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It seems a bit premature, but we wanted to have a place where we could begin tracking upcoming Netflix Originals expected to be hitting our screens in 2026. This is an extension to our 2025 movie and TV schedule, which we’ll continue to keep updated throughout 2025.

Important note: Given how far out we are from 2026, everything on this list is highly subject to change. We’ll keep it updated throughout 2025 and into 2026 with the latest confirmations of releases. As of right now, for most titles listed below, we’ve made assumptions based on filming schedules and/or if they’ve been excluded from the 2025 schedule. Of course, Netflix’s development slate is certainly much bigger than what this list implies, with likely well over 1,000 projects that have been announced or titles being worked on behind the scenes, although many will not see the light of day.

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Aaron Paul and Jacob Tremblay have officially joined the cast of The Night House, a film adaptation of the bestselling horror novel by author Jo Nesbø.

Per Variety, Paul and Tremblay will lead the upcoming horror adaptation as the younger and older versions of the film's protagonist, with more cast members expected to be announced soon. Jesper Ganslandt directs from a script penned by himself and Nesbø. Steven Schneider, best known for horror franchises such as Paranormal Activityand Insidious, serves as the producer of The Night House. The film is still in the pre-production phase, with plans to begin filming this summer. Nesbø also has a Netflix series adaptation of his novels centered around his Detective Harry Hole character in the works, with Tobias Santelmann and Joel Kinnaman set to star.

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Over the last decade or two, one particular trend in Hollywood has left moviegoers divided. This specific trend involves major studios electing to remake their fan-favorite films from years before. Some enjoy seeing their favorite stories be brought back to life, while others would prefer to see studios dedicating their resources to more original ideas. Regardless of where you stand on this debate, it is impossible to deny that the movie world has recently been flooded with remakes of popular films.

A major reason why so many of these remakes are happening is because they often feel like a surefire way to make a massive profit by capitalizing on a pre-existing audience. However, several recent attempts have demonstrated that success is not a guarantee. Some remakes unfortunately end up thoroughly underwhelming their audiences, failing to offer all the exciting elements that made the original films so popular, particularly when it...

You won’t need your magnifying glass for this mystery, because we have all the answers for you. Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, a Nordic noir series based on author Jo Nesbø’s crime novels about Detective Harry Hole, is coming to Netflix in 2026.

The series stars Tobias Santelmann as Hole, Joel Kinnaman as his adversary (and fellow detective) Tom Waaler, Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke, as well as Anders Danielsen Lie, Ane Dahl Torp and pop singer Dagny (Home for Christmas).

Director and executive producer Øystein Karlsen tells Tudum, “It is a great mix of a fast-paced whodunit and a genuine drama with real people and lives the viewer can relate to — and it has more twists and turns than I can remember having...

Netflix announced today that production of Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole has wrapped after 113 days of shooting across 160 locations. The streaming service has shared a first-look video featuring Tobias Santelmann as Harry Hole and Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler in Harry’s shabby Oslo apartment.

From best-selling author Jo Nesbø, one of the leading crime writers in the world, the nine-episode series will launch on Netflix in 2026.

The streaming service also revealed that Anders Danielsen Lie, Ane Dahl Torp and pop singer Dagny (Home for Christmas) have joined the cast of the anticipated series.

Filming started on May 23, 2024, and has lasted over 113 days in Oslo, including iconic Harry Hole locations like Harry’s favorite hangout Restaurant Schrøder and Frognerbadet.

Created by one of the greatest storytellers in crime fiction, Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by famed anti-hero Harry Hole. Underneath the surface, this...

Swedish original series “Veronika” has been renewed for a second season at SkyShowtime, Variety can confirm.

Starring Alexandra Rapaport (“Honour”) and Tobias Santelmann (“The Arctic Convoy”), the crime drama sees Rappaport return as police officer Veronika Gren. Santelmann plays her husband Tomas.

Season 1 saw Veronika set out to uncover the murder of two teenage girls while juggling her own complicated family life and secret pill addiction.

The second season will follow the police officer as she continues to struggle with her past as well as mysterious visions, all while impatiently waiting to resume her role in the police force.

“As the series unfolds, she finds herself in the middle of a dark and perplexing murder mystery, rooting back 60 years in time,” reads the logline. “As Veronika is torn between the world of living and the dead, her facade begins to crack. An inevitable chain of events puts everything she’s worked to rebuild at risk.

Netflix has reaffirmed its commitment to Scandinavian originals, on Thursday an upcoming slate of productions from Sweden, Norway and Denmark that, according to Jenny Stjernströmer Björk, VP of Nordic Content at the streamer, is Netflix’s “most diverse and ambitious to date.”

