I haven’t spoken English in a while Alex, I haven’t been really been speaking much Swedish either, let’s see what happens. Adam is deadpan, and much like his young detective character, pretty hard to read! I know Scandinavians well enough … Continue reading Actor Adam Pålsson talks to Nordic Watchlist about the new series of Young Wallander
The last time I spoke with Icelandic star Olafur Darri Olafsson, we were chatting at a live online event with Barnet libraries one evening in spring 2021. But it was 06.30 in the morning for Darri, and he was in … Continue reading Trapped star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson on playing a cowboy killer in new BBC Series ‘The Tourist’
Amongst all the TV series and films we have been blessed with this year, there are also the talented people who are involved and keep us glued to the screens. In our final post of the year we wanted to … Continue reading Rising Stars of 2021
Walter Presents has delivered another exciting new show from the Nordic region, this time in the guise of Sweden’s Partisan. Alex spoke to one of its stars, Pelle Holmström, about the show, what to expect (no spoilers in this interview), … Continue reading Meet Pelle Holmström: Star of new Swedish series ‘Partisan’
The love for Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person In The World has been building and building – from the moment it premiered in Cannes to its arrival last week at Reykjavik’s International Film Festival and more recently at BFI London … Continue reading Interview with Herbert Nordrum – star of the acclaimed Norwegian film ‘The Worst Person In The World’
With the Danish movie Shorta (Arabic for police), finally getting a release in the UK on Sept 3, we interviewed the impressive young breakout star Tarek Zayat. We first saw the movie at Glasgow Film Festival earlier this year, (you … Continue reading NORDIC NEW WAVE: Meet rising star Tarek Zayat from Danish crime thriller ‘Shorta’
‘Wow this looks interesting! Is it from a new show?’ Never shy to ask a question, I was intrigued when I saw an image of a girl hugging a giant taxidermy bear. It looked dark and menacing yet also comforting. … Continue reading Inland: Interview with director Jon Blåhed and actress Irma von Platen
This Thursday June 17 sees the release of the highly anticipated Icelandic drama Katla on Netflix and we’re super excited! We spoke to Bjorn Thors, who plays Darri in the series, about the experience filming Katla, what we can expect … Continue reading Netflix original Katla released this week: we speak to actor Bjorn Thors who plays Darri
Things get off to a rocky start when I called Danish TV and film star Jacob Lohmann. One moment he is sitting comfortably ready for our phone interview, the next we are struggling with the sound, the other pandemic that … Continue reading In conversation with Danish actor and Shorta star Jacob Lohmann
Next week sees the release of a new Nordic show to hit our screens in the UK on the excellent Walter Presents – Swedish and Romanian crime series Box 21. Box 21 follows the story of Lidia as she gets … Continue reading We meet Swedish-Japanese actor Kristofer Kamiyasu – star of Box 21 and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard