EXCLUSIVE: Leonard Cohen’s relationship with muse Marianne Ihlen is going under the microscope in a 1960s-set drama co-production for Norwegian broadcaster NRK. The UK’s Buccaneer Media (Marcella, …
with Ingebord Klyve. Karlsen, who also wrote on Acorn TV drama Cast on the English and Norwegian-language show will be announced “in the very near future”, according to Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart, whose indie Buccaneer is currently developing a pair of Irvine Welsh dramas for TV, Executive producers are NRK’s Marianne Furevold-Boland, Buccaneer’s joint CEOs Wood and Tulk-Hart, Redpoint’s Klyve and Karlsen and Connect3’s Pablo Salzman. NRK retains sales rights in Scandinavia.
NRK’s Furevold-Boland and Head of Content Commissioning and Sales Petter Wallace said writer Karlsen had “shown in his previous projects that he can create original dramas that are both exciting and emotion… We believe this project has the potential to become a timeless drama with universal appeal – it is about life and the pursuit of happiness.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UK Travel Chaos Hits Mip TVTravel chaos has hit Mip TV, with a string of EasyJet cancellations from the UK causing attendees to scramble to find alternative routes to the Cannes market. The concurrent Canneseries drama marke…
Read more »
Halo TV Series Episode 2 Teases Arrival of CortanaIt seems like Cortana's arrival is imminent in the Halo TV series. The new Halo series has made [...]
Read more »
'Family Law': Canadian Legal Drama Starring Jewel Staite Acquired by The CW NetworkThe CW has acquired the Canadian legal drama 'Family Law,' which stars Jewel Staite and Victor Garber.
Read more »
Read the Hilarious, Unique Spy Novels Behind the New Gary Oldman TV SeriesRead the most addictive espionage series going before you watch the TV show.
Read more »
Miss Manners: Control over TV turns into family dramaDEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at my daughter’s house. While she and my son-in-law were working in their bathroom, my two grandsons and I were in the den. The boys were on their tablets and I was watching an episode of a reality show ...
Read more »
Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker“More than at any time of my life, I no longer have that voice that says, ‘You’re fucking up.’ That’s a tremendous blessing, really.” Revisit David Remnick on Leonard Cohen’s introspective final days.
Read more »