By David Robb
28.01.2020 - 14:36 / variety.com
Scandinavian major NENT Group has commissioned romantic drama “Harmonica” from Warner Bros. International Television Production Sweden.
The Swedish series has been co-created by Josephine Bornebusch, whose previous drama “Love Me” has performed strongly on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service in the Nordic region, and was recently renewed for a second season.
The six-episode “Harmonica” is co-written and co-directed by Bornebusch and Jonas Karlsson, who also star. They play country music duo
By David Robb
The best love songs are not limited by their genre, country of origin, or artist. They're a part of history—because as long as we've had , we've had songs about the emotion.
In this week’s International TV Newswire, Netflix goes back to the FLX well in Sweden, “The Bureau” is selected to close Canneseries, BBC4 picks up two new series for its Saturday night lineup, Endemol Shine announces a “Love is Forever” spinoff in Spain, and Conecta Fiction earns the honor of selecting this year’s International Emmy Short-Form semi-finalists.
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Also this year the visit to Gay Pride Parades and CSD Events all over the world was at the top of our Gay Travel Bucket List. We are proud that we went hand in hand with our rainbow flag to a total of six Gay Pride parades in 2019. From Canada, the USA and Sweden to Amsterdam, we support the LGBTQ + community in their struggle for equality and acceptance and continue the LGBTQ+ history of the numerous lesbian, gay, trans and queer activists.
We love to see it! Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid are friends after their breakups with The Weeknd…or so it seems on Instagram. The “Lose You to Love Me” singer, 27, took to her Instagram on Friday, February 7, to post a shot from her recent Dazed cover shoot. The picture featured Gomez with massive pink gloves as she posed on the roof of a building in a leotard. As expected, the picture received several million likes from fans. Among those likes? Bella Hadid.
Candlemass staked its place as architects of the doom genre with its iconic 1986 debut, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus.
It's the big moving day for Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen as they finally got the keys to their new home and promptly gave their followers a first look inside. After giving us a glimpse of the sprawling views surrounding their property including an enormous back garden that also has its own pond, Olivia took us on a tour inside.The married pair, who first met on Love Island in 2016, have admitted they've taken on a big challenge with their second home and have big plans for the interiors.
What do you get when you mix the warm island vibes of Jamaica with some chill Swedish pop instincts? "Calling on Me," the steamy joint single from Sean Paul and Tove Lo that dropped on Friday morning (Feb. 7) with just the right mix of attitude and uplifting message about the power of true love.
Swedish model and actor Mini Andén and model Taber Schroeder sold a stylishly renovated, 1930s Cape Cod-style residence in a leafy and sought-after pocket of L.A.’s ever-more expensive Studio City late last year for $2.65 million and a plugged-in real estate insider swears the new owners are married actors Beth Behrs and Michael Gladis.
By Jill Goldsmith
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Super Bowl LIV started off on a high note! Demi Lovato took the stage and fulfilled her life long dream of performing the National Anthem. The 27-year-old proudly stood at the 50-yard-line on Sunday, February 2, and delivered a stellar rendition of the tune. Throughout her performance, the Tell Me You Love Me singer remained composed and added her own touch to the patriotic song. The crowd and the players couldn’t get enough, as they joined in on the performance.
GÖTEBORG, Sweden — Norwegian helmer-writer Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Beware Of Children,” a complex, almost novelistic examination of how people reveal their true colors under pressure when crisis strikes, came away the biggest winner at the 43rd Göteborg Film Festival, scoring the generously endowed ($104,000) best Nordic film prize.
GÖTEBORG, Sweden — Norway’s Stian Kristiansen (“Homeground”, “The Man Who Loved Yngve”) has signed on to direct “Doppler” for long-time production partners at Motlys (“Louder than Bombs”, Homeground”).
By Tom Grater
NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay has ordered a second season of the Swedish crime drama “The Truth Will Out” which will be headlined by Robert Gustafsson, the star of “The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared.”
GÖTEBORG, Sweden — Established Nordic prodco Sagafilm (“Stella Blómkvist”, “Case”) is producing Icelandic crime series “Sisterhood,” in association with Sky Studios, for commissioners NENT Group’s Nordic streamer Viaplay and Iceland’s OTT service Síminn.