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Premieres & Exclusives

Bullshit! – Powerful and brutal award-winning drama series

Monday, 2 December – Exclusive UK Premiere (Full Series x 6 Episodes)

Trailer  

INTERVIEW OPPS: Leads, Acclaimed actor and singer Alba August (Becoming Astrid) and Marco Ilsø (Vikings)

Get ready for Bullshit a powerful and brutal new drama series inspired by true events, that gets its UK premiere exclusively on Viaplay.

Set in 1980s Copenhagen, we join a group of rebellious youths who are part of hardcore biker gang Bullshit. We delve into the darkly exciting, but dangerous world of bikers as a passionate love story unfolds between Pia and Mackerel, set against the high-octane world of motorbikes and violence.

Based on acclaimed book Bullshit: The Story of a Family by Camilla Stockmann and Janus Køster-Rasmussen, the multi-award-winning series garnered accolades galore at the 2024 Geneva Int. Film Festival 2024, winning Best Miniseries, Best Direction, Best Acting Performance and the Talent Award. Bullshit tells the powerful story of a group of lost youths in late 70s and early 80s, Denmark. What starts out as joining of a community of like-minded souls, leads to a world of brutal conflict.

Acclaimed actor and singer Alba August (Becoming Astrid) stars as Pia, a determined 16-year-old who summons up the courage to finally leave her difficult family. Taking with her just 100 Kroner and the desire to be part of a community she meets Henning aka Mackerel (Marco Ilsø – Vikings). He’s 18 and has turned his back on the polite society to follow his dreams of brotherhood, freedom and motorcycles, leading him to the biker gang he sees as his family.  The pair embark on a wild love-affair as the ambitious Mackerel is determined to climb the ranks of Bullshit, whatever the cost.

Life seems good, but a bloody war with the Hells Angels is about to change everything.

Danish with English subtitles.

This Is Not a Christmas Movie – Darkly fun Christmas film

Sunday, 1 December – Exclusive UK Premiere (Film x 105 mins)

Deck the halls and get ready for a Christmas movie like no other as This Is Not a Christmas Movie, a darkly comic festive fare, arrives exclusively on Viaplay a gift to you, for your viewing pleasure.

Michael Middelkoop directs this award-winning family farce, that follows a determined clan whose attempts at peace, harmony and goodwill to all, go horribly wrong.

Meet a very dysfunctional family, or are they just like everyone else, as they approach another Christmas together?

Mum Brechtje (60) is about to get cancelled by everyone but doesn’t understand why. Her husband, Martijn (62), has fallen in love with a younger colleague and according to him, true love like this just can’t be denied. Their son-in-law, Justus (34), gets lost in a Don Quixote-esque quest for his masculinity, stretching his boundaries as well as his sphincter. While Jos (28), their middle child, is forever changing the world around her, with tolerance and open mindedness… that is until her girlfriend wants a threesome. All of that happens just before their annual Christmas dinner.

As they gather for their festive feast, they end up with a dinner rife with miscommunications, misunderstanding, romantic misadventure and… a potential hostage crisis. Not even Santa can save this Christmas.

This is Not a Christmas Movie you’ll want to recreate at the most wonderful time of the year, but it could just be the perfect antidote to the other tinsel-tinged films.

Stars: Jacqueline Blom, René van Zinnicq Bergmann, Georgina Verbaan, Barbara Sloesen, Kiefer Zwart, Stefanie van Leersum

Dutch with English subtitles.

Who Shot Otto Mueller? – Enthralling Estonian mystery crime-drama series

Monday, 9 December – Exclusive UK Premiere (Full Series x 8 Episodes)

Trailer 

Helmed by director René Vilbre and written by Birk Rohelend, this gripping and beautifully shot eight-part Estonian crime drama is set for its UK premiere exclusively on Viaplay.

This enthralling series follows the story of Otto Mueller, a celebrated businessman and ex-Soviet wrestler who meets a grisly end on his 65th birthday… unveiling a web of deep buried secrets from his past and a whole world of new intrigue.

As detectives start their investigations, they interrogate eight of his family members in turn. Soon dark truths about a successful and powerful man who once killed a wolf with his bare hands gradually start to come to light. Everyone has a story about Otto Mueller – and everyone has a motive.​

Find out Who Shot Otto Mueller? in this truly riveting crime-series.

Starring: Jaan Rekkor, Evelin Vöigemast, Mait Malmsten​, Tambet Tuisk, Doris Tslar, Märt Avandi, Tiina Tauraite, Hilje Murel

Estonian with English subtitles.

