‘Ninjababy’ Team Reunites on ‘Punk’ Series ‘Power Play’ About Norway’s First Female PM: ‘She Was Good and They Hated That’
Marta Balaga Gro Harlem Brundtland started out as a doctor. Climbing the ranks, she became Norway’s first female Prime Minister. Now, new show “Power Play” takes a closer look at her way to the top. “She is aware that we made it,” says showrunner Johan Fasting, who co-wrote with Silje Storstein and Kristin Grue. Currently in her eighties, Brundtland wasn’t involved in developing the series, however. “This story needed to be told, now. It wouldn’t make sense to wait just to be courteous.” Playing in main competition at his year’s Canneseries, which runs April 14-19, “Power Play” is produced by Motlys and Novemberfilm, with REinvent International Sales handling international distribution.