Netflix Sets Stockholm as its Nordic Hub, Copenhagen as a Satellite Office

Chris Willman Music WriterThe late EDM star Avicii was not just an “arena act” — he’s now an arena namesake.

Netflix has hired Jenny Stjernströmer Björk as its Director of Nordics Original Series. She is replacing Tesha Crawford, who is being upped to Director, Global Franchises.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he hasn't yet seen any evidence supporting Israel's claim that Hamas operated in a Gaza building housing The Associated Press and other media outlets that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike.

A “Bridgerton” spinoff limited series based on the origins of Queen Charlotte has been ordered at Netflix. Per Netflix, “While the series will center on the rise and love life of a young Queen Charlotte, it will also tell the stories of young Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury.

Naman Ramachandran Polish film “365 Days,” a 2020 global success for Netflix, is getting two sequels.The giant streamer has announced the start of production on “365 Days” part 2 and part 3. The original film follows Massimo, a member of the Sicilian Mafia family and Laura, a sales director.

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Hot off the heels of Danish comedy Another Round winning this year’s Best International Feature Oscar, Netflix has greenlit its first Danish-language original movie, Loving Adults.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has ordered “Loving Adults,” its first Danish language film starring Dar Salim (“Borgen,” “Game of Thrones”) and Sonja Ricther (“The Bridge”), with Barbara Rothenborg (“White Sand”) on board to direct.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set Blake Lively to star in and produce, and Oscar-winning scribe Diablo Cody to adapt Lady Killer, based on the Dark Horse Comic series.

League of Legends will make its television debut with Netflix’s Arcane.

Netflix continues to bulk up its production operations in Europe, on Thursday announcing it will set up a hub in Sweden in the second half of this year. The opening of the Scandinavian hub, which will be based in Stockholm, was made Thursday by Lina Brouneus, Netflix's director of acquisitions and co-productions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Discovery+ is to dissect Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bombshell CBS interview in the hour-long special Meghan and Harry: Recollections May Vary, which debuts in the UK on April 30.

Netflix has revealed plans to open a new office in Stockholm that will function as a hub for the region.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has launched a Nordic office in Sweden to continue ramping up production of original local content across Europe.The news was unveiled in a blog post penned by Lina Brouneus, the director of co-production and film acquisition at Netflix for the EMEA.Set to bow during the second half of 2021, the office will be located in Stockholm and will be a hub for the region to allow the streamer to strengthen its creative and cultural partnerships across

Naman Ramachandran David Parfitt, producer of Oscar and BAFTA-winning “The Father,” is back with series “The War Rooms,” starring Jenna Coleman (“The Serpent,” “Victoria”).Parfitt will produce via his Trademark Films alongside Jamie Carmichael (“Fishtank,” “Black Book”) for Atlantic Nomad.Created by David Chidlow, “The War Rooms” is the untold story of the women who lived, loved and triumphed in Winston Churchill’s secret Whitehall bunker.

With such a varied mix winners from around the world at Sunday’s Oscars, local media has been awash with praise as news of victories spread from Los Angeles to Seoul, and Copenhagen to London — but not so much in China.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe life of Fallon Fox, the first openly transgender fighter in Mixed Martial Arts, is the subject of a new film in development at Mark Gordon Pictures.Fox’s story will be scripted by wedded writing team T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper, whose credits include NBC’s “The Blacklist,” BBC America’s “Copper” and Netflix’s “The Get Down.”Originally hiding her transgender identity when she began competing in MMA, Fox feared transphobia would bring rejection from the

Lise Pedersen Multi-award winning Swedish director Anna Eborn has presented her fifth feature-length project at the Visions du Réel’s Pitching forum, one of the key industry sections at the documentary film fest in Nyon, Switzerland.The two-time Dragon Award-winner for Best Nordic Documentary at Sweden’s Göteborg Fest (for “Transnistria” in 2019 and “Pine Ridge” in 2014) was brought onboard by Stockholm-based production company Film and Tell.A coming-of-age doc about the effects of childhood