‘Royal Blood’ Sucks Attention for Scandi Alliance Broadcasting Trio

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Annika Pham The three Scandinavian broadcasting partners in the Scandi Alliance – TV4 Sweden, TV2 Denmark and TV2 Norway – have announced their first joint drama bet “Royal Blood” (“Blått Blod”), currently in early development at Miso Film Norway, part of Miso Film, a Fremantle company.

Head-writers of the mega-historical project are the multi-awarded Stephen Uhlander (“Nobel,” “The Girl from Oslo”) and Emma Broström (“STHLM Blackout,” “Knocking”) who serve as co-creators alongside Monica Boracco (“Mars & Venus”) and Katarina Launing (“Battle”).

A director has yet to be attached. Picked among 75 Scandinavian series submissions, the project was unveiled today Jan. 28 by drama honchos Alice Sommer from TV2 Norway, Mette Nelund from TV2 Denmark and Johanna Lind from TV4 Sweden.

The announcement was made at a Scandi Alliance panel, staged at Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision. The shoe is set in Scandinavia, 1807. “As Europe’s great powers clash, a fierce struggle for power and control erupts in Denmark-Norway and Sweden.