NENT Group presents ‘Thunder in My Heart’ as next original drama

• Eight-part Swedish series created by actress and singer Amy Deasismont
• ‘Thunder in My Heart’ produced by Anna-Klara Carlsten (‘Quicksand’) and Patrik Andersson (‘Midsummer’)
• NENT Group to premiere at least 30 original productions in 2020

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, has launched the Swedish comedy drama series ‘Thunder in My Heart’ as its next Viaplay Original. The eight-part show is created by Swedish actress and singer Amy Deasismont, who also plays the leading role, and will premiere exclusively on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service across the Nordic and Baltic regions in spring 2021.

After five studio albums and acclaimed roles in ‘Gösta’ and ‘My Skinny Sister’ (winner of a Crystal Bear at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival), the next step in Amy Deasismont’s remarkable career is to create an original series for the Nordic region’s leading streaming company. ‘Thunder in My Heart’ follows a group of young friends as they come of age and strive to meet the unexpected demands of adult life while coming to terms with their own identities, pasts, and passions.

Filippa Wallestam, NENT Group Chief Content Officer: “Our latest original goes straight to the heart – and comes from the same place. Amy Deasismont has worked on ‘Thunder in My Heart’ for five years and this highly personal, character-driven drama will speak to audiences of all ages. We expect Viaplay to reach 3 million subscribers this year and it is the perfect platform for one of the Nordic region’s most exciting young talents to create her first original show.”

Amy Deasismont: “Life as a young adult brings both exhilarating highs and painful lows. I want Viaplay viewers to feel every moment of this story, and it’s a dream come true to bring it to life with such a wonderful creative team and cast.”

‘Thunder in My Heart’ also features rising stars Alexander Abdallah (‘Snabba Cash’), Malin Persson (‘The Restaurant’), Max Ulveson (‘Dancing Queens’) and Julia Lyskova, alongside Gustaf Hammarsten (‘Midnight Sun’) and Helen Sjöholm (‘As It Is in Heaven’). Anders Hazelius (NENT Group’s ‘The Inner Circle’) and Sanna Lenken (‘My Skinny Sister’) will direct.

The series is co-produced by BR•F and Film Capital Stockholm with Anna-Klara Carlsten (‘Quicksand’) and Patrik Andersson (‘Midsummer’) as producers. Filming will begin in Stockholm in late September.

About NENT Group’s original productions

NENT Group is set to premiere at least 30 original productions in 2020. In the past three months, season two of ‘Love Me’; ‘Catwalk’; ‘Partisan’; season two of ‘Mia’s Magic Playground’; ‘Valley Girl’; and ‘First Responders’ have premiered on Viaplay.

Recently announced originals include ‘Furia’; ‘Close to Me’; ‘Try Hard’; ‘Max Anger’; ‘Dystopia’; ‘The Head’; ‘Suck It Up’; ‘Orca’; ‘The Swarm’; ‘Delete Me’; season two of ‘The Truth Will Out’; ‘Harmonica’; season two of ‘Pros and Cons’; ‘Perfect People’; season two of ‘Face to Face’; ‘Huss’; season two of ‘Those Who Kill’; seasons two and three of ‘Fixi in Playland’; season two of ‘Honour’; ‘Hammarvik’; season two of ‘The American Runestone’; ‘Home Invasion’; ‘Professionals’; ‘Shadowplay’; ‘The Ambassador’; ‘Margeaux’; ‘Cryptid’; and ‘Commando’.

NENT Group’s ‘ALEX’ has been sold in Europe, Asia and the US; ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ has premiered on Hulu and is set for a US remake with Lionsgate; ‘Pros and Cons’ has been picked up by Canal+ and Topic; ‘Honour’ has been sold to RTL and VRT; ‘Those Who Kill’ is available on the BBC and ARTE; and ‘Mia’s Magic Playground’ has launched on Sky Kids.

During 2019, NENT Group announced a UK-based joint venture with FilmNation Entertainment and invested in US studio Picturestart.

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