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Germany’s Story House Pictures, also behind “Sisi” and “Dignity,” has boarded upcoming series “Hildur,” joining forces with Finland’s Take Two and Iceland’s Sagafilm.
The international studio of the Bavaria Film Group, Story House Pictures will co-produce and has acquired rights to Germany and world distributor rights, but Take Two will be the company taking the creative lead, Story House co-founder Andreas Gutzeit told Variety.
Presented at Spain’s Conecta Fiction and based on the bestselling novel by Satu Rämö and set in Iceland, “Hildur” is developed by Matti Laine, also behind “The Paradise.”
“We loved the pitch, loved the story and we saw a possibility in it,” said Story House Pictures’ Andreas Gutzeit.
“We are into brands and into franchises. When we saw that the book has already sold to 10 different territories, we quickly realized this could be a mainstream hit.”
In the story, a surfing detective...
The international studio of the Bavaria Film Group, Story House Pictures will co-produce and has acquired rights to Germany and world distributor rights, but Take Two will be the company taking the creative lead, Story House co-founder Andreas Gutzeit told Variety.
Presented at Spain’s Conecta Fiction and based on the bestselling novel by Satu Rämö and set in Iceland, “Hildur” is developed by Matti Laine, also behind “The Paradise.”
“We loved the pitch, loved the story and we saw a possibility in it,” said Story House Pictures’ Andreas Gutzeit.
“We are into brands and into franchises. When we saw that the book has already sold to 10 different territories, we quickly realized this could be a mainstream hit.”
In the story, a surfing detective...
- 10/13/2023
- by Marta Balaga and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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