Netflix has commissioned more than a dozen new and returning Nordic series, with highlights including disaster drama La Palma, about a Norwegian family whose Canary Islands’ holiday is disrupted by a volcanic eruption; The Helicopter Heist, a dramatization of a daring real-life cash depot robbery in Sweden in 2009; and Danish mystery The Habitat, which follows the mysterious disappearance of a young Filipino au pair in an affluent Danish neighborhood.

Three new, previously unannounced titles, all set to launch globally in 2025, include Synden, a crime series set in rural Sweden; the Danish feature film Sult, adapted from Tine Høeg’s 2022 novel, about a couple trying to conceive via fertility...

Deadline has revealed that Tom Hardy and Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be working with True Detective and No Time to Die director Cary Fukunaga on the film adaptation of Blood on Snow. The movie is based on the crime thriller novel by author Jo Nesbø. Nesbø will also be penning the script for his own adaptation with revisions done by Ben Power. The logline involves the plot taking place in 1970s Oslo, where two rival gang leaders—Hoffman and the Fisherman (Hardy) —vie for control.

Hardy and Dean Baker will produce the movie under their Hardy Son & Baker company alongside producers Fukunaga, Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, and Hayden Lautenbach. Both Hardy and Taylor-Johnson can be seen this later year in Sony’s Spider-verse movies Venom: The Last Dance and Kraven the Hunter.

The synopsis for the story reads,

“Hoffman’s trusted hitman, Olav (Johnson), is a cold, efficient killer, perfect for the job.

An upcoming Netflix crime series from an acclaimed Norweigan author just got a major update. A new report from Deadline revealed that Prison Break actor Peter Stormare, along with 27 others, have officially joined the cast of Jo Nesb's Detective Hole, a crime series based on Nesb's novels about Detective Harry Hole. Stormare joins Joel Kinnaman, Tobias Santelmann, and Pia Tjelta in the cast, along with other new additions: Anders Baasmo (The King's Choice), Ellen Helinder (Exit), Simon Berger (The Master Plan), and Kelly Gale (Plane). Anna Zackrisson, best known for helming five episodes of the Netflix original series Deliver Me, has also come on board to direct Jo Nesb's Detective Hole.

Deadline reports that Netflix has announced the casting of 28 actors for the upcoming whodunnit mystery series Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole. The mystery’s plot is led by “famed anti-hero detective Harry Hole. Underneath the surface, this series is a nuanced character drama about two police officers — and supposed colleagues — operating on opposite sides of the law. Throughout the first season, Harry goes head-to-head with his long-time adversary and corrupt detective, Tom Waaler. Harry is a brilliant but tormented homicide detective who struggles with his demons. As the two navigate the blurred ethical lines of the criminal justice system, Harry must do all he can to catch a serial killer and bring Waaler to justice before it is too late.”

The series was previously reported to star Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman and Pia Tjelta. The series is now welcoming character actor Peter Stormare (Fargo) to the cast, as well as...

Exclusive: Peter Stormare (Fargo) is among 28 new additions to the cast of Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, Netflix’s forthcoming crime series based on the novels from Norwegian author Jo Nesbø.

Others featuring in prominent secondary roles include Anders Baasmo (Power Play), Ellen Helinder (Exit), Simon J. Berger (Exit), Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (Westworld) and Kelly Gale (Plane). Director Anna Zackrisson (Deliver Me) has also joined the production, which as previously reported, will star Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman and Pia Tjelta.

Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by famed anti-hero detective Harry Hole (Santelmann). Underneath the surface, this series is a nuanced character drama about two police officers — and supposed colleagues — operating on opposite sides of the law. Throughout the first season, Harry goes head-to-head with his long-time adversary and corrupt detective, Tom Waaler (Kinnaman). Harry is a brilliant but tormented homicide detective who struggles with his demons.

A lone Norwegian freighter braves Nazi U-boats and bombers in a desperate attempt to supply Russian soldiers during World War II. Inspired by real events, The Arctic Convoy shines a deserving spotlight on the heroic civilian sailors who risked death on treacherous open waters. Cargo ships were vital arteries of hope against the Germans but were easy targets for merciless submarines and aerial assault. The Arctic Convoy explores the constant vigilance, fear, and internal strife faced in close quarters and rough seas under duress. Its taut interpersonal drama and well-executed action scenes are admirable. But the film does suffer from sluggish pacing and strained exposition that muddies the runtime.

