Durban–Endemol Shine Group has sold the rights to adapt its critically acclaimed and highly popular Nordic Noir detective series “The Bridge” to Cape Town-based production company Both Worlds Pictures, Variety has learned exclusively.The series will feature an all-African cast and will be set around the Beit Bridge border crossing between South Africa and Zimbabwe.Originally known in Sweden and Denmark as “Bron/Broen,” the format is a present-day crime thriller exploring the tensions between two neighboring countries and delving into the darker side of human nature.
The series was created by Sweden’s Filmlance International, part of Endemol Shine Group, and Denmark’s Nimbus Film.
The fourth and final season of the original, which aired in Sweden and Denmark last year, was the number one drama in Scandinavia.
It also served, with “The Killing,” to put Nordic Noir on the map, and boost the careers of its producer
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