Mikkel Brænne Sandemose and Cecilie Mosli prepping thriller series The Fortress
- The eight-part Norwegian series, staged by Maipo Film, is set to start filming later this year
A new eight-episode thriller series entitled The Fortress is in the works. The Norwegian production, commissioned by NENT Group's Viaplay, is set to begin filming later this year. Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (Ragnarok [+see also:
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The Fortress is a dystopian TV series set in the near future and co-created by screenwriter and novelist John Kåre Raake (The Wave [+see also:
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Budgeted at 95 million Norwegian crowns (approx. €9.5 million), The Fortress is being produced by Synnøve Hørsdal and Ales Ree for Oslo-based outfit Maipo Film. It also received a 5 million Norwegian crowns (approx. €500,000) grant from the Norwegian Film Institute. The cast is yet to be disclosed.
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