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Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnnie Murphy has been cast in “Russian Doll” Season 2 at Netflix.News of Murphy’s casting comes as the series recently began production on its second season. The details of Murphy’s character are being kept under wraps.Murphy is best known for her role as Alexis Rose in the hit comedy series “Schitt’s Creek.” The role won her an Emmy Award for best supporting actress in a comedy in 2020, part of the show’s historic sweep of the comedy categories at the Emmys.

Annie Murphy is going from Schitt’s Creek to downtown Manhattan after being cast in the second season of Netflix’s Russian Doll.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 developers SCS Software have announced that the next DLC will be titled Heart of Russia.The Euro Truck Simulator 2 team explained in an announcement on their blog that the Heart of Russia DLC will include “Moscow and beyond”.

You can add “Cold Courage” to the crowded genre of “Nordic crime thrillers,” but this one has a twist: it’s set in London.The eight-episode series, which premiered last May on the Nordic streaming network Viaplay, is adapted from Pekka Hiltunen’s series of crime novels and debuts March 11 on AMC+.

Davide Abbatescianni Rome-based international sales and production company TVCO has sold Dace Pūce’s debut feature “The Pit” to German independent distributor Arsenal Filmverleih.The drama, staged by Latvia’s Marana Production and Finland’s Inland Film Company, is based on a series of true stories published by Jana Egle.The plot follows a 10-year-old boy called Markuss (Damirs Onackis), who must adapt to starting a new life in the Latvian countryside with his strict grandmother (Dace Eversa).

hotel quarantine with his dad on the stroke of midnight last night after their “nightmare” stay was extended at the eleventh hour.We told last month how Sami Caraballo had flown alone from Finland to be reunited with his dad after several months apart only to be escorted to an Edinburgh airport hotel on landing under Scotland’s strict new Covid-19 travel restrictions.Dad Antonio, 44, who believed his son would be allowed to isolate at home due to his age, was forced to stump up more than £2,000

1980s action legend Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger), will shift into horror mode for his next feature as a director, The Refuge, which has just gotten the green light. The Finnish filmmaker will direct the horror-thriller from a script by Ben Sztajnkrycer (Kaw).Principal photographer is set to start in April at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentScandinavia’s film industry has proven resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, bolstered by well-established production and sales banners, as well as high-profile talent who have seized opportunities from streamers and broadcasters.Spanning Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland, the Nordic film biz has been able to ride through the health crisis better than those in many other territories.The industry’s robustness lies in the strength of a

EXCLUSIVE: Eros STX and Amazon Prime Video have closed a multi-year first window output deal in the Nordics effective immediately.

Ammar KaliaMore in-studio frolics and elaborate pre-filmed stunts as the UK’s jesters-in-chief strive to keep energy levels high in front of a virtual audience. Amid the gags, giveaways and musical numbers someone better have a finger on the bleep button as Gordon Ramsay is in the announcer booth.

Scottish Greens.Infants would instead attend a “creative play” Nordic-style kindergarten rather than formal classes.Campaigners believe the system – similar to the approach taken in Finland and Norway – would improve wellbeing and attainment in later years.Scottish Greens education spokesperson Ross Greer MSP said: “The pandemic and home learning have shone a light on the importance of children’s wellbeing.“As we turn towards the recovery, we should seize the opportunity to leave behind the