NORWEGIAN DRAMA 2015

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1 NORWEGIAN DRAMA 2015 TV

2 FRONT COVER FRONT The Third COVER Eye / Det tredje øyet The Page Third 25 Eye / Det tredje øyet Producer: Produced Rubicon by Rubicon TV TV ANDERS BREDMOSE General Counsel Norwegian Producers Association Cell: ab@virke.no ADRIENNE SEET Project Coordinator MIPTV Norwegian Producers Association Cell: adrienne.seet@nfi.no MIA LINDRUP Senior Advisor, Promotions and International Relations Norwegian Film Institute Cell: mia.lindrup@nfi.no

3 Welcome to Focus on the Nordics! Thank you for joining us in Cannes as we welcome you to Focus on the Nordics at MIPTV It is a big pleasure to present to you the variety of Norwegian TV production. The Norwegian Producers Association are thrilled to be given the opportunity to focus the spot light north during the international TV and digital content market in Cannes. Sponsored by the Norwegian Film Institute we enter the Nordic pavilion in connection with the Palais des Festivals. Norwegian TV production is at its most innovative position ever with a huge variety of productions and expressions. The growth in quality and quantity brought to the TV screens in Norway as well as abroad makes us proud to present this catalogue and also to invite you to take a tour of what is happening in the North. We are certain that you will find the Norwegian productions and producers interesting. We hope that you will spend some time talking to us while we are in Cannes and that you bring some of the Norwegian productions back home with you from Cannes. Torbjørn Urfjell CEO Norwegian Producers Association 3

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5 CONTENTS Page Title Production Company [in alphabetical order] 6 Match Ape og Bjørn 7 Next Summer Feelgood SFT 8 Totally Perfect Feelgood SFT 9 The Train Feelgood SFT 10 Heavy Water War Filmkameratene 11 Dag 4 Kamerakameratene 12 The Eriksen Sagas Leaderfilms 13 Hotel Caesar Metronome Spartacus 14 Acquitted Misofilm 15 The Backbenchers Monster Scripted 16 The Brokers Monster Scripted 17 Nobel Monster Scripted 18 Young Promising Monster Scripted 19 Eyewitness NRK 20 Mammon 2 NRK 21 Struggle for Life NRK 22 Lilyhammer 3 Rubicon 23 Maniac Rubicon 24 Samurai Security Rubicon 25 The Third Eye Rubicon 26 Kasim Bæder VGTV 27 Occupied Yellow Bird Norge AS NEXT SUMMER Produced by Feelgood by SFT Feelgood SFT OCCUPIED Produced by Yellow Bird by Yellow Norge Bird Norge AS 5

6 MATCH HD 16:9 20 X 14 NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: 2017 DIRECTOR Martin Lund PRODUCED BY Ape&Bjørn AS BROADCASTER NRK SCREENPLAY Martin Lund TYPE OF AUDIENCE Young adults 15-25yrs LOCAL RATINGS TBA SALES AGENT TBA SYNOPSIS In Match we meet twenty-one-year-old Stian, whose everyday life is accompanied by the running commentary of two sports presenters. Stian faces new challenges in every episode and needs to use all his tactical skills to remember the name of the girl lying besides him in bed, hide his joint from visiting parents or lasting more then 2 minutes in bed with the girl of his dreams. CONTACT Ruben Thorkildsen TEL ruben@apeogbjorn.no WEB vimeo.com/ (password: Match1234) 6 Imagine your everyday life accompanied by the running commentary of two sports presenters

7 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: MARCH 9, 2014 NEXT SUMMER HD 16:9 10 X 23 2 SEASONS NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES ORIGINAL TITLE NESTE SOMMER DIRECTOR Simen Alsvik PRODUCED BY Feelgood Scene Film og TV AS BROADCASTERS TV Norge, SBS Discovery SCREENPLAY Lars Gudmestad TYPE OF AUDIENCE P20-55 LOCAL RATINGS 443,000 (Share 33%) SALES AGENT Nordic World excl. Norway SYNOPSIS The idyllic summer is turned upside down as we meet a young couple set to take over the family cottage. It soon becomes evident that the first summer in their own cottage will be less peaceful than expected. Parents and in-laws keep showing up with to-do lists of improvements, while friends with nasty habits keep coming to visit, invited or not. A humorous drama, full of recognisable comedy. The story centres on the Norwegian tradition of spending summer in the family cottage by the sea, and the awkward situations that arise when families gather with high expectations and low square footage. The dream of an idyllic Norwegian summer in the family cottage, which never quite comes true. CONTACT Olav Øen TEL olav@feelgoodmail.no WEB 7

