Yellow Bird, the Swedish group behind the original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, has begun shooting on its new high-concept series Occupied, based on an original idea by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo (Headhunters).
Set in a near future, Occupied imagines a world where Russia annexes Norway to control the country’s oil reserves. The occupation ignites an underground movement to drive the Russians out.
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Karianne Lund is head writer on the series, which stars Henrik Mestad (Lillyhammer) and Ane Dahl Torp (Dead Snow). Erik Skoldbjaerg (Insomnia) and Charlotte Brandstrom (Wallander) will direct alongside Pal Sletaune, Erik Richter Strand and John Andreas Andersen. Shooting is set to run from Apr. 1 to Nov. 21 in Norway.
GTV, TV2 Norway and Arte France are co-producing Occupied with Yellow Bird. Zodiak Rights is handling international sales outside of Scandinavia and is shilling the project to buyers at MIPTV.