Captain Skar Plots a Dangerous Course in World War 2

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In the summer of 1942, Captain Skar (Anders Baasmo) leads the command ship of a fleet bringing supplies to the Russian front from Iceland to Murmansk. 35 vessels are escorted by British fighters,...

"We'll maintain our course. That's the last thing the Germans expect." Magnolia Pictures has revealed an official US trailer for a Norwegian WWII survival action thriller film called The Arctic Convoy, originally titled just Konvoi in Norwegian. This opened in Norway first late last year with a theatrical release, now it's getting a US release (direct-to-vod) in late July this summer. Who wants to enjoy chilly, freezing cold WWII cargo ship thriller in the middle of summer? Here you go. Summer 1941: Hitler seems unstoppable, invading the Soviet Union. Convoys of cargo ships with war materials began the perilous journey over to Murmansk. Ordinary sailors facing German superiority in the icy Arctic sea with their lives at stake. In 1942, the leader of a convoy carrying vital military supplies to a Norwegian outpost decides to proceed through treacherous, enemy-infested waters despite the recall of their military escort. 35 civilian ships brave brutal...

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s batch of Time Bandits will make their debut on Wednesday, July 24 on Apple TV+.

Created by Waititi, Clement and Iain Morris, the reimagining of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 cult fantasy film is officially described as a “comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd” (played by relative newcomer Kal-El Tuck). “Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.”

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The name Harry Hole may sound like a joke to a lot of English speakers, but Norwegian author Jo Nesbø has managed to build a bestselling series of crime novels around the character – whose last name is meant to be pronounced as “Hoo-leh.” There have been thirteen books in the Harry Hole series to date, with the seventh one having previously been brought to the screen as the 2017 film The Snowman… which, despite having Tomas Alfredson at the helm, Martin Scorsese on board as a producer, and a strong cast that included Michael Fassbender as Hole, did not turn out well. (You can read our 3/10 review Here.) Now Nesbø is seeking redemption for his character by teaming with Working Title and the Netflix streaming service for a series called Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, which is set to star Tobias Santelmann (The Last Kingdom) as Hole. Deadline has unveiled an image of Santelmann in character,...

Today, Netflix revealed the main cast and title of Jo Nesbø’s upcoming crime series about the introverted detective Harry Hole. The live cast announcement happened at the iconic restaurant Schrøder in Oslo, Norway, which also serves as Harry Hole’s “second home” in the novels.

Tobias Santelmann will lead the cast as the legendary detective Harry Hole, alongside Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler, and Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke.

As a memorable entrance, the cast arrived in the cars they will drive in the series, including a 1988 Ford Escort, a Skoda Enyaq, and a brand new Lotus Emira. During the press conference, Netflix confirmed the title of the coming Netflix series Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole and the main cast.

Created by one of the greatest storytellers in crime fiction, Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by famed antihero Harry Hole. Underneath the surface,...

Netflix and Working Title have found their Harry Hole.

German-Norwegian actor Tobias Santelmann (The Last Kingdom) will play the lead in the Jo Nesbø adaptation, which will be officially titled Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole.

Santelmann is joined by Joel Kinnaman (Altered Carbon, The Suicide Squad) playing Tom Waaler and Pia Tjelta (Made in Oslo, State of Happiness) as Rakel Fauke. The casting has been announced in the past few minutes at the iconic restaurant Schrøder in Oslo, Norway, which also serves as Harry Hole’s ‘second home’ in the novels.

Created by the much-loved Scandi crime fiction author, Nesbø’s Harry Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by the famed anti-hero. Underneath the surface, it is a nuanced character drama about two police officers – and supposed colleagues – operating on opposite sides of the law. Throughout the first season, Harry goes head-to-head with his long time adversary and corrupt detective Tom Waaler.

Signature Entertainment has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to TrustNordisk’s Second World War drama The Arctic Convoy, as one of several key territory sales.

Henrik M. Dahlsbakken’s film has also sold to France (The Jokers Film), Portugal (Films4You), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Group), China (Virtual Cinema/Pumpkin Film), Australia and New Zealand (Palace Films) and Latin America (Gussi).

Inspired by true naval stories from the Second World War, The Arctic Convoy follows ordinary sailors on convoy ships making a dangerous journey through the icy Arctic sea.

The film stars Kon-Tiki and Out Stealing Horses star Tobias Santelmann, and Anders Baasmo.

TrustNordisk has acquired international sales rights to Charlotte Blom’s comedy-drama Three Men And Vilma.

The film is currently in post-production, having begun filming in Norway on January 25, with a €2.9m (£2.5m) budget. A release in Nordic countries is pencilled in for November 8 this year, through Nordisk Film Distribution.

