Beta has pre-sold sprawling Finnish drama series “Estonia” to Germany’s broadcaster Seven.One Entertainment Group, the parent company of ProSieben. This acquisition marks the start of a collaboration between Beta and Seven.One Entertainment. The eight-hour drama, about the deadliest civil maritime disaster in recent European history, is now in its third week of shooting. Produced by […]
Beta Nordic Studios (BNS) has joined forces with Swedish production company Unlimited Stories, acquiring 51% of the company. Unlimited Stories was founded in 20.
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The story, described as “the modern Robin Hood-like Nordic noir”, will mark the first common project between Finnish production house Fisher King and Beta Film. Fisher King has been a part of the Beta Nordic Studio group since 2019, alongside Norwegian production company Cinenord, Icelandic Sagafilm and Sweden’s Dramacorp.
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Starring
Vikings fame, the series is created by
Mikko Oikkonen and, as Cineuropa has learnt, it promises to interweave the financial crisis of the 1990s, which shook up Finland, with contemporary issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We started this project with Mikko some years ago. We were preparing a documentary series about the economic crisis in Finland in the 1990s. Later on, we decided to make a drama series instead” – explains Fisher King’s CEO