First images, teaser and April 18th premier date for HBO's Norwegian comedy drama series Welcome to Utmark, produced by Paradox/SF Studios
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The eight-part comedy drama series was created and written by Kim Fupz Aakeson (Cold Pursuit, Perfect Sense, In Order of Disappearance) and directed by Dagur Kári (Virgin Mountain, Dark Horse, The Good Heart). The series is produced by the Paradox, SF Studios' Norwegian production company. Welcome to Utmark premieres on April 18th on HBO Nordic and in HBO Europe territories. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN_lNf_Mrlg
Everyone knows everyone in this secluded corner of the Nordic North. But the elements in Utmark are strange and wild, and outsiders don’t always fare well. When an optimistic new schoolteacher rolls in, she is hopeful for a fresh start. But she will soon learn that the only person behaving remotely maturely in this town is a 12-year-old girl.
Following Utmark's struggling larger-than-life characters, the series is about finding one's place - whether it is finding yourself after being left by your partner, trying to grow up, moving on after the death of a loved one or simply getting your dead husband’s soul out of your body through an exorcism. It's about accepting life’s curveballs and touches upon all the aspects that make us human: love, death and cross dressing.
Welcome to Utmark’s main cast includes Tobias Santelmann (Beforeigners, The Last Kingdom, Marcella), Marie Blokhus (Chasing the Wind, The 12th Man, Børning), Alma Günther (Side by Side, Snowfall) and Stig Henrik Hoff (Beforeigners, The Last King, Hawaii, Oslo).
The main cast are joined by Marius Lien, May-Linda Kosumovic, Rozafe Chelaj, Gard Bjørnstjerne Eidsvold, Nils Johnson, Ingrid Vollan, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes, Kamilla Grønli Hartvig, Maria Bock, Jonas Strand Gravli, Niklas Gundersen, Ingunn Øyen, Frank Kjosås, Nader Khademi, Pelle Heikkilä and Eero Milonoff.
Welcome to Utmark is produced by Finn Gjerdrum and Stein Kvae at Paradox Film 8 AS and Executive Producers for HBO Europe are Hanne Palmquist, Camilla Curtis and Steve Matthews for HBO Europe.
About HBO Europe
In Europe, HBO offers programming to subscribers through five services covering twenty-one countries:
In Scandinavia, HBO Nordic has established itself as The Home of Series, offering a premium Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) Service directly to consumers and through operator partners in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
In Spain HBO España is available to subscribers as an SVOD service and through its exclusive partnership with Vodafone Spain, allowing Vodafone customers in Spain to access the streaming service via Vodafone TV or on their computers, smart phones and tablets.
In Central Europe, HBO is available directly to consumers and through operator partners in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
In the Baltics, HBO content is available via exclusive partner Telia in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Most recently, in February 2019, HBO Portugal launched as a SVOD service directly to consumer and through an exclusive operator partnership with Vodafone Portugal.
HBO Europe Original Productions
HBO Europe has been producing original content in Central Europe since 2007, expanding production activities to Scandinavia and Spain in 2016 and 2017.
HBO Europe’s upcoming slate includes Still Here (Poland), The Thaw (Poland), Ruxx (Romania), Welcome to Utmark (Norway), Beforeigners Season 2 (Norway), Pray, Obey, Kill (Sweden), Kamikaze (Denmark) and Todo Lo Otro (Spain).
About SF Studios
SF Studios, established in 1919, is one of the world’s oldest film companies. Today SF Studios is the leading film studio in the Nordic region with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and offices in Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki and London. The company is producing and distributing feature films and TV series as well as providing the digital services SF Anytime and SF Kids. SF Studios is part of the leading Nordic media company Bonnier.
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