After a quiet spell on All4’s Walter Presents, a new Nordic thriller series is coming at the end of the month. Seizure is a Norwegian psychological thriller with a supernatural edge, featuring one of Norway’s finest talents, Anders Danielsen Lie, … Continue reading Oslo trilogy star Anders Danielsen Lie tells us about TV series ‘Seizure’ coming to Walter Presents
Described by Tvedestrandpost as one of the years most anticipated releases, Unhinged, the third book in the extremely popular Blix and Ramm series, was finally published in the UK on Wednesday 16th February. Nordic Watchlist were lucky enough to speak … Continue reading Horst & Enger: Norways Finest Crime Writing Duo discuss all things Blix and Ramm
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
2022 promises to be a big year for Nordic Literature with a number of highly anticipated books, both fiction and non-fiction, hitting the shelves. Here is my Top 10 releases to look out for in 2022! The Harbour – Katrin … Continue reading 10 Nordic Book Releases To Get Excited For This Year
Back on September 21st 2011, a television series aired in Sweden that would soon become one of the most iconic Nordic television shows of all time. The foundation had already been set by the incredibly popular Danish series The Killing, … Continue reading Celebrating 10 years since season one of ‘The Bridge’ aired in Sweden
Autumn is coming and along with it will be a host of new TV series to get stuck into! Starting this week with the much-awaited Swedish true crime series The Hunt For a Killer, starting on BBC4 on Sept 4. … Continue reading Lotten Roos talks about new Swedish true-crime series ‘The Hunt for a Killer’
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’
Get ready as we round up some great TV shows and films that we have been told are on their way to our screens in the UK this autumn… TV SERIES When the Dust Settles | 11 September (Walter Presents) … Continue reading New Nordic TV shows and films coming to the UK this autumn
Last year I was introduced to writer Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and her debut novel, The Creak On The Stairs. There were some rumbles in the Nordic noir camps that it was a fantastic read and I felt that I could … Continue reading Meet Iceland’s new crime writer Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
We speak to Mark from Barnet London borough council libraries, who are hosting an online event next week called ‘An evening with Scandinavian authors discussing their books.’ He tells us all about the event, which authors are attending, and some … Continue reading 5 Minute Fika: Barnet Libraries host Nordic Authors Evening