8 TOTALLY PERFECT HD 16:9 10 X 22 5 SEASONS NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 ORIGINAL TITLE HELT PERFEKT DIRECTORS Arild Fröhlich, Hanne Larsen, Sara Johnsen, Kjetil Indregaard and more PRODUCED BY Feelgood Scene Film og TV AS BROADCASTERS TVNorge / SBS Discovery SCREENPLAY Kjetil Indregaard, Birgitte Wegener TYPE OF AUDIENCE P15-50 LOCAL RATINGS 350,000 SALES AGENT Nordic World excl. Norway SYNOPSIS Famed stand-up comedian Thomas Giertsen is successful and life should be easy. He drives a nice car, has a beautiful girlfriend, fun friends and plenty of money. But that s not enough for Thomas. He wants things to be totally right, according to his rules. If it hadn t been for all the little things that put him in awkward situations, the petty arguments, uncomfortable sexual encounters and a series of other everyday struggles, life would be totally perfect! 8 CONTACT Olav Øen TEL olav@feelgoodmail.no WEB feelgoodtv.no Comedian Thomas Giertsen s daily struggle to make life totally perfect.

9 THE TRAIN NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: APRIL 16, 2014 HD 16:9 6 X 11 NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES ORIGINAL TITLE TOGET DIRECTOR Håkon Herresdal PRODUCED BY Feelgood Scene Film og TV AS BROADCASTER TV2 SCREENPLAY Steffan Ludvigsen and Andreas Rand TYPE OF AUDIENCE yrs LOCAL RATINGS Approx 20% Share SALES AGENT Feelgood Scene Film og TV AS SYNOPSIS This is a humor drama. The series is about two cops who are laid off from their jobs because of poor judgment in the job. They are each separately, on their way to Easter holiday when two seemingly murders occur on the train. At the same time there is an avalanche, so all the train cars are trapped in the snow. The action takes place inside the trapped train where the two hopeless investigators try to figure out who the killer is. A very funny detective comedy with two of the most popular comedians in Norway CONTACT Olav Øen TEL olav@feelgoodmail.no WEB feelgoodtv.no 9

10 THE HEAVY WATER WAR HD 16:9 6 X 45 NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: JANUARY 4, 2015 ORIGINAL TITLE KAMPEN OM TUNGTVANNET DIRECTOR Per Olav Sørensen PRODUCED BY Filmkameratene AS CO-PRODUCERS Sebasto Film, Headline Pictures and Serena BROADCASTER NRK SCREENPLAY Petter Rosenlund TYPE OF AUDIENCE Broad range LOCAL RATINGS 66.2% SALES AGENT SF International SYNOPSIS A six-part dramatization of one of the most exciting stories from the Second World War; the Nazi s effort to develop an atomic bomb and the Allies desperate struggle to prevent it happen. The story explore the different dilemmas of Werner Heisenberg and the Uranverein in Berlin, SEO in London, the CEO of the cornerstone factory Hydro and the Norwegian saboteurs. FILMKAMERATENE CONTACT Tone Rønning TEL tone.ronning@nrk.no WEB youtu.be/_k3ry2k4yne Stopping Hitler s atomic bomb 10

