WRITTEN BY: Annika Pham
The second screen adaptation of a Roslund & Hellström's book after Box 21, boasts a strong international cast including Mimosa Willamo, Sara Stewart and Lily Dodsworth-Evans.
Seasoned Swedish writer Dennis Magnusson (Bäckström, King of Devil’s Island), previously attached to the 2019 hit show Box 21, is head-writer on the stand-alone six-part show, fully-directed by Johan Brisinger (Thicker than Water, Among Us).
British actors Freddie Wise (Pistol, Poldark), Lily Dodsworth-Evans (Poldark) Richard Lintern (Silent Witness, Young Wallander) and Scottish Sara Stewart (Unforgotten, The Night Manager) are cast against Finland’s Mimosa Willamo (Box 21, Aurora) and Sweden’s Leonard Terfelt (Box 21, Young Royals).
Set in Sweden and the US, Cell 8 is a multi-layered story about capital punishment, revenge and social legacy, set both in Sweden and the US.
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A man presumed dead (Freddie Wise ) is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, throwing detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and her boss Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) into a series of mysterious events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the US and a grieving parent consumed by revenge.
The show is produced by Rachel Bodros Wolgers (I’ll Be Home for Christmas) and Karl Fredrik Ulfung (Box 21, 438 Days) for Miso Film Sweden, with support among others from Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Executive producers are Max Hallén, Jonas Allen, Peter Bose and Viaplay's Jon Petersson. Sales are handled by Fremantle.
Viaplay and Miso Film have the rights to four screen adaptations of writing-duo Roslund & Hellström. A new novel about detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson, written by Anders Roslund, will be published this fall, according to Viaplay.
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