December 2024 full line-up

1 December

This Is Not a Christmas Movie

This award-winning family farce follows a determined family whose attempts to be full of peace, harmony and goodwill to all, go horribly wrong. As they gather for their festive feast, they end up with a dinner rife with miscommunications, misunderstanding, romantic misadventure and… a potential hostage crisis. (105 mins film)

Dutch with English subtitles

Norskov Series 1 and 2

This raw and brooding Nordic Noir drama sees police detective Tom Noack return home to Norskov, an industrial port in northern Denmark, after 20 years away to clean up the town's all-consuming drug problem. (S1 - 10 x 60 mins episodes, S2 - 6 x 60 mins episodes) 

Danish with English subtitles

2 December

Bullshit

Set in 1980s Copenhagen and inspired by true events, this thrilling drama-series follows a group of rebellious youths who are part of hardcore biker gang Bullshit. We follow a passionate love story between Pia (Alba August) and Mackerel (Marco Ilsø), that unfolds against the high-octane and dangerously exciting world of bikers. (6 x 45 mins episodes)

Danish with English subtitles

9 December

Who Shot Otto Mueller?

This enthralling series follows the story of a celebrated businessman and ex-Soviet wrestler who meets a grisly end on his 65th birthday… unveiling a web of deep buried secrets from his past and a whole world of new intrigue. Everyone has a story about Otto Mueller – and everyone has a motive. ​ (8 x 45 mins episodes) 

Estonian with English subtitles

16 December

Hidden Firstborn Series 1 – UK Exclusive

This Swedish fantasy thriller is based on Fillip Alexanderson’s debut novel First Born and is inspired by Norse mythology. In a world familiar yet different to our own, this intense, suspenseful drama follows the struggle of a young man who is trying to come to terms with his true identity.​The pursuit of his origins leads him to the centre of a high-stakes power struggle, where his life is the ultimate prize. ​ (8 x 45 mins episodes) 

Swedish with English subtitles

Flame & Citron

This Danish World War II action-filled feature follows two fighters who are part of the Holger Danske resistance group. (Film x 120 mins)

Danish with English subtitles

30 December

Purge (Puhdistus) – UK Exclusive

This Finnish crime feature follows a tormented young woman, who is given a hiding place by an elderly lady and soon finds out they are connected by their mutual horrendous pasts. (Film x 120 mins)

Finnish with English subtitles

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AVAILABLE TO BINGE NOW ON VIAPLAY

1.      Ace of Base: All That She Want Fascinating uncensored music docuseries on the group who weren’t just a pop band, but a cultural phenomenon (Trailer)

2.      Listen Up! Award-winning comedy-drama film starring Asim Chaudhry (Trailer)  

3.      Munch Fascinating feature film on the iconic artist behind The Scream and many more great works of art in this truly original biopic

4.      Secrets (Den Gode Stemning) Series 1 Powerfully moving eight-part drama about the difficult lives of siblings featuring a standout cast led by Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones) and Iben Hjejle (High Fidelity) Trailer  

5.      Under the Radar: Secrets of a Swedish Serial Killer Season 1 Brilliant new true crime docuseries that follows documentary director and investigative journalist John Mork as he embarks on an unsettling investigation into unsolved murders after receiving a sheet of music from notorious serial killer Peter Mangs

Viaplay’s UK content offering focuses on the Nordic region’s high-quality and psychologically penetrating series and films, from atmospheric and suspenseful crime dramas and provocative and stylish young adult series to award-winning dramas and riveting documentaries. Subscribers will have immediate access to thousands of hours of premium Nordic and European content, including:

Nordic Noir/Crime Dramas: Iconic series The Bridge, Seasons 1-4; Lars Mikkelsen in Face to Face, an intense interrogation drama; Fenris, featuring mysterious disappearances in a wolf-inhabited forest; Trom, a mystery set in the picturesque Faroe Islands; and smash hit series No Time to Mourn, Seasons 1-5; Honour, Seasons 1-3; and Darkness: Those Who Kill, Seasons 1-3

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

·         Dramas: Provocative drama Threesome, Seasons 1-2; The Architect, the award-winning dystopian dramedy starring Eili Harboe (Succession) that has been called “vicious and funny” by The New York Times; Lasse Hallström’s acclaimed feature film Hilma; top rated financial drama Exit, Seasons 1-2; hit dramedy Love Me, Seasons 1-2; sports biopic I am Zlatan; International Emmy-nominated The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen starring Connie Nielsen (Gladiator); Camilla Läckberg’s modern soap operas The Beach Hotel, Seasons 1-2 and Hammarvik, Seasons 1-4; and Swedish ‘TV Drama of the Year’ nominee Limbo

·         Documentaries: 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 far-flung Arctic location; and Crime Scene Sweden, a shocking in-depth look at infamous Swedish murders

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debbie@aimpublicity.com

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