First published in 2016, Hilma was awarded Iceland’s Blóðdropinn (the ‘Blood Drop’) for Best Icelandic crime novel, and it was nominated for the Glass Key award.

The story follows female investigator Hilma who has been working undercover, infiltrating a dangerous international criminal organisation lead by Vladas. As members are arrested across Europe, Hilma is brutally beaten and ends up in the hospital. Back at work, she is handed a suicide-case. As the case progresses it suddenly changes course when she links it with three older cases that occurred 20 years earlier At the same time Vladas wants revenge.

“We are thrilled to bring this strong character to life in a true Nordic Noir fashion," said Hilmar Sigurdsson, Sagafilm CEO. "With Hilma, Óskar Guðmundsson has delivered an atmospheric page-turner and brilliantly constructed thriller.”

Sagafilm is currently shooting its next series The Minister, in collaboration with RÚV, NRK, SVT, DR, YLE with support from Nordisk Film & TV Fond.