Starring Nordic Superstars Alexandra Rapaport (The Sandhamn Murders, Honour, No Time to Mourn) and Tobias Santelmann (The Fortress, Darkness: Those Who Kill, and Netflix’s upcoming Harry Hole)

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A new, riveting Nordic Noir with a fresh twist, VERONIKA, makes its highly anticipated North American debut on Tuesday, August 20 on the Viaplay streaming service. Nordic superstars Alexandra Rapaport (The Sandhamn Murders, Honour, No Time to Mourn) and Tobias Santelmann (The Fortress, Darkness: Those Who Kill, Exit, and Netflix’s upcoming Harry Hole series) headline the atmospheric, innovative psychological thriller created and scripted by Katja Juras and Anna Ströman Lindblom, writers from smash hit Nordic drama series No Time to Mourn/ Gåsmamman, and helmed by acclaimed director Jonas Alexander Arnby (War of the Worlds, Darkness: Those Who Kill). The eight-part series follows police officer Veronika Gren (Rapaport) as she deals with addiction, family troubles, a murder investigation, and now, haunting visions of unsolved crime victims. As she tries to figure out if these visions are real or just in her head, people around her start to question her sanity. Can Veronika trust what she sees, or will the shadows from her past consume her?

Veronika Gren, a police officer and mother of two, struggles with her complicated family life and a secret pill addiction. When she suddenly sees a dead boy standing in front of her, she thinks she’s lost her mind. Reluctantly Veronika is forced to accept that the boy isn’t an illusion. He’s connected to an ongoing murder investigation of two teenage girls, and he, as well as others, are here to stay until justice has been done. Veronika realizes that she must uncover the truth and soon discovers that the traces are leading her in a direction she would never have expected.

As her husband (Santelmann) grows more worried and her partner (Arvin Kananian, Triangle of Sadness) and captain question her fitness for duty, Veronika most not only convince herself, but she also needs to make the unbelievable, believable.

8 episodes, Swedish with English subtitles

COMING UP ON VIAPLAY:  https://press.viaplaygroup.com/

·        Tues., Aug 6: Darkness: Those Who Kill, Season 3 is the most recent season of one of the biggest ongoing Nordic Noir series, with S3 featuring Alex Høgh Andersen (Vikings) in a recurring role (Trailer)

·        Tues., Aug 13: Bendtner (Trailer) and Haaland, The Big Decision offer surprising documentaries on two soccer/football superstars

·        Tues., Aug 20: Veronika is a first-rate Nordic Noir with a supernatural twist featuring Nordic superstars Alexandra Rapaport (INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE) and Tobias Santelmann (Trailer)

·        Tues., Aug 20: In the Mind of a Criminal, Season 1 features some of the most notorious crime cases in modern Danish criminal history

·        Tues., Aug 27: Threesome, Season 2 is the return of the raw, character-driven and hugely popular drama series on a couple dealing with the aftermath of a threesome (Trailer) (INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE)

About Viaplay:

The Viaplay streaming service features thousands of hours of premium Nordic and European series and films. Viaplay’s US content offering focuses on the Nordic region’s high-quality and psychologically penetrating titles: from atmospheric and suspenseful crime dramas and provocative and stylish young adult series to award-winning dramas and riveting documentaries. Now available:

·        Nordic Noir/Crime Dramas: Lars Mikkelsen in Face to Face, an intense interrogation drama; Murderesses, a gripping Polish crime thriller; Furia S1&2, a hit political thriller; Trom, a mystery set in the picturesque Faroe Islands; Detective Maria Kallo S1&2, based on the bestselling book series; Darkness: Those Who Kill S1-3, a hugely popular Nordic Noir series; and Black Sands, a dark, popular Icelandic mystery; as well as all three films from the renowned Millennium/The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy

·        Young Adult Series: Provocative dramas Threesome and Delete Me and coming of age LGBTQ+ short form series One of the Boys  

·        Dramas: Timely, isolationist drama The Fortress, starring Russell Tovey; The Architect, the award-winning dystopian dramedy starring Eili Harboe (Succession) and called “vicious and funny” by The New York Times; International Emmy-nominated The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen starring Connie Nielsen (Gladiator); and Swedish ‘TV Drama of the Year’ nominee Limbo

·        Documentaries: Haunting true crime docuseries Under the Radar – Secrets of a Swedish Serial Killer operating in America; The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, a “can’t miss documentary” (Forbes) following the nearly impossible journey of a chef to set up shop in a remote location; and Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled, a star-studded, intimate portrait of the legendary actress.