11 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: SEPTEMBER 2015 DAG 4 HD 16:9 4 SEASONS 10 X 23.5 NORWEGIAN & SWEDISH ORIGINAL TITLE DAG SESONG 4 DIRECTORS Øystein Karlsen, Tuva Novotny PRODUCED BY Kamerakameratene & Viafilm BROADCASTER TV2 SCREENPLAY Øystein Karlsen & Kristopher Schau TYPE OF AUDIENCE Adult 19 and up LOCAL RATINGS 24% SALES AGENT Nordic World SYNOPSIS If life can be looked upon as a carousel, the three seasons of DAG has given its main characters the choice to be bystanders who sees the wheel spin along without them, or having them jump on at full speed. In Season 4 of this dark ridden dramedy series and its take on life with love and angst for humantiy, the characters has been strapped forcefully to the carousell horse with nowhere to escape. Pretty much like life itself forces us to spin until we fall off one by one. This all-star nordic cast assembled, throws themselves into this whirlwind of emotions, humor and insanity with their hearts on their sleeves at brute force. To those few who have dared to really live, death appear less frightening CONTACT Espen Huseby TEL espen.huseby@nordicworld.tv WEB 11

12 THE ERIKSEN SAGAS HD 16:9 8 X 45 ENGLISH & NORWEGIAN Eriksen Sagas Be careful where you dig not everyone wants the truth unearthed NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: NOVEMBER 2016 (TBA) ORIGINAL TITLE ERIKSENSAGAEN DIRECTOR TBA PRODUCED BY Leader Films CO-PRODUCER Seeking potential co-producers BROADCASTER Seeking a commissioning distributior/broadcaster SCREENPLAY David Leader, Cameron Ventura TYPE OF AUDIENCE Family, tweens SALES AGENTS TBA SYNOPSIS Texan expatriate Jennie-Rose s passion for uncovering long-lost treasure and knack for digging up big-time trouble flings this single mom and her Norwegian-born, teenage twins, Peter and Anna Eriksen into a spiral of increasingly remote and dangerous locales filled with high adventure that demand self-reliance. The trio unlocks Viking and eventually Phoenician mysteries that threaten to rewrite history, and Jennie-Rose must discover what price she is willing to pay to claim the ultimate treasure. The Eriksen Sagas blends the clues and hidden meanings of National Treasure with the clever teenage teamwork of The Goonies, and the edgy, modern rhymes of Weeds. 12 CONTACT David Leader TEL david@leaderfilms.no WEB leaderfilms.no Be careful where you dig for treasure, not everyone wants the truth unearthed.

13 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE S1: OCTOBER 24, 1998 HOTEL CAESAR HD 16: SEASONS 2917 X 23 NORWEGIAN ORIGINAL TITLE HOTEL CÆSAR DIRECTORS Gaute Lid Larssen, Thomas Kaiser & more PRODUCED BY Metronome Spartacus AS BROADCASTER TV2 Norway SCREENPLAY Marie Hafting TYPE OF AUDIENCE All LOCAL RATINGS a day SALES AGENT Metronome Spartacus AS SYNOPSIS As patriarch of the respected Anker-Hansen family and CEO of the prestigious Hotel Caesar, Georg Anker-Hansen shocks everyone when he decides to marry the call girl Ninni. The scandal is complete when, after his death, Georg leaves the family heritage in the hands of his widowed wife. A fish out of water, Ninni now has to suffer constant scrutiny from the other members of the Anker-Hansen family. Based on a true story, Hotel Caesar took the Norwegian TV-audience by storm in Today, Hotel Caesar is the longest running TV-drama in Scandinavia. An unquenchable craving for power meets unbreakable family bonds, in an impossible mix of modern life and tradition. Welcome to a hotel with strong and passionate characters, where you will meet a family and their employees sharing love, grief, hope, anger and happiness. Longest running and most successful Nordic drama series of all time. 16 years of production, 170 episodes per year. CONTACT Ellen Alveberg TEL ellen.alveberg@hotelcaesar.com WEB 13

