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‘Severance’ Star Olafur Darri Olafsson Says Iceland’s Production Services Past Is Supercharging An Original Development Boom
Iceland's production services past has driven a creative development flurry, according to key figures such as 'Severance' star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
Primarily known in entertainment for housing big-budget U.S. productions such as HBO’s True Detective: Night Country and Christopher Nolan sci-fi Interstellar, Iceland has emerged out of the shadows of its past as a car commercials location to become a significant player in European TV co-productions. The firm is behind the likes of As Long As We Live, starring Mr Robot ‘s Martin Wallström and sold internationally by Eccho Rights, and thriller Black Sands, co-produced with several European partners. In recent months, we’ve revealed it is making shows such as Reykjavik Noir for streamer Síminn, a series adaptation of Lilja Sigurdardottir‘s crime novel trilogy, and Manifesto, a thriller based on Iceland’s first-ever real-life terrorist attack that has France-based distributor Wild Bunch TV on board.
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