The series is co-produced by Norway’s Monster Scripted (‘Nobel’; ‘For Life’) and Germany’s X Filme Creative Pool (‘Babylon Berlin’) and public broadcaster ZDF, and is distributed globally by Keshet International.
Viaplay has been hugely successful in Iceland since launching this spring, with more than 8% of the country’s households already subscribing to a Films & Series or Total (films, series, and sports) package.
The global distributors handling the deal's sales for the two series include Red Arrow for and Sony Pictures International Television. The project was created by Shawn Whitney, Karine Martin.
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.