14 Black 100/100 NORWEGIAN TV DRAMA 2015 ACQUITTED HD 16:9 10 X 60 NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: MARCH 2, 2015 ORIGINAL TITLE FRIKJENT DIRECTOR Geir Henning Hopland, Rune Denstad Langlo PRODUCED BY Miso Film Norge CO-PRODUCERS TV 2 Norge, SVT, Miso Film (DK) BROADCASTERS TV 2 Norge, SVT, TV 2 Danmark, RUV SCREENPLAY Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Anna Bache- Wiig TYPE OF AUDIENCE P20-49 LOCAL RATINGS 46.6% SALES AGENT FremantleMedia International SYNOPSIS Acquitted follows the story of Aksel Borgen, a Norwegian business man who has worked his way to the top during his 20 years in Asia having left his native town after being acquitted of the murder of his high school sweetheart. When his hometown s cornerstone business is threatened by bankruptcy, Aksel returns to save the place that once turned its back on him. The past has not been forgotten. His arrival tears old wounds apart and new conflicts arise as the past meets the present. Acquitted shadows a battle of guilt, revenge and hope of reconciliation, the man who pleaded not guilty is still judged by society. 14 CONTACT Brede Hovland TEL brede@misofilm.no WEB youtu.be/aknbrpujrra Acquitted of murder, sentenced for life

15 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: AUTUMN 2016 THE BACKBENCHERS HD 16:9 8 X 23 NORWEGIAN ORIGINAL TITLE FOLKEVALGT DIRECTORS Bård Fjulsrud and more PRODUCED BY Monster Scripted AS CO-PRODUCER TV2 Norway BROADCASTER TV2 SCREENPLAY Kyrre Holm Johannessen TYPE OF AUDIENCE P20-55 SALES AGENT Monster Scripted AS SYNOPSIS Roy Myren Talseth is a well-liked mayor for the Labour Party in the small rural community of Hitra. When he suddenly and unexpectedly is called to Oslo to join Parliament, Roy believes his dream is about to come true. Because Roy not only looks forward to working for solidarity and social democracy. He also has a burning desire to feel like part of a team, a fellowship, a community. The motto Everyone s included is something that strikes a chord in Roy s rather lonely heart. But reality turns out to be much more brutal. As Roy s advisor tells him on his first day: You don t have friends in your own party. You have competitors. You don t have friends in your own party. You have competitors. CONTACT Håkon Briseid TEL hakon@monstermail.no WEB monster.as 15

16 THE BROKERS HD 16:9 2 SEASONS 10 X 23 NORWEGIAN NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: AUTUMN 2014 & AUTUMN 2016 ORIGINAL TITLE MEGLERNE DIRECTORS Bård Fjulsrud and Are Valle Skjelvan PRODUCED BY Monster Scripted AS BASED ON Mäklarna by Bob Film AB for SVT, Ulf Malmros & Lars Vasa Johansson BROADCASTER TV2 Norway SCREENPLAY Mads Løken, Kyre Holm Johannessen and Brage Bevolden TYPE OF AUDIENCE P20-55 LOCAL RATINGS TBA SALES AGENT Monster Scripted AS, less format rights SYNOPSIS Ken Olsen lies, cheats and treats people badly. That is how he thinks you give the impression of being a successful businessman. Then one day he loses everything: his job, his wife Nora, and his mother. Ken reacts by leaving everything behind and starting a timeshare business in Casablanca with his Moroccan friend, Hamid. We enter season 2 learning that Ken and Hamid s business in Morocco is a failure. When Ken suddenly gets a message that an old aunt is dying back in Norway, and that he is her only heir, he immediately heads back home. Upon arrival he finds Nora pregnant and Jenny just out of prison. And after numerous chance happenings, he finds himself as an undertaker. 16 CONTACT Håkon Briseid TEL hakon@monstermail.no WEB vimeo.com/ Dramedy on a shameless and selfish broker with low morale and high self-esteem

17 NOBEL NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: AUTUMN 2016 HD 16:9 8 X 45 NORWEGIAN & ENGLISH NORWEGIAN & ENGLISH SUBTITLES ORIGINAL TITLE NOBEL PEACE. AT ANY PRICE DIRECTOR Per Olav Sørensen PRODUCED BY Monster Scripted AS CO-PRODUCER NRK BROADCASTER NRK, SVT, RUV SCREENPLAY Mette Bølstad & Stephen Uhlander TYPE OF AUDIENCE P18-55 LOCAL RATINGS TBA SALES AGENT DRG, less format rights SYNOPSIS In the thriller series Nobel, two stories carefully intertwine as a returning soldier and family man becomes a pawn in an international political game. As the stakes grow higher he is forced to discover just how far one is willing to go in the name of peace. 8x45min series NOBEL - Peace at any Price CONTACT Håkon Briseid TEL hakon@monstermail.no WEB monster.as 17

