James R | On 29, Mar 2019

Netflix heads to Sweden this April for new series Quicksand, and the first full trailer gives us a taste of what’s in store.

The thriller, which is directed by Per-Olav Sørensen (Nobel, The Saboteurs) and Lisa Farzaneh (Arne Dahl, Det som göms i snö), is based on the best-selling novel by Malin Persson Giolito. Written by Camilla Ahlgren (The Bridge, Marcella) and Executive Produced by Pontus Edgren (The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared) and Martina Håkansson, the series follows a normal high school student, Maja Norberg, who finds herself on trial for murder. When the events of that tragic day are revealed, so too are the private details about her relationship with Sebastian Fagerman and his dysfunctional family.

What really happened in the classroom? Find out on Friday 5th April, when Quicksand slips onto the streaming service. Here’s the trailer:

 

Watch: Netflix’s Quicksand set for April release

1st February 2019

Netflix’s first Swedish original series arrives this April, the streaming giant has revealed.

Quicksand, which is directed by Per-Olav Sørensen (Nobel, The Saboteurs) and Lisa Farzaneh (Arne Dahl, Det som göms i snö), is based on the best-selling novel by Malin Persson Giolito. Written by Camilla Ahlgren (The Bridge, Marcella) and Executive Produced by Pontus Edgren (The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared) and Martina Håkansson, the series follows a normal high school student, Maja Norberg, who finds herself on trial for murder. When the events of that tragic day are revealed, so too are the private details about her relationship with Sebastian Fagerman and his dysfunctional family.

The cast includes Hanna Ardéhn (30 grader i februari), William Spetz (Solsidan, Jag älskar dig – En skilsmässokomedi), Felix Sandman (We are the best!), David Dencik (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Top of the Lake), Reuben Sallmander (The Bridge, Millennium) and Anna Björk (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Bridge).

The end result adds a new string to Netflix’s European bow. It premieres on Friday 5th Aprli. Here’s the video:

 

Quicksand: Filming underway on Netflix’s Swedish thriller

2nd July 2018

Filming is now underway on Netflix’s the first Swedish original series, Quicksand (Störst av allt).

The series, which is directed by Per-Olav Sørensen (Nobel, The Saboteurs) and Lisa Farzaneh (Arne Dahl, Det som göms i snö), is based on the best-selling novel by Malin Persson Giolito. The book, which has been published in 29 countries and was voted best Nordic Crime Novel of the year in 2017, explores the aftermath of a mass shooting at a prep school in Stockholm’s wealthiest suburb.

Written by Camilla Ahlgren (The Bridge, Marcella) and Executive Produced by Pontus Edgren (The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared) and Martina Håkansson, the series follows a normal high school student, Maja Norberg, who finds herself on trial for murder. When the events of that tragic day are revealed, so too are the private details about her relationship with Sebastian Fagerman and his dysfunctional family.

The cast includes Hanna Ardéhn (30 grader i februari), William Spetz (Solsidan, Jag älskar dig – En skilsmässokomedi), Felix Sandman (We are the best!), David Dencik (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Top of the Lake), Reuben Sallmander (The Bridge, Millennium), Anna Björk (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Bridge), Christopher Wollter (Modus, Gråzon), Evin Ahmad (Dröm vidare, Girls of the Sun), Maria Sundbom (Flickan, mamman och Demonerna), Rebecka Hemse (De dagar som blommorna blommar, Innan vi dör), Helena af Sandberg, Shanti Roney and Ella Rappich.

The series is produced by Fatima Varhos (Sanctuary, Trespassing Bergman) and Frida Asp (Bonusfamiljen, The Simple Heist) and will launch on Netflix in 2019. Filming is underway is both Sweden and Croatia.

 

Quicksand: The Bridge creator to pen Netflix’s first original Swedish series

8th September 2017

Netflix is heading to Scandinavia for its first original Swedish series, Quicksand.

Based on the best-selling thriller novel, Störst av Allt, the show marks Netflix’s continued investment in European production – and it’s choosing one of Sweden’s biggest names to do it: head writer of The Bridge, Camilla Ahlgren.

The book, written by Malin Persson Giolito, has already proven its international reach: it’s been published in 26 countries and was voted Nordic Crime Novel of the year in 2016. The film follows Maja Norberg, a normal high school student, who, when a mass shooting takes place at a prep school in Stockholm’s wealthiest suburb, finds herself on trial for murder. When the events of that tragic day are revealed, so too are the private details about her relationship with Sebastian Fagerman and his dysfunctional family.

Award-winning production company FLX (Bonusfamiljen/The Bonus Family and The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared) are behind the project, with Pontus Edgren on producing duties.

”Malin Persson Giolito’s novel Störst av Allt (Quicksand) is an original, fresh and suspenseful drama that we believe will make a fantastic Netflix series,” Edgren says. “We asked one of Scandinavia’s most respected writers, Camilla Ahlgren, to work with us and she was equally thrilled. We’re very excited to be collaborating with Netflix to make Störst av Allt (Quicksand) the very first Swedish Netflix original.”

Malin Persson Giolito adds: “We have taken our time to build a team that we can trust to create a great adaptation. I’ve subscribed to Netflix since the second week it was possible to do so in Sweden, so it’s incredibly exciting that Störst av Allt (Quicksand) is becoming a Netflix original series.”

“It is both a great honour and challenge to work with FLX and Netflix on Störst av Allt (Quicksand). I want to tell this story from the main character Maja’s perspective; her story raises questions about guilt, responsibility, punishment and redemption. It holds a mirror up to our time whilst also serving as both a suspenseful thriller and a moving love story,” comments Ahlgren.

Quicksand will go into production in 2018.

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