Lumiere Group Swoops on Icelandic Drug Traffic ‘Haze’ Series From ‘Trapped’ Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Belgian group Lumiere has signed as co-producer – via its production arm Lunanime – and distributor for Benelux of the Icelandic crime drama “Haze” from Iceland’s seasoned showrunner Sigurjón Kjartansson (“Trapped” Season 1 & 2, “Katla”).
The eight-part series, produced by Kjartansson’s S800 for Icelandic pubcaster RÚV, will be showcased at Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision among a handful of standout Nordic series in development.
High-profile Kjartansson has shaped Icelandic TV drama over the last two decades. He set up S800 in 2022, after departing from Baltasar Kormákur’s RVK Studios.
Kjartansson will serve as head writer, showrunner, and executive producer on “Haze,” working with rising writing talent Gagga Jonsdóttir (“Trapped” Season 3) and David Mar Stefansson (“Katla”), as well as top director Óskar Thor Axelsson (“Operation Napoleon,” “Stella Blómkvist”).
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