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Nice Drama appoints new CEO

NENT Studios, part of Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), has appointed Alexander Tanno as CEO of scripted drama production company Nice Drama.

Alexander joins Nice Drama from a position as Head of Content Strategy and International Co-Productions at NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay. Alexander will begin his new role on 1 October and takes over as CEO from Mikael Wallen, who will continue working with content development in a new role at NENT Studios reporting to CEO Morten Mogensen.

Alexander Tanno, incoming CEO Nice Drama: “Nice Drama is an outstanding company with a super impressive track record of producing high quality scripted series and films. My ambition is to build on the expertise at the company while expanding our scale and scope into new genres and collaborations. I also very much look forward to working with our international colleagues and sister companies within NENT Studios.”

Morten Mogensen, CEO NENT Studios: “I look forward to Alexander taking the company to the next level and delivering even more great stories. Alexander has been part of creating some of Viaplay’s best Nordic drama productions, and his knowledge and passion for unique storytelling makes him the perfect fit to lead Nice Drama. I want to thank Mikael Wallen for building Nice Drama into the great company it is today, together with the company’s passionate team.”

Nice Drama has produced award winning, high quality drama series such as ‘Midnight Sun’ (‘Midnattssol’), which won the Audience Award at Series Mania 2016, three categories at Roma Fiction Fest 2016, and Best International Drama at Content London 2017, as well being nominated for the Golden Nymph Awards 2017.

Nice Drama’s “The 100 year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared” became one of Sweden’s most watched film of all time when it premiered in 2013, and received an Academy Awards nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Other productions from Nice Drama include acclaimed ‘Thicker than Water’ (‘Tjockare än vatten’); NENT Group’s original features and series ‘Superswede and ‘Hassel’; and the film ‘Alone in Space’, which premieres in Sweden on 21 September. 

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About Nordic Entertainment Group: Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is the Nordic region´s leading entertainment provider. We entertain millions of people every day with our streaming services, TV channels and radio stations, and our production companies create exciting content for clients around the world. We make life more entertaining by enabling the best and broadest experiences - from live sports to movies to series to music and our own original shows. Our studio business, NENT Studios, is behind acclaimed works in multiple genres ranging from factual, documentary and reality to game shows, lifestyle and drama. A total of 33 different companies in 17 countries make up the studios division. The local presence means that we work with some of the most talented and creative people in each of our markets. This content is then available on our own channels and platforms, and also sold to other entertainment providers in over 240 territories worldwide.

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Press contact Development and Communications Manager NENT Studios Communication +45 22356035

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Press contact Senior Communications Manager +46 73 699 17 00

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