Viaplay

Vanguard – Viaplay’s fiery new biopic is all about glamour and grit

Vanguard is a bold, five-part dramatisation of Jan Stenbeck’s transformation from Wall Street financier to Nordic media tycoon. Directed by Goran Kapetanović (Caliphate, The Congregation) and written by Alex Haridi (Quicksand, Love & Anarchy), the show is based on Per Andersson’s biography Stenbeck: A Biography of a Successful Businessman.

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Mafia – Viaplay’s tense new crime thriller

Viaplay has a decidedly gritty new offering coming to the platform. Mafia, a six-part drama thriller, centres around a community of smugglers and dealers from the former Yugoslavia, all of whom are using their new home in Stockholm to fund arms back home. Set against the backdrop of the Yugoslavian war, ethnic tensions permeate the… Continue reading Mafia – Viaplay’s tense new crime thriller

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Chaos – All you need to know about Viaplay’s brilliant new romantic drama series

Have you ever had something happen to you that has made you reassess the rest of your life? A moment so striking in its capacity for change that you realise you have been living a life that you’re not entirely happy with? For Lise (Katrine Greis-Rosenthal), it’s the prospect of losing her job as co-host… Continue reading Chaos – All you need to know about Viaplay’s brilliant new romantic drama series

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Danish actor Marco Ilsø discusses working on Viaplay’s biker gang drama ‘Bullshit’

Many might recognise Danish actor Marco Ilsø from his role as Hvitserk in Vikings. His other work includes Wildmen, which is a film we strongly recommend you seek out if you are a fan of the actor. But before doing that, make sure you strap yourself in to watch his portrayal of famous Danish biker… Continue reading Danish actor Marco Ilsø discusses working on Viaplay’s biker gang drama ‘Bullshit’

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Bullshit – Viaplay’s Danish biker gang series review

There’s an effortless romance often associated with biker gangs on screen. The open road, the faded denim, the sense of community. But that’s not the approach that director and series co-creator Milad Alami has taken to Bullshit, Viaplay’s new six-part series. Based on Camilla Stockmann and Janus Køster-Rasmussen’s book, Bullshit: The Story of a Family,… Continue reading Bullshit – Viaplay’s Danish biker gang series review

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Pilou Asbaek ‘comes home’ with new Viaplay series Secrets

Pilou Asbæk is up there as one of the most recognisable faces from Denmark when it comes to film and television. His work in both Hollywood and the Nordics has propelled him to be a household name with a wide variety of performances under his belt. You may recognise him as Euron Greyjoy from Game… Continue reading Pilou Asbaek ‘comes home’ with new Viaplay series Secrets

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In-Depth Review of Viaplay’s All and Eva TV Series

Ensemble dramedies are a television staple. We are invited into the lives of friends, family and loved ones for a brief moment and are guided gently through their trials and triumphs. It’s a genre that feels familiar; cosy. It’s perhaps not one that you thought could offer anything fresh. But Johanna Runevad’s All and Eva… Continue reading In-Depth Review of Viaplay’s All and Eva TV Series

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Sara Shirpey talks representation, social media and tackling sensitive issues in Viaplay’s Taelgia

“We get to follow people into their homes, where we normally might not, to avoid judgement and to prevent characters becoming one-sided or stereotypical.” As Nordic Watchlist sits down with Sara Shirpey, who gives an outstanding performance in the Viaplay drama Taelgia, we can’t help but notice how passionate and philosophical she is in her… Continue reading Sara Shirpey talks representation, social media and tackling sensitive issues in Viaplay’s Taelgia

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Viaplay’s Taelgia: A Powerful Portrayal of Tensions and Consequences

If you look at the poster for Jens Östberg’s Taelgia, you can’t help but notice a map containing the interwoven stories of its key characters. But, perhaps, another interpretation is that this is an image of veins, streaking their way through a closely connected community, spreading poison into every corner. This new six-part Viaplay series… Continue reading Viaplay’s Taelgia: A Powerful Portrayal of Tensions and Consequences

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