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Lumiere Group Swoops on Icelandic Drug Traffic ‘Haze’ Series From ‘Trapped’ Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)
Lumiere Group has boarded as buyer for Benelux and co-producer the Icelandic crime show “Haze” from ‘Trapped 1&2’ showrunner.
Kjartansson will serve as head writer, showrunner, and executive producer on “Haze,” working with rising writing talent Gagga Jonsdóttir (“Trapped” Season 3) and David Mar Stefansson (“Katla”), as well as top director Óskar Thor Axelsson (“Operation Napoleon,” “Stella Blómkvist”). Apart from co-producing and providing MGs against distribution in Benelux, Bruyneel said his group will bring Belgian crew, equipment and post-production to the table, on top of access to potential Flemish tax credits and funding. Other Nordic series on Lumiere’s slate, to be showcased at Göteborg’s TV market include the Norwegian political drama “Power Play,” which topped Canneserie s, and upcoming Finnish-Icelandic crime thriller “Hildur.”
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