Three Men And Vilma is based on Gudrun Skretting’s 2020 novel of the same name, which has been published internationally in countries including Germany, France and Finland. Blom is directing from Maren Skolem’s script.

The story follows Vilma, an isolated 35-year-old teacher who is confronted by a handsome priest and...

Shōgun is one of the best beautiful and intense action drama series ever. Based on a 1975 novel of the same name by James Clavell, the FX series is adapted for television by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. Set in the year 1600 in Japan, the historical series follows the story of Lord Yoshii Toranaga as enemies unite and come to take his life, but he sees an opportunity when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a village nearby. Shōgun has a brilliant ensemble cast including Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Néstor Carbonell, and Fumi Nikaido. So, if you loved the beautiful imagery and ruthless action of Shōgun, then you should check out these shows next.

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Medici: Masters of Florence is not big on action but if you loved all the politics and scheming in Shōgun, then it might be right up your alley.

Half a century ago, Universal Pictures hoped to carry over the success of its entries in the short-lived disaster film vogue to naval combat movies, stirring some box office if few other rewards via dullish “Midway” and “Gray Lady Down,” which felt like bloated retro B-movies. Having revived the disaster genre with trilogy “The Wave,” “The Quake” and “The Burning Sea,” their Norwegian producers seem to be going the same route with “The Arctic Convoy,” about the perilous voyage of a freighter delivering supplies to Allies on the eastern front during World War 2.

The fact-inspired story’s central situation is compelling enough. But director/co-writer Henrik M. Dahlsbakken (of recent biopic “Munch”) delivers a middling effort too sparing of excitement to satisfy action fans, and without the character depth or involvement to score as drama instead. Released on the film’s home turf at Christmas, the competent but uninspired Scandinavian...

Ragnar's absence from The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die's Valhalla sequence ruins his character's ending and casts doubt on whether Uhtred and Brida's efforts to help him reach Valhalla were successful. The decision to exclude Ragnar and other characters from the film was made to keep the cast limited to those most pertinent to the plot and to prevent overstretching the storyline. However, Ragnar's inclusion in the Valhalla sequence would not have detracted from the plot or other character arcs and would have honored his story, making the film's ending more complete.

One The Last Kingdom character had their season 3 ending ruined by their exclusion from the show's sequel film, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die. Seven Kings Must Die wrapped up The Last Kingdom in two hours of pulse-pounding action, carrying the story to its natural climax at the famous historical Battle of Brunanburh. The...

Medieval arms expert Tobias Capwell criticizes The Last Kingdom's Battle of Edington, calling the use of rectangle-shaped shields "ridiculous" and "stupid." Capwell explains that real early Medieval shields were circular and made out of boards that were sealed and glued together, with no openings for air. The Last Kingdom's depiction of battle scenes, including the Battle of Edington, may contain inaccuracies in terms of Medieval arms, according to Capwell.

One battle scene from The Last Kingdom is being torn apart by Medieval arms expert Tobias Capwell. The series, based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories, premiered on BBC Two in 2015 before moving to Netflix three years later. It follows Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon), who seeks to reclaim his homeland of Bebbanburg while aiding King Alfred (David Dawson) in his defense of Wessex. In addition to Dreymon and Dawson, The Last Kingdom stars Tobias Santelmann, Emily Cox, Joseph Millson,...

The Berlin Film Festival has revealed the first tranche of titles for its Panorama and Generation strands.

The Panorama lineup includes films from Ukraine, Yemen and about Iran. Of the 14 films selected, 11 are world premieres. There are new films by Sepideh Farsi, Jennifer Reeder, Tina Satter, Sacha Polak, Malene Choi and Ira Sachs.

The films selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions include nine shorts and nine features, including 11 world premieres.

Stars featured in titles across the strands include Willem Dafoe, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulous, Leon Dai and Sydney Sweeney.

The festival takes place Feb. 16-26, 2023.

Panorama Titles

“Al Murhaqoon” (“The Burdened”)

by Amr Gamal. With Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani, Awsam Abdulrahman, Shahd Algonfedy

Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia

“Au cimetière de la pellicule” (“The Cemetery of Cinema”)

by Thierno Souleymane Diallo

France/Senegal/Guinea/Saudi Arabia

“El castillo” (“The Castle”)

by Martín Benchimol. With Justina Olivo,...

Viaplay’s next Norwegian original series “The Fortress” is currently shooting in Bergen with a cast including Tobias Santelmann (“Kon-Tiki”), Selome Emnetu (“Luka and the Magical Theater”) and British star Russell Tovey (“Years and Years”).