18 YOUNG AND PROMISING HD 16:9 6 X 29 NORWEGIAN NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: AUTUMN 2016 ORIGINAL TITLE UNGE LOVENDE DIRECTOR Eirik Svensson PRODUCED BY Monster Scripted AS CO-PRODUCER NRK BROADCASTER NRK SCREENPLAY Siri Seljeseth, Birgitte Rustad Wegener og Mads Løken TYPE OF AUDIENCE P15-30 LOCAL RATINGS TBA SALES AGENT Monster Scripted AS SYNOPSIS When do you go from being young and full of potential to over the hill and simply pathetic? If you ask Elise, Nenne and Alex, they ll probably say not now, or give you the finger for asking. They don t have husbands, houses or children. What they do have are massive student loans, STDs and really high ambitions. In this awkward phase of life, the girls discover that pretty much no one, including their parents, has any idea what they re doing with their lives. As they try and break into adulthood, they take comfort in the fact that we are all really just a bunch of fuckups doing the best we can. 18 CONTACT Håkon Briseid TEL hakon@monstermail.no WEB monster.as When do you go from being young and full of potential to over the hill and just pathetic?

19 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: OCTOBER 20, 2014 EYEWITNESS HD 16:9 6 X 60 NORWEGIAN & ENGLISH ORIGINAL TITLE ØYEVITNE DIRECTOR Jarl Emsell Larsen PRODUCED BY NRK CO-PRODUCERS SVT, DR, YLE, FEM BROADCASTERS NRK, SVT, DR, YLE, FEM SCREENPLAY Based on an idea by Jarl Emsell Larsen. Written by Jarl Emsell Larsen and Kathrine Valen Zeiner TYPE OF AUDIENCE 15+ LOCAL RATINGS 724,000 viewers pr episode SALES AGENT DRG SYNOPSIS: Teens Philip and Henning become witnesses to an execution with ramifications deep into international crime. Terrified for their lives and the consequences of someone finding out about their relationship they vow never to reveal what they have seen. As long as they stay silent the case will never be solved but this will prove difficult. Philip s foster mother is the local chief of police assigned to head up the murder investigation, and the criminal groups threaten the lives of ordinary people. It s a matter of life and death, especially with the newly appointed chief of the Organized Crime Unit keen to bury the case. Gripping Nordic Noir thriller CONTACT Ole Hedemann TEL ole.hedemann@nrk.no WEB 19

20 MAMMON 2 HD 16:9 8 X 50 NORWEGIAN NORWEGIAN & ENGLISH SUBTITLES NORWEGIAN PREMIERE S1: JANUARY 2014 S2: JANUARY 2016 (TBA) DIRECTORS Cecilie Mosli, Janic Heen, Pål Jackman and Roar Uthaug PRODUCED BY NRK CO-PRODUCERS SVT, DR, YLE FEM, RUV BROADCASTERS NRK, SVT, DR, YLE FEM SCREENPLAY Created by Gjermund and Vegard Stenberg Eriksen. Written by Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen NO. OF EPISODES X LENGTH Season 1: 6x60 Season 2: 8x50 TYPE OF AUDIENCE 15+ LOCAL RATINGS viewers pr episode (S1) SALES AGENT Beta Film, DRG SYNOPSIS Mammon is a thriller about an uncompromising journalist who gets involved in a political and economic play at a high level. Oil has given Norway the greatest wealth per capitain the world and influence far beyond its size. Now, oil is about to end. The goal to change Norway is a noble and expensive one. Knowledge will become the new oil, and the charismatic Prime Minister wants to ensure the future of Norway. However, he faces strong resistance, led by his own Minister of Finance. Season II depicts a power play between the media, politicians and money lots of money. CONTACT Ole Hedemann TEL ole.hedemann@nrk.no WEB The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 20

