Blood in the Water in First-Ever Faroese Series ‘Trom’
variety.comJD Linville High in the north Atlantic, nestled between Iceland and Norway, lie the moss-covered basalt cliffs of the Faroe Islands: a Danish fishing archipelago and the perfect setting for Viaplay’s new original series “Trom.” Based on Danish writer Jógvan Isaksen’s bestselling crime novels, and adapted for screen by creator and head writer Torfinnur Jákupsson and Donna Sharpe, “Trom” is a six-episode Nordic Noir produced and distributed by Denmark’s REinvent Studios in co-production with Faroe Islands-based Kyk Pictures, Iceland’s Truenorth and Germany’s ZDF/Arte.In what has signalled a breakthrough for many Scandinavian series, the BBC acquired “Trom” in a deal announced just before the series’ premiere at February’s Berlinale Series Market Selects.
Co-directed by Kasper Barfoed (“The Chestnut Man”), Davið Óskar Ólafsson (“The Valhalla Murders”), and Peter Ahlén, “Trom”follows rogue journalist Hannis Martinsson, played by Ulrich Thomsen (“The New Pope”).
When Hannis receives an ominous message from his estranged daughter Sonja, he must return home to the Faroe Islands and wade into the darkened waters of his past to solve the mystery.The series is the first set in the frigid Faroe Islands, and the setting looms as a stark warning of danger to come.
Scored with musical nodding to the history of the Faroes, ‘Trom’ is forward-paced with constant plot hooks and a pulsing electronic score.Variety sat down with screenwriter Jákupsson to talk about the Faroese series.How did this project come to be?
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