Directed by Cecilie Mosli and Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (“State of Happiness”), the ambitious eight-part dystopian drama is set in 2037 in Norway. The country has decided to build an enormous wall around its borders to isolate itself and its citizens from the rest of the world. When a deadly pandemic breaks out, the inhabitants soon realize that the wall intended to protect them is instead holding them prisoner.

The show was written by Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (“Bø”) and author John Kåre Råke (“The Quake”). It will launch on Viaplay in 2023.

“Cecilie has directed most of the scenes involving my character, and she is talented, generous and committed,” said Santelmann. “My experience is that both Mikkel and...

Network: Netflix, BBC America

Episodes: 46 (hour)

Seasons: Five

TV show dates: October 10, 2015 — March 9, 2022

Series status: Ended

Performers include: Alexander Dreymon, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Tobias Santelmann, Thure Lindhardt, Millie Brady, Alexandre Willaume, Julia Bache-Wiig, Joseph Millson, and Peter McDonald.

TV show description:

An adaptation of Bernard Cornwell's novel series, The Saxon Stories, The Last Kingdom TV show follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Dreymon), the son of a ninth Century Saxon nobleman. After Danish invaders seize six of the seven kingdoms making up what we now think of as England, only Wessex still stands.

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Spoiler Alert: Do not keep reading if you have not finished Season 5 of “The Last Kingdom.”

“The Last Kingdom” is coming to an end.

Although a two-hour movie followup is currently filming, Season 5 of the Netflix historical drama wraps up the story of its central character, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, played by Alexander Dreymon, in a very satisfying way — as the sins of Uhtred’s past collide head on with his present and the future of England.

Uhtred finds himself in an unusual place at the beginning of the season — unable to be with Aethelflaed (Millie Brady), the woman he loves and the Lady of Merica, he presides over a Mercian border town at her request. But strange things are in the air, as Brida (Emily Cox) is determined to have her vengeance once and for all and the enemies of the House of Wessex are gathering.

Variety spoke with Dreymon...

The U.K. edition of “The Masked Singer,” comedy “Call My Agent” and drama “Tehran” were among the top winners Monday at the 49th annual International Emmy Awards in New York.

David Tennant took the trophy for best actor for his work as a deceptively meek serial killer in ITV’s “Des.” Hayley Squires won for actress for her role as a happily well-adjusted porn star in “Adult Material.”

Israeli drama “Tehran,” about a female Mossad agent who goes undercover in Iran, won the top drama series prize. Season 4 of “Call My Agent,” set among agents at a Paris talent rep firm, took the prize for comedy.

The ITV rendition of “Masked Singer” prevailed in the nonscripted entertainment category. Netflix’s “Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice” took the documentary award, marking the first International Emmy honor for a program from Thailand.

“Insecure” star Yvonne Orji hosted the ceremony at Casa Cipriani.

The French comedy Call My Agent and Israeli drama Tehran took the top prizes at the 49th annual International Emmys, which here handed out Monday night during an in-person ceremony in New York. See the full list of winners below.

The UK boasts both top acting honors David Tennant for crime thriller Des and Hayley Squires for porn drama Adult Material — as well as winning the Non-Scripted Entertainment prize for The Masked Singer.

Norway’s Atlantic Crossing went home with the Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries, and Thailand’s Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice won for Documentary. It was the country’s first International Emmy.

“We are delighted to be able to gather the global television community, in-person again, in New York to celebrate the world’s best television.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “The diversity and geographic spread of tonight’s winners demonstrate once again...

Exclusive: Here’s a trailer for the second season of Beforeigners, HBO Max’s debut original from Norway.

The sci-fi drama from Lilyhammer’s Eilif Skodvin and Anne Bjørnstad is introducing a wealth of new international cast members for the second season, including Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones) Ann Akin (I May Destroy You), Jade Anouka (His Dark Materials), Billy Postlethwaite (Chernobyl), Hedda Stiernstedt (The Restaurant) and Philip Rosch (The Alienist). Krista Kosonen and Nicolai Cleve Broch will reprise their roles as main characters Alfhildr and Lars and Tobias Santelmann (The Last Kingdom) will return as Olav the Holy.

The series starts with Oslo shaken by a brutal murder. Lars and Alfhildr are brought back together in an investigation with ties to several countries and centuries which raises the question: could Jack the Ripper have ‘timeigrated’ to the present? Police detectives, Lars and Alfhildr soon realize that if they are to capture the killer,...

