Following a December with a revealing, intimate music docuseries on pop band Ace of Base: All That She Wants (Trailer) and an award-winning comedy drama feature film with Listen Up! (Thurs., Dec. 12, Trailer), Viaplay US’s January slate features more of the best in European series with the exclusive US premieres of:

·        Bullshit (Thurs., Jan 30) – A powerful, multi-award-winning biker gang miniseries inspired by true events (Watch Trailer)

·        The Bunker (Thurs., Jan 16) – A shocking true crime docuseries following a woman revisiting her past trauma of being abducted and held in a bunker (Watch Trailer)

Next month also features the first season of hugely popular Nordic Noir Wisting starring Sven Nordin and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) and Danish crime drama Warrior starring Dar Salim (Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, Game of Thrones).

The full, detailed January slate is below. Please watch and cover Viaplay’s exclusive US premieres featuring the very best in European television.

Talent interviews: Available upon request for all series/films

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Exclusive US Debuts

Bullshit

The Bunker

SPOTLIGHT: DRAMA

Bullshit – Powerful award-winning biker drama series

Thursday, January 30 – Exclusive US Premiere

INTERVIEW OPPS: Leads, actor and singer Alba August (Becoming Astrid, The Congregation) and award-winning actor Marco Ilsø (Vikings)

Trailer

Based on acclaimed book Bullshit: The Story of a Family by Camilla Stockmann and Janus Køster-Rasmussen and inspired by true events, the multi-award-winning series garnered wins at the 2024 Geneva International Film Festival 2024 for ‘Best Series’ and at the Danish Series Awards 2024 for ‘Best Miniseries’, ‘Best Direction,’ and ‘Best Acting Performance’ for Marco Ilsø. 

Bullshit tells the powerful story of a group of lost and rebellious youths in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. What starts out as joining of a community of like-minded souls in the hardcore biker gang Bullshit, leads to a world of brutal conflict. The drama series delves into the darkly exciting, but dangerous world of bikers as a passionate love story unfolds.

Acclaimed actor and singer Alba August (The Congregation) 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 embarks 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. (Six Episodes, Danish with English subtitles.)

SPOTLIGHT: TRUE CRIME

The Bunker – Shocking, must watch true crime docuseries

Thursday, January 16 – Exclusive US Premiere

INTERVIEW OPP: Producer John Mork (Under the Radar)

With echoes of the notorious Austrian Josef Fritzl case that sent shockwaves around the world, this chilling new true-crime documentary sheds light on an unimaginable crime: a young Swedish woman, Isabel Eriksson, drugged and kidnapped by a doctor on their second date. Surviving the torturous abduction, the heroic woman confronts her past trauma in this unflinching new series.

In 2015, following a date with Dr. Martin Trenneborg, Isabel woke up in a bunker that the doctor had spent years building. He planned to keep her and other women locked up in this horrific place and although Isabel survived the terrifying ordeal, she is still haunted to this day. Battling PTSD, Isabel bravely faces her fears as she revisits her past and tries to come to terms with what the vile kidnapper did to her.

The Bunker is a stark exploration of survival and a testament to the indomitable human spirit.

Swedish with English subtitles

January 2025 - full US line-up

Thursday, January 9

Warrior

A crime drama about community, loyalty and treachery amongst war veterans, bikers and the police force, with a love story surrounding the war veteran CC (Dar Salim, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, Game of Thrones) and the police officer Louise. (2018, Danish with English subtitles, 6x60’ episodes)

Thursday, January 16

The Bunker

A chilling new true-crime docuseries following a woman who survived a torturous abduction, confronting her past trauma (3x44’ episodes, Swedish with English subtitles)

Thursday, January 23

Wisting, Season 1

​Called “The best Nord noir ever” (The Observer) and based on Jørn Lier Horst’s bestselling books “The Caveman” & “The Hunting Dogs”, the acclaimed first season is split into two five-part stories following Detective Chief Inspector William Wisting (Sven Nordin, Gold Run). In the first story, Wisting tracks an American serial killer hiding in his community, with the help of an FBI agent (Carrie-Anne Moss, The Matrix). In the second half of the season, when an old case comes back to haunt Wisting, he finds himself suspended while a dangerous killer is on the loose. Wisting must fight to save his reputation, career, and ultimately his life.​ (Norwegian with English subtitles, 10x60’ episodes)

Thursday, January 30

Bullshit

The powerful, award-winning story of a group of lost and rebellious youths in late 70s and early 80s. What starts out as joining of a community of like-minded souls in the hardcore biker gang Bullshit, leads to a world of brutal conflict. The drama series delves into the darkly exciting, but dangerous world of bikers as a passionate love story unfolds. (Danish with English subtitles, 6x45’ episodes)

AVAILABLE TO BINGE

·        Ace of Base: All That She Wants – International top-selling pop band Ace of Base share the full story of their phenomenal career in exclusive three-part documentary series featuring intimate, never-before-seen footage. (Trailer)

·        Rebus - Sir Ian Rankin’s iconic detective series starring Richard Rankin (Outlander) and recently aired on BBC to rave reviews and ratings. Intl BBC Trailer

·        Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter, Season 1 - One of the most ambitious Nordic series ever, this fantasy adventure series aired outside the US on Netflix and was a Top 10 series in 15 countries and was adapted by the creator of the iconic Nordic series The Bridge (Trailer)

·        All and Eva - Following its rave reviews, Swedish ‘Emmy’ nominations, and a record-breaking Swedish debut, the hilariously fresh take on the comedy-drama genre stars award-winning actress Tuva Novotny (#1 Netflix movie The Abyss, Annihilation) (Trailer) (The New York Times ‘Best International Shows’ of 2024 selection)

·        End of Summer - Recently aired on the BBC, this absorbing Nordic noir is based on the award-winning crime novel by a former police officer about the haunting secrets behind a long-lost disappearance (Trailer)

Now available on Viaplay:

·        Nordic Noir/Crime Dramas: Sir Ian Rankin’s iconic detective reimagined in the BBC hit series Rebus starring Richard Rankin; BBC Nordic Noir End of Summer; Lars Mikkelsen in Face to Face, an intense interrogation drama; Murderesses, a gripping Polish crime thriller; Furia S1&2, a hit political thriller; Veronika, a psychological thriller with a supernatural twist; 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

·        Dramas: Classic fantasy adventure series and Netflix Europe hit Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter; timely, isolationist drama The Fortress, starring Russell Tovey; charming, award-winning comedy drama All and Eva; contemporary family drama series Secrets starring Pilou Asbæk; The Architect, the award-winning dystopian dramedy starring Eili Harboe (Succession); International Emmy-nominated The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen starring Connie Nielsen (Gladiator); and Swedish ‘TV Drama of the Year’ nominee Limbo

·        Young Adult Series: Provocative dramas Threesome, S1-2 and Delete Me, S1-2 and International Emmy®-nominated, coming of age LGBTQ+ series One of the Boys  

·        Documentaries: Revealing music docuseries Ace of Base: All That She Wants; haunting true crime docuseries Under the Radar – Secrets of a Swedish Serial Killer; sports docs on racing legend Max Verstappen and footballers Bendtner, Cody Gakpo, and Haaland; and celebrity profile Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled.