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‘Fallen’ Star Sofia Helin on Swapping Clothes With Her Director, Reuniting With Scribe Camilla Ahlgren and Creating a Lighter Noir Than ‘The Bridge’

‘The Bridge’ star Sofia Helin and writer Camilla Ahlgren talk ‘Fallen’, repped by Banijay at the London TV Screenings.

Created by Ahlgren, who serves as head-writer, next to co-writers Martin Asphaug (“The Sandhamn Murders,” “Gåsmamman”) and Alex Haridi (“Blue Eyes,” “Quicksand”), the six-part series is, however, a very different type of noir to the cross-border iconic “The Bridge,” Lighter, more emotional. Expanding on the tone, the seasoned writer says it is “definitely lighter [than ‘The Bridge’], more poetic.” The setting of the lush rural surrounding of Skåne where Ahlgren and Asphaug are fully established, was another key inspiration, contrasting with the cityscape of Malmö, the second main location for the show. Alhgren, who was hired for Netflix’s first Scandi original “Quicksand” off the back of “The Bridge”’s triumph, says she enjoyed working on its multi-plot structure, while sticking to the Scandinavian tradition of double storytelling, with a societal commentary beyond the whodunnit.

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