Beta Film has sold the World War II drama series “Atlantic Crossing,” starring Kyle MacLachlan and “The Bridge” lead actor Sofia Helin, to Spain’s pay TV provider Movistar Plus and Austrian public broadcaster Orf. The limited series, praised as an “immensely moving saga” by the Wall Street Journal, will be aired in both countries later this year.

The show premiered last week on the U.S. national broadcaster PBS in its Masterpiece strand, beating NBC and Fox in the same timeslot. The series ranks number 4 at the worldwide top 10 iTunes shows, according to Flixpatrol.

“Atlantic Crossing” is one of the biggest Scandinavian productions to date and stars MacLachlan as President Franklin D. Roosevelt alongside Swedish actress Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha and Tobias Santelmann (“The Last Kingdom”) as her husband.

Based on true events, it offers a fresh perspective on World War II, centering on the story of...

Beta Film has closed multiple pre-sales deals on “Atlantic Crossing,” the prestige Norwegian period drama starring Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”) as Crown Princess Märtha, and Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks”) as U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, ahead of its world premiere at Canneseries and Mipcom.

Sales have been struck with Italy’s Rai and Deutsche Telekom’s Magenta TV for Germany and Austria, as well as with France’ Chérie 25. The series was produced by leading Norwegian banner Cinenord for public broadcaster Nrk, and was co-produced by Beta Film, Svt and Dr.

“Atlantic Crossing” was also snatched up for Russia (more.tv), the Australian public broadcaster Sbs, Greece and

Cyprus (Forthnet) and across Eastern Europe, including Lithuania (Lrt). The event series is competing at Canneseries and will bow on Nrk on Oct. 26.

Directed by Alexander Eik (“Cold Feet”), “Atlantic Crossing” tells the riveting untold story of the Norwegian Crown Princess who became...

Another week of 2020, another week largely without movie theaters. Fortunately, it is a huge week for new movies making their way to streaming. While it may be from the comfort of home and not at a theater near you, there is no shortage of options when it comes to finding something to watch this weekend.

We have a brand new comedy from Seth Rogen, the latest from director David Ayer and an update to a classic tale. There is also a horror flick focused on killer crocodiles, a new documentary on Disney+ and a few recent acclaimed titles that are finally arriving on streaming services. Here at this week's streaming selections.

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It feels a bit like a broken record at this point in 2020, but here we have another big movie that was previously destined for...

Tragedy strikes forty years after moving to Sweden and the loss is so profound that Trond (Stellan Skarsgård) discovers it difficult to continue on as before. When your life is changed so fully and abruptly, a desire to “pick up the pieces” very often pales in comparison to simply leaving them behind. Gone was his tether to the city and connection to his possessions. Gone was his sense of home itself. So he decides to leave and find another in the desolate countryside of Norway. Trond escapes an identity he’d spent decades cultivating to embrace the quiet of isolation instead. This is how he’ll survive the changing of the millennium alone. Rather than be reminded of who was missing during the inevitable celebrations, he’d go missing himself too.

Like everyone in Hans Petter Moland’s latest film Out Stealing Horses, Trond doesn’t want pity nor judgment.

An unexpected encounter forces a bereaved widower to remember a fateful summer with his father. Out Stealing Horses vividly captures the transition from innocent adolescence to hardened adulthood. Adapted from the prizewinning novel by Norwegian author Per Petterson, Out Stealing Horses is a deeply spiritual, beautifully shot coming of age drama. It examines how tragic events irreparably shatter the bonds we hold dear, and changes the course of our lives.

The film opens on a snowy cottage near a rural Norwegian village. It is November 1999, a month before the new millennium. Trond (Stellan Skarsg&#229rd) has no interest in celebrating. His only desire is to be left alone. He's haunted by the car accident that killed his wife. Trond's troubled sleep is interrupted by shouting. He goes outside into the frosty night to find a man (Bj&#248rn Floberg) searching for his lost dog. The neighbor introduces himself as Lars.

"The way we carried on, something had to go wrong." Magnolia Pictures has released an official trailer for Out Stealing Horses, a Norwegian drama about a man thinking back on his life and his adolescence. The film originally premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year, and is finally getting a release in the Us this summer after opening in Norway originally more than a year ago. Stellan Skarsgård stars as a man living alone quietly in Norway, who meets a new neighbor that he recognizes as someone from his youth. This takes him back to the summer of 1948 when he was 15 years old, and the events that summer that changed his life forever. Also starring Bjørn Floberg, Tobias Santelmann, Jon Ranes, and Danica Curcic. This is an excellent trailer for this unique Norwegian film, more than just a coming-of-age story. I caught this at Berlinale and quite liked it,...

