{"id":8538,"date":"2018-06-28T06:37:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T10:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/hbo-nordic-greenlights-norwegian-original\/"},"modified":"2018-06-28T06:51:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T10:51:42","slug":"hbo-nordic-greenlights-norwegian-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2018\/06\/28\/hbo-nordic-greenlights-norwegian-original\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Nordic Greenlights Norwegian Original"},"content":{"rendered":"
HBO Nordic has greenlit its first original Norwegian series, Beforeigners<\/em>, a satirical science-fiction show set in the near future.<\/p>\n Beforeigners<\/em> is an original concept from the creators and writers of Lilyhammer<\/em>, Anne Bj\u00f8rnstad and Eilif Skodvin. Nicolai Cleve Broch (Acquitted<\/em>, Max Manus<\/em>) and Krista Kosonen (Blade Runner 2049<\/em>) star in the lead roles.<\/p>\n In the series, a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world: powerful flashes of light occur in the ocean and people from the past appear. They come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. No one understands how this is possible, and the people from the past, called “beforeigners,” have no memory of what\u2019s transpired. A couple of years later, Alfhildr Enginnsdottir (Kosonen), who comes from the Viking Age, is teamed up with burned-out police officer Lars Haaland as part of the police department\u2019s integration program. While investigating the murder of a beforeigner, they begin to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals.<\/p>\n The show marks the second original production from HBO Nordic, following Lukas Moodysson\u2019s comedy G\u00f6sta<\/em>, which recently finished filming in Sweden.<\/p>\n Hanne Palmquist, commissioning editor and VP of original programming at HBO Nordic, said: \u201cBeforeigners<\/em> is a highly original and entertaining near future satire, set in a recognizable and yet transformed society where coexistence is a whole new ball game. I\u2019m very proud that it\u2019s our first Norwegian series\u2014it\u2019s funny, edgy and thought-provoking\u2014a true HBO title.\u201d<\/p>\n Antony Root, executive VP of original programming and production at HBO Europe, added: \u201cBeforeigners<\/em> represents exactly the kind of series we want to commission: bold, smart, author-driven, and with a distinctiveness that makes it a perfect fit for HBO. We\u2019re excited to be working with Anne and Eilif to launch our production activities in Norway, and for Beforeigners<\/em> to join our growing and varied slate of local original productions in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HBO Nordic has greenlit its first original Norwegian series, Beforeigners, a satirical science-fiction show set in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":8539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[510],"class_list":["post-8538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-hbo-nordic"],"yoast_head":"\n