21 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE S1: SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 S2: MARCH 4, 2015 STRUGGLE FOR LIFE HD 16:9 16 X 45 NORWEGIAN & POLISH ORIGINAL TITLE KAMPEN FOR TILVÆRELSEN DIRECTORS Marit Moum Aune and more PRODUCED BY NRK CO-PRODUCERS DR, RUV BROADCASTERS NRK, DR, RUV SCREENPLAY Erlend Loe, Per Schreiner, Bjørn Olaf Johannessen TYPE OF AUDIENCE Adults LOCAL RATINGS 458,000 viewers pr episode SALES AGENT DRG SYNOPSIS A Polish linguist travels to Norway to obtain what he believes to be easy money from a father he has never met. His quest drags out, and in the process, he becomes increasingly integrated into Norwegian society, here represented by a privileged and well-intentioned group of citizens in Oslo s affluent townhouse area, Ullevål Hageby. In the absence of real problems, they are experts at creating their own. Nominated for Prix Europa and Prix Italia. Struggle For Life is a bold series about the current mental state of Norwegians. CONTACT Vegard Stenberg Eriksen TEL vegard.stenberg.eriksen@ nrk.no WEB 21

22 LILYHAMMER 3 HD 16:9 3 SEASONS 8 X 45 NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: NOVEMBER 21, 2014 DIRECTORS Simen Alsvik, Øystein Karlsen, Tuva Novotny, Steven Van Zandt PRODUCED BY Rubicon TV BROADCASTERS NRK, Netflix SCREENPLAY Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, Steven Van Zandt, Jadranko Mehic, Tomas Solli TYPE OF AUDIENCE P19-49 LOCAL RATINGS approx. 900,000 SALES AGENT Red Arrow International SYNOPSIS Lilyhammer is a satirical action dramedy that looks at Social Democratic Norway through the eyes of ex-mafioso, Frank The Fixer Tagliano. In season 3 our friends from Lillehammer cross the Atlantic once again. Not to America, but to Brazil, where Roar has found an internet bride from a favela. Blinded by love, he falls in trouble with the law, and it is up to Frank and Torgeir to set things straight. Back at home in Norway Frank faces other problems. Jan Johansen has converted to Islam and wants to start a new life with a clean conscience. And as if Frank doesn t have enough challenges with his unruly bunch an American family friend sees vast opportunities in Lillehammer for a man of his talents. CONTACT Anne Kolbjørnsen TEL anne.kolbjornsen@rubicontv.no WEB youtu.be/u6cqitlbtla 22 Frank The Fixer Tagliano is back...and still cold as ice. Steven Van Zandt stars in an all-new season of Lilyhammer

23 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: 2015 (TBA) MANIAC HD 16:9 10 X 23 NORWEGIAN DIRECTOR Kjetil Indregard PRODUCED BY Rubicon TV BROADCASTER TV2 Norway SCREENPLAY Espen P. A. Lervaag, Håkon Bast Mossige, Kjetil Indregard TYPE OF AUDIENCE P19-49 LOCAL RATINGS TBA SALES AGENT Nordic World SYNOPSIS Maniac is the story of Espen, a man in his thirties who is loved by everyone. Every day is a party and there s no limit to what he experiences. We meet Espen in various situations and whatever happens, Espen knows how to handle it. It is simply too good to be true. Espen has escaped into his own head and where his life is a fantastic fantasy world. In real life he is a patient at the psychiatric ward. What would you choose if you were in Espen s situation - to be a fantasy hero or an everyday loser? Fantasy hero or everyday loser? CONTACT Anne Kolbjørnsen TEL anne.kolbjornsen@rubicontv.no WEB rubicontv.no 23

24 SAMURAI SECURITY HD 16:9 10 X 23 NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: FEBRUARY 27, 2014 ORIGINAL TITLE SAMURAI SIKKERHET DIRECTOR Jens Bull PRODUCED BY Rubicon TV BROADCASTER TV2 Norway SCREENPLAY Anne Bjørnstad, Henrik Elvestad TYPE OF AUDIENCE P19-49 LOCAL RATINGS 400,000 SALES AGENT Red Arrow International except Norway SYNOPSIS Samurai Security is a comedy drama about ex-soldier, Kato Haugen, who tries to make a new life for himself in Norway after serving in Afghanistan. He starts his own security company, Samurai Security, but soon discovers how difficult it is to compete with the many well established companies at least when it comes to quality. Kato s goal is therefore to make Samurai the cheapest security company in the business. And, as he says: It shouldn t cost the shirt off your back, to protect the shirt on your back. CONTACT Anne Kolbjørnsen TEL anne.kolbjornsen@rubicontv.no WEB 24 It shouldn t cost the shirt off your back, to protect the shirt on your back.

