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Canneseries Wacky Norwegian Post-Apocalypse Comedy ‘Dumbsday’ boarded by Primitives (EXCLUSIVE)
‘If the apocalypse came about, we wouldn’t last a second,’ say the creators of NRK’s ‘Dumbsday’, competing at Canneseries.
“Norway has long been a leader for its creativity and innovation, so when we acquired ‘Dumbsday’ towards the end of last year, we knew it would reach international audiences with its universal humour. It has been a fantastic inclusion in Primitives’ carefully curated scripted lineup, and we’re thrilled that it’s receiving recognition at Canneseries, on top of the Rockie Awards in Banff,” she added. Toplining the cast are Jakob Schøyen Anderson (“Kollektivet”) as the self-absorbed musician and poet Frode Duun, Henrik Mestad (“Furia”, “Occupied”) as dooms prepper Perry, Kristine Grændsen (“Basic Bitch”) as “the typical Norwegian girlwho wants everyone to get along and probably hides a dark side” according to Pahle, Cengiz AL (“Three Wishes for Cinderella”) as personal trainer Jokke, Charlotte Frogne (“Dead Snow”) as businesswoman Trine, and Elli Müller Osborne (“Utoya: July 22”, “Royalteen”) as the sombre Thea who joins the group to check which one of them will dies first.
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