Getting to work on Catch & Release (currently available on Viaplay UK) saw actress Kristine Hartgen return to her home of Tromso. Here, she would play the role of Erika Meyer whose father is mysteriously murdered in the opening scene … Continue reading Star of Norwegian Netflix film ‘Narvik’, Kristine Hartgen enjoyed the adrenaline of shooting this war epic
The Walter Presents platform brings us a new crime series this month – Helsinki Crimes follows two detectives as they deal with a variety of crimes, set in Finland. We spoke to the show’s two lead stars Olli Rahkonen and … Continue reading Meet the two detectives in new Finnish series Helsinki Crimes on Walter Presents
So far this year we didn’t have any new Icelandic series in sight for us to watch, but now we have the excellent Sisterhood, Entrapped, and now we can be entertained once again with the arrival of Black Sands. Black … Continue reading Star of Icelandic series Black Sands, Aldís Amah Hamilton, on filming this thriller with a beautiful beach backdrop
It has been a long time coming but we are so excited that Viaplay, a streaming service owned by Viaplay Group based in Stockholm, has finally launched in the UK as of November 1st 2022! Up until last year, it … Continue reading Swedish streaming platform Viaplay launches in the UK offering a wealth of Nordic TV and film content
Lina Bengtsdotter is an award-winning Swedish author, probably best known for her Charlie Lager series. Nordic Watchlist were able to speak to her shortly after the third and final book in the series, ‘For The Lost’ was released. Read on … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist speaks to award-winning Swedish author Lina Bengtsdotter
This weekend sees the arrival of the long awaited Nordic series Trom, which has already picked up a number of awards. The series is one the first to be filmed and based in the stunning Faroe Islands, and it is … Continue reading Danish actress Maria Rich from acclaimed BBC series ‘Trom’ talks about filming this crime drama in the Faroe Islands
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
One of the founding fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Kjell Ola Dahl, was born in 1958 in Gjøvik. He made his debut in 1993, and has since published twelve novels, the most prominent of which is a series of … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist speaks to one of the founding fathers of Nordic Noir – Kjell Ola Dahl
Nordic Watchlist’s highlights and recommendations from March 2022: TV SERIES Snow Angels | Walter Presents on All4 We waited an incredibly long time for this show to come to the UK and were delighted to hear the news that Walter … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist’s Picks of the Month: March 2022
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