NENT Studios UK secures initial pre-sales for new police procedural series 'For Life'

NENT Studios UK today announces that the new Norwegian episodic police procedural series, ‘For Life’, has started its international roll-out after concluding its first pre-sales.

These early deals have been secured with SBS in Australia, Pro Plus in Slovenia, and Canal Plus in France, where ‘For Life’ will air on the broadcaster’s Polar+ detective series channel.

Created and written by International Emmy Award-winning Gjermund S. Eriksen (‘Mammon’, ‘Aber Bergen’) and co-written by Helena Nielsen (‘Lilyhammer’, ‘Aber Bergen’, ‘Black Widows’), ‘For Life’ is Norway’s first police procedural and promises a witty, sparkling script, packed full of warmth, humour and topical, suspenseful storylines. The 8 x 60 series is produced by Monster, a NENT Studios company, for NRK. Along with NENT Studios UK, the Norwegian Film Institute has also invested in ‘For Life’.

‘For Life’ follows the story of Victoria Woll (Tone Mostraum, ‘Eyewitness’, ‘ZombieLars’) a hardened National Crime Service investigator, across two different timelines: in the present, where it’s her job to solve cases and put criminals behind bars, and in the future, where she is in prison. Every episode will feature a present-day, exciting standalone case as its main story, along with new pieces to the continuing puzzle that is Victoria and why she is fighting for her freedom a few years down the line.

In addition to ‘For Life’, NENT Studios UK has also licensed Swedish political thriller ‘The Inner Circle’ (8 x 60) to SBS. ‘The Inner Circle’ is a NENT Group original production.

Elin Thomas, EVP sales for NENT Studios UK comments: “With its intriguing premise, lightness of touch and sharp, topical storylines, ‘For Life’ is a distinctive, new style of police procedural, far removed from the dark crime series associated with the traditional Nordic Noir genre. We are delighted to bring something new to the international market and to have locked-in these initial pre-sales with SBS, Pro Plus and Canal Plus. With episodes now delivering, the series is starting to gain further traction from buyers excited by a refreshing approach to the popular episodic crime universe.”

Producers of ‘For Life’ are Håkon Briseid (‘Nobel’, ‘Borderline’, ‘Young and Promising’) and Bård Fjulsrud (‘Young and Promising’, ‘Borderline’, ‘The Retail Estate Agents’). Series consultant is triple International Emmy Award-winner Sven Clausen, a former producer on ‘NYPD Blue’ and executive producer for the successful Nordic crime series ‘Mobile Unit’ (aka ‘Unit One’).

‘For Life’ receives its premiere on NRK on 6^th September 2020.

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