Bigger. Bloodier. Better. That’s what to expect from The Last Kingdom season four according to its official Twitter account.

In season four, the TV adaptation reaches books seven and eight of Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories in ten new episodes due to arrive this April.

The new season will see another time jump and welcome aged-up versions of Uhtred’s children who will have their own storylines this time around. Catch a glimpse of the action in the brand new trailer below.

See who’s playing them, who’s joining them and what happens in the source material in our handy season four round-up below.

The Last Kingdom season 4 – The Geek Lowdown

How many series are there? Three, with one on the way

Renewed or cancelled? Renewed for series four in December 2018

Next series air date confirmed? Sunday April 26th 2020

Where to watch? Netflix

Created by: Stephen Butchard based...

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A BBC and Netflix historical drama, The Last Kingdom stars Alexander Dreymon, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Tobias Santelmann, Harry McEntire, Joseph Millson, Björn Bengtsson, and Ian Hart. An adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s novel series, The Saxon Stories, the historical drama follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Dreymon), the son of a 9th Century Saxon nobleman. After killing his father, Danish invaders kidnap the boy and he...

"What are our chances for a pardon now?" Signature Entertainment in the UK have debuted this official UK trailer for the Norwegian true story drama Congo, originally titled Mordene i Kongo (which translates to The Murders in Congo). In the spring of 2009 two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, are accused of killing their hired driver just before crossing into the eastern Congo. The following manhunt starts a political and diplomatic headache. Congo is the unfathomable and controversial real-life story and murder case that shocked the world. Described as "hard-hitting and often harrowing" in reviews. Aksel Hennie (from The Martian) and Tobias Santelmann (from The Last Kingdom) star as the friends whose journey into the Congo turns into a waking nightmare. Tobias Santelmann already won two key Best Actor awards in Norway. Also starring Ine F. Jansen, Dennis Storhøi, Tone Danielsen, and Anthony Oseyemi. This looks like a very tricky,...

Norway has selected Hans Petter Moland’s drama Out Stealing Horses to represent it in the Best International Feature Film category at the 92nd Oscars. Adapted from the award-winning bestseller by Per Pettersen, the film stars Stellan Skarsgard as a grieving widower who moves to the countryside where a chance encounter rekindles the past.

A world premiere in Competition in Berlin, the movie took the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for its cinematography. Norway has received five nominations for the International Feature Oscar, previously known as the Foreign Language category. It most recently made the shortlist with Erik Poppe’s 2016 drama The King’s Choice.

In Out Stealing Horses, Skarsgard plays 67-year-old Trond who lives in new-found solitude and looks forward to spending New Year’s Eve 2000 alone. As winter arrives, he discovers he has a neighbor, a man Trond knew back in 1948, the summer he turned 15 and the...

The film launched at the 2019 Berlinale.

Norway has chosen Hans Petter Moland’s flashback drama Out Stealing Horses as its submission for the best international feature award at the 2020 Oscars.

The film launched in Competition at the 2019 Berlinale, where it won the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution for Thomas Hardmeier and Rasmus Videbæk’s joint cinematography.

The story is split between 1999, where self-isolated Trond discovers a new neighbour from his past, and Trond’s memories of 1948, when he turned 15 and his father prepared him for his forthcoming disappearance.

It is an adaptation of Per Petterson’s acclaimed 2003 Norwegian novel of the same name,...

Norway has picked Out Stealing Horses, a literary adaptation from director Hans Petter Moland starring Stellan Skarsgard, to be its candidate for next year's Oscar race in the international feature film category.

Adapted from Per Pettersen's classic Norwegian novel, the movie focuses on a widower who has withdrawn into a solitary life in the Norwegian woods (Skarsgard) who reflects on a summer some 40 years ago that changed his life forever. Jon Ranes plays Skarsgard's character as a 15-year-old boy, with Tobias Santelmann playing his father.

The drama premiered in Berlin this year, where it won the Silver Bear ...

Norway has picked Out Stealing Horses, a literary adaptation from director Hans Petter Moland starring Stellan Skarsgard, to be its candidate for next year's Oscar race in the international feature film category.

Adapted from Per Pettersen's classic Norwegian novel, the movie focuses on a widower who has withdrawn into a solitary life in the Norwegian woods (Skarsgard) who reflects on a summer some 40 years ago that changed his life forever. Jon Ranes plays Skarsgard's character as a 15-year-old boy, with Tobias Santelmann playing his father.

The drama premiered in Berlin this year, where it won the Silver Bear ...

