NRK Backs Berlinale Co-Pro Series Project ‘Nowheresville’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Jamie Lang Norwegian broadcaster NRK has boarded Hummelfilm’s coming-of-age crime drama series “Nowheresville,” one of 10 projects participating in this year’s Berlin Co-Pro Series where producer Marte Hansen and series creator-director Rebecca W.

Kjellmann are virtually pitching the series to potential partners, financers and broadcasters.Development on the project is already well underway, with four finished scripts and outlines for the show’s other four episodes already banked.“We are currently continuing the writing process, while working on the financing and production set-up for the series,” the partners explained to Variety before pitching in Berlin. “We hope that our participation at Berlinale Co-Pro Series will help us move forward in this regard and are excited to see the outcome of our participation.” “Nowheresville’” unspools in, well, the middle of nowhere, a windswept village in Finnmark.

There, teenager Christina discovers that cats are going missing, with no evidence as to where or why. Eventually, the resourceful youngster finds the body of her neighbor’s cat and recruits friends from around the neighbourhood to investigate.Quickly though, the perceived danger becomes even greater, and it quickly becomes clear that no pet is safe.

To combat scepticism from those they try to convince of the danger, the group produce their own podcast as a means of raising awareness and recruiting community aid in solving the mystery of the disappearing animals.Meanwhile, Christina’s home life faces challenges of its own, as her mother’s substance abuse threatens to rip the family apart.