{"id":5340,"date":"2014-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2014\/05\/13\/red-arrow-international-picks-up-norwegian-comedy-samurai-security\/"},"modified":"2014-05-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T00:00:00","slug":"red-arrow-international-picks-up-norwegian-comedy-samurai-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2014\/05\/13\/red-arrow-international-picks-up-norwegian-comedy-samurai-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Arrow International Picks Up Norwegian Comedy Samurai Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tMUNICH: Red Arrow International has scored the distribution rights for the Norwegian comedy <em>Samurai Security<\/em>, produced by Rubicon TV, the creators of <em>Lilyhammer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe series airs on TV 2 in Norway, where it outperformed the channel average by up to 96 percent. The show is about four dysfunctional mall cops from Oslo who realize that they have no chance at being the best, so they must be the cheapest.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAnne Kolbj&oslash;rnsen, the head of scripted at Rubicon TV, said: &quot;Samurai Security has been a dream project for us. A fantastic script from Anne Bj&oslash;rnstad, one of the creators behind <em>Lilyhammer<\/em>, great actors, two of which we know well from <em>Lilyhammer<\/em>, and a dedicated crew have created what has become a successful comedy for Rubicon and our broadcaster, TV 2. The <em>Samurai<\/em> universe is warm-hearted, humorous, and completely catastrophic, as Kato Haugen struggles to crack the code of what makes a good mall cop.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\tIrina Ignatiew, the managing director of global scripted distribution at Red Arrow International, added: &quot;Our first cooperation with Rubicon, <em>Lilyhammer<\/em>,<em> <\/em>was picked up in over 150 countries and proved that our partnership was more than successful. I am thrilled to continue our relationship through their newest project, <em>Samurai Security<\/em>, which is bound to leave no eye dry.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUNICH: Red Arrow International has scored the distribution rights for the Norwegian comedy Samurai Security, produced by Rubicon TV, the creators of Lilyhammer. The series airs on TV 2 in Norway, where it outperformed the channel average by up to 96 percent. 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