{"id":7389,"date":"2017-03-07T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mtgs\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T10:40:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T15:40:09","slug":"mtgs-viaplay-lines-up-new-thriller-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mtgs-viaplay-lines-up-new-thriller-series\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG\u2019s Viaplay Lines Up New Thriller Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STOCKHOLM: MTG\u2019s Nordic video streaming service Viaplay has a new original thriller coming to its lineup in spring 2018: <em>Alex<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The six-part series stars top Nordic actors Dragomir Mrsic (<em>Edge of Tomorrow<\/em>) and Rakel W\u00e4rml\u00e4nder (<em>G\u00e5smamman<\/em>). Nicklas Wikstr\u00f6m Nicastro (<em>A Man Called Ove<\/em>) will produce <em>Alex<\/em> for SF Studios, with\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Nevision as co-producer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Niklas Rockstr\u00f6m (<em>Before We Die<\/em>) and Michael Hjorth (<em>Sebastian Bergman<\/em>) serve as writers on the series, which is about a hardened and corrupt cop who decides to leave the underworld behind but his dark connections keep pulling him back.<\/p>\n<p>Mrsic\u00a0said: \u201cIt\u2019s so exciting to create a raw and tough thriller series that goes further than what we usually get to see.\u00a0<em>Alex<\/em> is set in a brutal criminal environment that I\u2019ve experienced first-hand, and that viewers can now experience without compromises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jakob Mejlhede, MTG&#8217;s executive VP and head of programming and content development, added: \u201cJust reading the synopsis gets my heart pumping\u2014so just imagine what\u00a0<em>Alex<\/em> will be like to watch. 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