November was a little quiet for new Nordic entertainment – that might be because there is a whole hoard of new things coming soon in December! But of course we still managed to find some fantastic things to watch. We … Continue reading Our Watchlist November 2023: Discover the best Nordic entertainment
A Nearly Normal Family is one of those series that gets stuck in your psyche. After watching the first couple of episodes you’ll find yourself discussing, at length, the theories you might have. As with any crime series, this is … Continue reading A Nearly Normal Family’s breakout star Alex Karlsson Tyrefors speaks to Nordic Watchlist
October was a very busy month as we had London International Film Festival and a heap of new Nordic movies to watch, followed by compiling our mega Nordic Horror list for all those fans of that genre. We squeezed in … Continue reading Our Watchlist October 2023: Discover the best Nordic entertainment
September has kept us very busy in the build up to festival season with Nordic Watchlist covering Fantastic Fest, Nordisk Panorama Festival, and the upcoming London International Film Festival. We still managed to squeeze in some time for other films … Continue reading Our Nordic Watchlist September 2023: Discover the TV series and films we watched this month
Sidse Babett Knudsen is perhaps one of Denmark’s most recognisable and versatile actors, especially since her iconic lead role in the BAFTA-winning television series Borgen. From ‘the castle’ of Danish parliament to a castle in the fantasy world of Babenhausen, Sidse’s … Continue reading Sidse Babett Knudsen talks about her role in new period comedy ‘Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction’ – out now on Netflix
Fares Fares is a well-known star to many – his back catalogue of appearances is wide ranging and diverse. He was in the early Department Q series where he played Assad, starring alongside Nikolaj Lie Kaas’ character Carl Mørck. He … Continue reading Fares Fares discusses directorial debut ‘A Day and a Half’ – Swedish thriller out now on Netflix
The eagerly anticipated new Netflix feature A Day and A Half hits our screens this weekend, 1st September! We spoke to the film’s two leads stars – as well as the film’s director Fares Fares, who also wrote the film … Continue reading Alma Pöysti and Alexej Manvelov discuss starring as troubled couple in Swedish Netflix thriller ‘A Day and a Half’
We had a bit of time out in July, but it wasn’t long until we were back checking out some new Nordic releases. This month includes a couple of debuts from last weekend’s Frightfest! Here is our Nordic Watchlist for … Continue reading Our Nordic Watchlist August 2023: Discover the TV series and films we watched this month
We all know that for some reason when summer comes round things slow down when it comes to Nordic series and film releases and nothing has changed as we get hit by a heatwave and begin to dream of those … Continue reading Our Nordic Watchlist June 2023: Discover the TV series’ and films we watched this month
We slowed things done a tiny bit in May so we could catch up some books. Alex got thoroughly sucked into Jenny Lund Madsen’s ‘Thirty Days of Darkness’, though that didn’t stop him getting an opportunity to preview a brand … Continue reading Our Nordic Watchlist May 2023: Discover the TV series’ and films we watched this month