Iceland’s leading production company Glassriver has teamed with Italian sales company True Colours on Brkn, a new Nordic psychological thriller adapted from Jón Atli Jónasson’s novel Brotin, according to an exclusive report by Variety.
Set in Reykjavík, Brkn follows female and male police officers Dóra and Rado as they investigate the disappearance of a nonbinary teenager named Morgan. Their search quickly evolves into a high-stakes case entangled in “a complex web of organized crime, corporate power and police corruption,” according to the synopsis. It also notes that Dóra has recently returned to duty after “a traumatic incident” in which she was shot in the head while attempting to stop her boyfriend’s suicide, while members of Rado’s family emerge as suspects.
Jón Atli Jónasson (pictured below) is a novelist, playwright and screenwriter known for co-writing the Oscar-shortlisted feature The Deep and crime series Arctic Circle, is co-creating the show with theater director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson and screenwriter, novelist and musician Margrét Örnólfsdóttir (The Valhalla Murders).
Glassriver has signed a global distribution deal with True Colours, which will handle the international rollout of the series currently in development. True Colours, which is co-owned by Italy’s Indigo Film and Lucky Red, is expanding into television under the leadership of Elliot Gustin-Hollman, formerly of Newen Connect.
“Brkn pushes the boundaries of the Nordic crime genre and represents the distinctive and original storytelling that we champion at Glassriver,” said the company’s co-owner Andri Ómarsson. “We are delighted to be partnering with True Colours, as we continue to share bold and unique stories from Iceland with the world.”
Gustin added: “One year after launching our series distribution business, we are delighted to be partnering with Glassriver. This demonstrates our ability as an independent distributor to support bold, high-quality projects. ‘Brkn’ is a series with tremendous potential, and we firmly believe it will have international acclaim and success.”
Source: Variety
