The Darkness is descending in Iceland.
Principal images on the CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures‘ six-part, English-language drama co-production for Icelandic telecoms and streaming firm Síminn is underway within the nation’s capital Reykjavík, and the solid has now rounded out.
Jack Bannon (Pennyworth), Douglas Henshall (Shetland, Who’s Erin Carter?), Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (A Gentleman in Moscow), Thorsteinn Bachmann (Katla), Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (The Minister), Tora Hallström (Hilma), Ahd Tamimi (River Metropolis) and Árni Þór Lárusson have joined the solid, which Lena Olin is main.
Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole are UK casting administrators, with Tinna Aðalbjörndottir and Andrea Brabin in Reykavík masking casting for Iceland.
Based mostly on the best-selling thriller collection by Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness follows Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir as she investigates a stunning homicide case while coming to phrases along with her personal private traumas. Dealing with early retirement and compelled to tackle a brand new companion, she is set to seek out the killer, even when it means placing her personal life at risk.
The collection is the primary to return from the worldwide first-look deal between CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures. We first instructed you about each elements of the partnership in September 2020. The primary-look settlement sees them work collectively to supply, purchase and develop premium scripted content material for the worldwide market that’s creatively anchored exterior the U.S.
CBS Studios is co-producing with Iceland’s Truenorth, which was behind Netflix’s first Icelandic co-production, The Valhalla Murders, and Danish characteristic Margrete the First. Paramount International Content material Distribution is distributing exterior Iceland.
Sam Shore (Mystic) was introduced as author in October final yr, with Hallström’s father, Oscar nominee Lasse Hallström, the director. Greg Silverman and John-Paul Sarni function govt producers for Stampede Ventures, alongside author Jónasson. Kristinn Thordarson and Leifur B. Dagfinnsson function govt producers for Truenorth.
For CBS Studios, the collection is the most recent in its worldwide drama drive. Different titles on its slate embody Colin From Accounts, the Australian sitcom that’s in manufacturing on Season 2; Munich Video games, NCIS: Sydney, King & Conqueror and The Gold Diggers, which is produced with Stampede and Kojo Studios three way partnership The Alliance for the ABC in Australia.