25 NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: 2015 (TBA) THE THIRD EYE 2 HD 16:9 10 X 43 2 SEASONS NORWEGIAN ORIGINAL TITLE DET TREDJE ØYET 2 DIRECTORS Gunnar Vikene, Geir Henning Hopland PRODUCED BY Rubicon TV BROADCASTER TV2 Norway SCREENPLAY Axel Hellstenius, Gunnar Vikene, O.M. Araldsen TYPE OF AUDIENCE P19-49 SALES AGENT Endemol Shine International excl. Nordic countries SYNOPSIS The Third Eye 2 will be an empathic and intense thriller with strong and bearing characters who fight for their life in Oslo illuminated by nightlight. After quitting his job in the homicide department Viggo now works with organized crime and his job is to prevent crimes from happening - an important difference from season 1 as Viggo s mission in life was to solve crimes that already had happened. When we first meet Viggo, he sits in a cell, tearing up his shirt. Then we see Mari, his previous colleague, being brought into the emergency ward with shot wounds, before we are back in the cell where Viggo is hanging from his homemade rope. Then we move two months back in time using the first nine episodes to bring us up to this point we have first seen. How far are you willing to go for the one you love? CONTACT Anne Kolbjørnsen TEL anne.kolbjornsen@rubicontv.no WEB 25

26 KASIM BÆDER HD 16:9 8 X 13 NORWEGIAN NORWEGIAN PREMIERE: APRIL 12, 2015 ORIGINAL TITLE KASIM BÆDER DIRECTOR Ahmed Dadi PRODUCED BY Rubicon TV AS BROADCASTER VGTV.no SCREENPLAY Ayaz Hussain, Ahmed Dadi SALES AGENT Rubicon TV AS SYNOPSIS Kasim Bæder is a youngster from the eastern part of Oslo with Pakistan origin. While wallowing in an identity crisis, his friends, family and society pulls him in different directions where he eventually meets criminals from the underworld of Oslo. All characters are based on stereotypes representing various Norwegian societies associated with prejudice, taboos and extreme opinions. CONTACT Anne Kolbjørnsen TEL anne.kolbjornsen@rubicontv.no WEB vgtv.no 26 A wild and wacky comedy portraying stereotypes from Norwegian society.

27 INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: NOVEMBER 2015 OCCUPIED HD 16:9 10 X 45 NORWEGIAN ENGLISH SUBTITLES ORIGINAL TITLE OKKUPERT DIRECTORS Erik Skjoldbjærg, Erik Richter-Strand, Pål Sletaune, Eva Sørhaug, John Andreas Andersen PRODUCED BY Yellow Bird Norge AS CO-PRODUCER GETV, SVT, Hummelfilm AS BROADCASTER TV2 Norway, ARTE France SCREENPLAY Karianne Lund, Erik Skjoldbjærg, Erik Richter Strand, Thomas Solli,Ina Bruhn, Bjørn Paqualin TYPE OF AUDIENCE P15+ SALES AGENT Zodiak Rights SYNOPSIS Occupied is a drama set in the near future where Russia, on behalf of EU, has staged a silkglove invasion of Norway, who has stopped production of oil for climate reasons. The official reason for the invasion is to secure the oil import for the rest of Europe and the Russians should retreat once this has been accomplished. The series will examine what happens to an occupied nation when life seems to continue as normal and when nothing has changed on the surface - will they rebel? Will they fight? Political thriller based on an original idea from Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø CONTACT Marianne Gray TEL marianne.gray@yellowbird.se 27

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