NENT Group counts in ‘Two Sisters’ for next original production
- ‘Two Sisters’ based on Hannah Widell and Amanda Schulman’s bestselling novels
- Widell and Schulman are two of Sweden’s most high-profile media personalities
- NENT Group to premiere at least 30 original productions in 2020
The next Viaplay Original from Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, will be the Swedish drama series ‘Two Sisters’. The eight-part show is based on the bestselling novels by Swedish celebrities Hannah Widell and Amanda Schulman and is produced by Yellow Bird (‘Millennium’; NENT Group’s ‘The Truth Will Out’). ‘Two Sisters’ will premiere exclusively on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service across the Nordic and Baltic regions in 2021.
From podcasts to blogs to a trilogy of successful novels, Hannah Widell and Amanda Schulman are two of Sweden’s most high-profile media personalities. ‘Two Sisters’ is the first time their books have been adapted into a series. The show explores the diverging lives of young Stockholm siblings Alicia (Dilan Gwyn: NENT Group’s ‘Love Me’) and Vanessa (Julia Ragnarsson: ‘My Aunt in Sarajevo’) as they climb the career ladder, fall in love and realise that growing up can also mean growing apart.
Filippa Wallestam, NENT Group Chief Content Officer: “More than 200,000 Instagram followers and 400 podcast episodes show the incredible reach of Hannah Widell and Amanda Schulman, and we expect huge interest in Viaplay’s pioneering adaptation of their hit novels. ‘Two Sisters’ blends light and darkness while asking just how far we are responsible for those we love. This is a sharp and relevant story told by some of the Nordic region’s most talented female creators, both in front of and behind the camera.”
Hannah Widell: “Alicia and Vanessa are two characters very close to our hearts, and ever since writing page one, we’ve looked forward to bringing their loves and struggles to life on the screen. We’re so excited and grateful to share this story with Viaplay’s viewers – it’s a dream come true.”
‘Two Sisters’ (Swedish title: ‘Två systrar’) is created and directed by Julia Lindström (‘Hjerteslag’) and written by Amy Black Ndiaye (NENT Group’s ‘Wisting’). The series is produced by Alexia Wennberg, Cecilia Forsberg and Georgie Mathew at Yellow Bird, and filming started this week in Stockholm.
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’; and ‘Valley Girl’ have premiered on Viaplay.
Recently announced originals include ‘Thunder in My Heart’; ‘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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