflix Rights Boards Nordic Crime Series Hildur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cineflix Rights has boarded the new Nordic crime drama <em>Hildur<\/em>, which Take Two Studios and Sagafilm have begun filming in Iceland, as worldwide distribution partner.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Satu R\u00e4m\u00f6\u2019s <em>Hildur<\/em> books, the first of which is known as <em>The Clues in the Fjord<\/em> in the U.K., the six-part TV series sees female detective Hildur fight against time to confront a serial killer in the fjords of Iceland while unraveling the mystery of her long-lost sisters, who disappeared 25 years prior when they were children.<\/p>\n<p>Hildur is accompanied in the main investigation by Jakob, a Finnish trainee officer seeking a fresh start, and Florian, a German recruit mistakenly assigned to the team.<\/p>\n<p>The international cast of the adaptation includes Ebba Katr\u00edn Finnsd\u00f3ttir (<em>H\u00fas\u00f3<\/em>, <em>Vigd\u00eds<\/em>, <em>Reykjav\u00edk 112<\/em>), Lauri Tilkanen (<em>Deadwind<\/em>), Rick Okon (<em>Das Boot<\/em>, <em>Tatort<\/em>, <em>Sisi 4<\/em>), N\u00edna D\u00f6gg Filipusard\u00f3ttir (<em>Prisoners<\/em>, <em>Valhalla Murders<\/em>, <em>Trapped<\/em>), Halld\u00f3ra Geirhar\u00f0sd\u00f3ttir (<em>Black Sand<\/em>, <em>Darkness<\/em>, <em>Trapped<\/em>, <em>Women at War<\/em>), Oddur Jul\u00edusson (<em>The Minister<\/em>, <em>Descendants<\/em>) and Oona Airola (<em>Helsinki Syndrome<\/em>, <em>Happiest Day in the Life of Olli M\u00e4ki<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Hildur<\/em> series is being produced by Take Two Studios for Nelonen Media\u2019s streamer Ruutu and Sagafilm for S\u00edminn, with financing provided by IPR.VC. It is directed by Tinna Hrafnsd\u00f3ttir (<em>Reykjavik 112<\/em>, <em>Vigdis<\/em>, <em>Descendants<\/em>) and written by head writer Matti Laine (<em>Bordertown<\/em>, <em>The Paradise<\/em>) together with Margret \u00d6rnolfsdottir (<em>Trapped<\/em>, <em>Prisoners<\/em>). Executive producers are Sara Norberg and Eero Hietala for Take Two Studios; Kjartan Thor Thordarson and Tj\u00f6rvi Thorsson for Sagafilm; and Timo Argillander, James Baker and Andrea Scarso for IPR.VC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hildur<\/em> is the perfect example of the increasingly \u2018Nordic Blue\u2019 genre\u2013a thriller with strong characters unraveling a complex case but combined with warmer themes of love and friendship, humor and mysticism, all set against the beautiful backdrop of one of the world\u2019s most scenic locations,\u201d said James Durie, head of scripted at Cineflix Rights. \u201cWe are thrilled to be working with Take Two Studios, Sagafilm and IPR.VC to bring Hildur\u2019s story to life for her many fans around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReaders around the world have fallen in love with <em>Hildur<\/em> and so have we at Take Two Studios,\u201d commented executive producer Hietala. \u201cRooted in both Finnish and Icelandic culture, the series blends suspense, family drama and Nordic mysticism. We\u2019re excited to bring Satu R\u00e4m\u00f6\u2019s best-selling story to life for a global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Executive producer Thordarson added, \u201cWe at Sagafilm are excited to collaborate with Take Two Studios, IPR.VC, Cineflix Rights and our fantastic creative team to bring Satu R\u00e4m\u00f6\u2019s beloved novels to the screen. Iceland has a deep storytelling tradition, and <em>Hildur<\/em> is a perfect blend of thrilling mystery, emotional depth and the raw beauty of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>R\u00e4m\u00f6 said, \u201cMaking a TV series based on the <em>Hildur<\/em> trilogy is the fulfillment of a great dream! The fact that the series will be filmed in Iceland feels very important, as the country&#8217;s nature and landscapes play a significant role in the books.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cineflix Rights has boarded the new Nordic crime drama Hildur, which Take Two Studios and Sagafilm have begun filming in Iceland, as worldwide distribution partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":22210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3462,10289,7794,2559,4656,10290,1823,7795,7797],"class_list":["post-22207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cineflix-rights","tag-eero-hietala","tag-hildur","tag-ipr-vc","tag-james-durie","tag-kjartan-thor-thordarson","tag-sagafilm","tag-satu-ramo","tag-take-two-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cineflix Rights Boards Nordic Crime Series Hildur - 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\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cineflix Rights Boards Nordic Crime Series Hildur - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cineflix Rights has boarded the new Nordic crime drama Hildur, which Take Two Studios and Sagafilm have begun filming in Iceland, as worldwide distribution partner.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-19T15:48:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-19T16:49:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/CineflixRights-HildurTheCluesintheFjord-0225-thumbresize.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=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/\",\"name\":\"Cineflix Rights Boards Nordic Crime Series Hildur - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-19T15:48:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-19T16:49:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-boards-nordic-crime-series-hildur\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cineflix Rights Boards Nordic Crime Series Hildur\"}]},{\"@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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