‘The Crown’s Tobias Menzies Stars in Fertility-Themed Thriller Series ‘Made in Oslo’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTobias Menzies, who won last year’s primetime Emmy Award for his turn as Prince Philip in ‘The Crown,’ has joined the cast of “Made in Oslo,” a character-driven thriller series set at a fertility clinic in Norway.Menzies stars in the cinematic show opposite Pia Tjelta, one of Norway’s most successful actors whose credits include successful shows such as “Norsemen” and “Lykkeland.”Created and penned by Kathrine Valen Zeiner (“Wisting,” “Valkyrien”), the eight-part show is a NENT/Viaplay Original and is produced by Tordenfilm.
It will premiere on Viaplay on April 24.“Made in Oslo” is directed by Marit Moum Aune, whose credits includes “Angels in America – National Theatre” and “Oslo.” In “Made in Oslo,” Tjelta plays Elin, a passionate doctor who runs a fertility clinic and becomes obsessed with her mission to help couples have children, leading her to break rules, cross boundaries and put her relationship with loved ones in jeopardy.Menzies stars as a successful British businessman who runs the first fertility clinic in the U.S.
and plans to conquer the industry while implementing the potential of A.I. in both treatment and technology. He comes to Norway with the goal of acquiring Elin’s leading clinic, Bien, but faces her resistance.The BAFTA-nominated British actor, who also starred in “Outlander” and “Game of Thrones,” had never starred in a Scandinavian series before.
He told Variety that he got on board after meeting Tjelta in London and seeing her in a play called “The Lady From the Sea” which was directed by Moum Aune, the helmer of “Made in Oslo.” “We got to know each other and we were looking for material that we could work on together, and this came along,” said.
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