Bleak, beautiful and volcanic: Iceland was made for great drama. Viaplay Group’s first Icelandic original is a six-part crime series based on the international bestselling ‘Stella Blómkvist’ novels, and features some of the country’s hottest creative talents. The series was viewed more than 150,000 times in its first week on Icelandic streaming service Símans Premium (Iceland’s population is around 335,000). Heida Reed (BBC’s ‘Poldark’) headlines and Óskar Thór Axelsson (‘Black’s Game’; ‘Trapped’) directs. The series is written by Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir and Andri Óttarsson. Sagafilm, Iceland’s leading independent production company, produces and Red Arrow International handles international distribution. Stella’s going to be a star! ‘Stella Blómkvist’ premiered on Viaplay on 9 February 2018.
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Awards (9 nominations)
Edda Awards Iceland 2018
Nominated
TV Show of the Year
Stella Blómkvist’ received 8 Edda nominations in total
Edda Awards Iceland 2018
Nominated
Heida Reed, Actress of the Year
Gothenburg Film Festival 2018
Nominated
Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Outstanding Writing, Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize