SF Studios Boards ‘Evil’ Series, Based on Jan Guillou’s Bestseller (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSF Studios has boarded “Evil,” an original series adapted from Jan Guillou’s classic bestseller by the same name, which will be directed by “The Last Kingdom” helmer Erik Leijonborg and Daniel Di Grado (“Alena”).Penned by Fredrik T Olsson, the six-episode series is being produced by Tobias Åström at SF Studios and will launch on the Scandinavian streamer C More and Swedish broadcaster TV4, which are also co-producing.
The series starts shooting this week in Vilnius, Lithuania.The novel was previously adapted into a 2003 film directed by Mikael Håfström.
Gustaf Skarsgård (“The Emigrants,” “438 days”) who starred in the movie will also star in the series in a different role.“Evil” will revolve around a troubled young man, Erik, who gets expelled from his school in Stockholm due to his violent behavior.
He gets transferred to the boarding school Stjernsberg, where the violence is worse than at home. While there, he engages in a forbidden love relationship with a kitchen staff member, Marja.
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