November 29, 2011
The second series of six Irene Huss films produced by Sweden‘s Illusion Film and Yellow Bird are scoring at the local DVD charts since their premiere last July. The first five films of Irene Huss 2 were in the Top 3 of the official DVD best-selling list in Sweden, and three were number 1, including Protected by Shadows (I skydd av skuggorma) that opened to a first place Week 46. The next release, The Hunted Witness (Jagat vittne) will have its Swedish DVD premiere on December 9, 2011 via Nordisk Film. The six new feature films are based on novels and newly written short stories by Helene Tursten. Angela Kovács (photo) plays the charismatic female detective. Irene Huss II will first be aired on the pay TV Canal+ in Scandinavia, then on Kanal 5 in Sweden, DR in Denmark, TV2 in Norway and MTV Oy in Finland from January 2013. Zodiak Rights handles world distribution for the 12 films of the series.