Scott & Bailey star joins Channel 4's new thriller remake series

Filip Helander has pulled out of the Sweden squad with an injury and now faces a battle to be fit to face Celtic in 10 days time. The defender has been a mainstay in Steven Gerrard's team since returning from a long-term injury suffered in the Betfred Cup Final last year but missed Sunday's 2-0 win over Ross County.

Jake Kanter International TV Editor‘A Perfect Planet’ Goes Global BBC One and Discovery’s latest David Attenborough epic, A Perfect Planet, has secured a raft of international sales. The natural history series has pre-sold to Australia (Nine), Croatia (HRT), Czech Republic (Czech TV), Denmark (DR), Lithuania (LRT), New Zealand (TVNZ), Norway (NRK), Russia (Friday! and United Media Group), Spain (Movistar+), Slovenia (RTVS) and Sweden (SVT).

Dizzy with a soaring fever and unable to breathe, Scott Sedlacek had one thing going for him: He was among the first people to be treated for COVID-19 at Seattle's Swedish Medical Center, and the doctors and nurses were able to give him plenty of attention. The 64-year-old recovered after being treated with a bronchial nebulizer in March, but the ensuing months have done little to dull the trauma of his illness.

Alicia Vikander and her husband Michael Fassbender step out together in a rare appearance on Sunday afternoon (October 4) in Stockholm, Sweden.

Jamie Lang Zodiac Kids, a Banijay company based in London and Paris, is teaming with Finnish animation studio Gigglebug Entertainment on an all new series “The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti,” commissioned by Disney Channel Europe, Middle East and Africa and Nordic broadcasters YLE in Finland, DR in Denmark, NKR in Norway, and SVT in Sweden.The show was originally created by Gigglebug Entertainment creative director Joonas Utti and CEO Anttu Harlin.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNENT Group, the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, has ordered “Two Sisters,” a series based on the bestselling novels by Sweden’s high-profile media personalities Hannah Widell and Amanda Schulman.Yellow Bird, the banner behind “Millennium” and “Wallander,” is producing the eight-part show.

Black Mirror director Toby Haynes is set to helm a new Star Wars Rogue One spin-off series.Haynes is replacing Tony Gilroy in the director’s chair for the Disney+ show, which sources claim is due to coronavirus-related travel issues.As Deadline reports, sources say that Gilroy was uncertain whether to travel from his home in New York to the UK to undertake directing duties for the show, which is about to begin production.Haynes is set to direct the first three episodes of the show, having

Astrid S has announced her debut album ‘Leave It Beautiful’ and shared another track from it, ‘It’s OK If You Forget Me’.The Norwegian pop star recorded the album in Sweden alongside producer and writing team Jack & Coke.‘Leave It Beautiful’ is released on October 16 via Universal Music Norway/Virgin EMI.

Greta Thunberg’s climate protests and transatlantic boat journey feature in the trailer for a forthcoming documentary about her life.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned six-part crime thriller “Before We Die,” starring Lesley Sharp (“Bob & Rose), Vincent Regan (“300”) and Patrick Gibson (“The OA”), an adaptation of the hit Swedish series of the same name.The Bristol, England-set drama follows a detective who becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation.

Peter White Television EditorChannel 4 has ordered an adaptation of Swedish crime thriller Before We Die from Eagle Eye Drama to be written by fledgling TV writer Matt Baker – best known in industry circles as Viacom’s former international communications chief.The Bristol-set series will star Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey), Vincent Regan (Troy) and Patrick Gibson (The Tudors) and is the producer’s second commission after ITV ordered a remake of Belgian crime drama Professor T.Sharp leads the cast

The 35-year-old Georgia-born British singer tied-the-knot with 39-year-old motorcycle racer James, who is also vocalist of rock band Toseland, in 2012 in a ceremony wishing the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.However, the pair have amicably split after six years together – with reports stating that they are remaining friends.The star opened up about her divorce at the end of last month while speaking to Swedish magazine, VK, ahead of the release of her new album, Album No.