NENT GROUP LAUNCHES “CLOSE TO ME” AS NEW INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL SERIES

English-language series stars Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston and is based on Amanda Reynolds’ bestselling novel. "Close to Me" to premiere on Viaplay across the Nordic and Baltic regions in 2021 and on Channel 4 in the UK.

10 AUG 2020

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Nordic Entertainment Group has launched the English-language psychological drama series "Close to Me" as its next original production. The series stars award-winning talents Connie Nielsen (‘Wonder Woman’) and Christopher Eccleston (‘Doctor Who’), and is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Amanda Reynolds. The six-part series will premiere exclusively on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service across the Nordic and Baltic regions in 2021.

"Close to Me" is the story of Jo Harding (Connie Nielsen), a woman who seems to have it all – a beautiful house in the country, a loving family and a devoted husband (Christopher Eccleston). But following a fall, an entire year suddenly vanishes from Jo’s memory. As she struggles to piece events together, Jo discovers that her life wasn’t quite as perfect as she imagined – and that someone will do all they can to keep a terrible secret from her.

The series has been developed by The Development Partnership (TDP) and Great Point Media under TDP’s first-look deal with NENT Studios UK to create high-profile drama projects for the international market. "Close to Me" is co-produced by Dopamine and distributed internationally by NENT Studios UK, and has been acquired by Channel 4 in the UK.

Connie Nielsen’s credits include the blockbuster films ‘Gladiator’, ‘Mission to Mars’, ‘The Hunted’ and ‘Nymphomaniac’. She also appears as the DC Comics superhero Hippolyta in the films ‘Wonder Woman’, ‘Justice League’ and the forthcoming ‘Wonder Woman 1984’. Christopher Eccleston won an International Emmy Award for ‘Accused’, and has starred in the hit BBC dramas ‘Doctor Who’, ‘The A Word’ and ‘Our Friends in the North’ as part of an acclaimed 25-year film and TV career.

The series "Close to Me" is written by Angela Pell (‘Snow Cake’; ‘Gifted’) and will be directed by Michael Samuels (‘The Missing’; ‘Any Human Heart’). Gina Carter (‘24 Hour Party People’; ‘Kingdom’) and Connie Nielsen are the executive producers, alongside Robert Taylor and Ed Clarke of TDP and Dave Clarke from NENT Studios UK. The series will go into production in the UK later this month.

Filippa Wallestam, NENT Group Chief Content Officer: “This inventive, unsettling and fascinating drama uncovers the deception that can lie below the surface of a seemingly perfect family life. The constantly twisting plot, straight to camera dialogue and great indie soundtrack will draw in viewers, while also exploring a subject rarely highlighted on screen – the female mid-life crisis. Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston are hugely charismatic talents and this series asks a question that everyone can relate to – what do we really know about ourselves and those closest to us?”