Haugesund, Norway — Hans Petter Moland’s sweeping literary adaptation “Out Stealing Horses” put in a dominant showing at Norway’s Amanda Awards on Saturday night, placing first with a collected five awards, including best Norwegian film.

Celebrating its 35th edition this year, the Norwegian industry’s top film prize helped kick off the Haugesund Film Festival and was broadcast live on national TV.

Moland’s generation-spanning outdoor drama very quickly took the lead at Saturday night’s ceremony, collecting additional awards for cinematography (Rasmus Videbæk), original music (Kaspar Kaae), best supporting actor (Bjørn Floberg), and best director.

The film premiered to strong notices at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, where cinematographer Rasmus Videbæk won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution. In his Berlinale review, Variety critic Guy Lodge called the Amanda winner a “loving adaptation” and credited the film’s “lush visual storytelling against its characters’ desolate interiors.

Given that Hans Petter Moland just spent a few years remaking his own Euro-thriller as a commercially viable Liam Neeson vehicle, you might assume the prolific filmmaker is pivoting to a global audience. Not so fast. His latest feature — a tender and meditative drama that screened in Competition at the Berlinale less than 24 hours after “Cold Pursuit” opened in theaters — is nothing if not distinctly Norwegian. And, like so many of that country’s finer things, it may prove too particular for closed-minded audiences on the other side of the Atlantic.

Adapted from an acclaimed novel of the same name by one of Oslo’s most famous authors, “Out Stealing Horses” is as inextricable from its setting as the streams that run through it, the logs of timber they ferry across the Swedish border, and the violent Nazi history that’s embedded on either side of their shores. Even if...

Moland appears in Competition for the 4th time.

Screen can reveal the first trailer for Out Stealing Horses, the latest feature from Hans Petter Moland which has its world premiere in competition at Berlin Film Festival (February 7-17).

It is written and directed by Moland, adapted from Per Petterson’s novel of the same name. Set in the winter of 1999 as New Year’s Eve approaches, the story follows 67-year-old Trond, who discovers a neighbour who he knew back in 1948. This meeting causes him to look back at that time in his life, including his father’s disappearance.

Stellan Skarsgård plays the lead role,...

New films by Agnieszka Holland, Agnes Varda and Isabel Coixet have been added to the official lineup of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival, along with special screenings of directorial debuts by British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and “Narcos” star Wagner Moura of Brazil.

The Berlinale added 11 titles to its competition slate Thursday, representing countries such as China, Norway, Mongolia and Israel. Of the 18 competition titles selected so far, eight are directed by women, including festival opener “The Kindness of Strangers,” by Danish director Lone Scherfig.

Holland’s eagerly anticipated “Mr. Jones,” starring James Norton and Vanessa Kirby, will have its world premiere in Potsdamer Platz. The politically charged film centers on the real-life Welsh journalist Gareth Jones (Norton), whose reporting uncovered a deadly famine in Ukraine in the 1930s.

Another famine-themed film heading to Berlin is Ejiofor’s “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” which was recently acquired by Netflix and...

The Berlin Film Festival has added movies by Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Hans Petter Moland, Isabel Coixet and Wang Quan’an to its competition programme. Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind will play in the Berlinale Special strand. Scroll down for the full list of additions to the batch of films already announced for the competition.

Coixet’s (The Bookshop) black-and-white feature Elisa & Marcela, the true-story of two women who got married in Spain in 1901 after one adopted a male identity, will likely receive an extra dose of media attention given that it is a Netflix acquisition, marking the streaming giant’s first film to screen in competition in Berlin. Festival director Dieter Kosslick has previously said that competition films must have a theatrical release.

Among other highlights announced today are James Norton and Vanessa Kirby starrer Mr. Jones from Polish director Agnieszka Holland and Italian mafia pic Piranhas,...

The Last Kingdom will continue its reign. Netflix just announced it has renewed the TV show for a fourth season.

Based on Bernard Cornwell’s novel series The Saxon Stories, the historical drama follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon), the son of a 9th Century Saxon nobleman. After Danish invaders seize six of the seven kingdoms making up what we now think of as England, only Wessex still stands. The cast also includes David Dawson, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Tobias Santelmann, Thure Lindhardt, Millie Brady, Alexandre Willaume, Julia Bache-Wiig, Joseph Millson, and Peter McDonald.

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A Netflix historical drama, The Last Kingdom stars Alexander Dreymon, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Tobias Santelmann, Harry McEntire, Joseph Millson, Björn Bengtsson, and Ian Hart. An adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s novel series, The Saxon Stories, the historical drama follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Dreymon), the son of a 9th Century...