The Lawyer is based on an idea by best-selling author and lawyer Jens Lapidus (Easy Money), Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge) and Michael Hjorth (Sebastian Bergman) and follows the dangerous descent of Swedish defence lawyer Frank Nordling (Alexander Karim) into the Copenhagen underworld. When he discovers that the firm’s most important client is responsible for the murder of his parents, Nordling is drawn into a life-threatening web of violence and revenge. The series was produced by SF Studios for Viaplay/TV3 with Studiocanal handling sales.

Karin Gidfors began writing comedy for radio and stage in the 90s, and has worked as a television screenwriter since then. She has written for children, young adults and the broader audience in most genres. Her TV writing credit includes Världens minsta lilla syster, Spung, Guds Tre Flickor and Sebastian Bergman (Den Fördömde). 

What makes you tick in terms of genre and storytelling?
KG: Getting to know the characters I´m watching or telling a story about. Human beings are so confused and flawed and that makes them both hilarious and heart-breaking to hang around.

What do you find the most rewarding and the most challenging about writing for television?
KG: I´m a team writer, and the most rewarding is the fun I have in playing make-believe together with my co-writers. And of course, the chance to see your characters develop through long character-archs. The most challenging is that it's really REALLY hard work.

Cite your top 3 TV shows that you’ve binge-watched recently.
KG: Dollhouse season 1 for the third or fourth time, Mindhunter, Marvel’s Runaways.

Charlotte Lesche started out as a photographer and film editing assistant and has worked as script editor and script writer for 25 years. Her work includes TV series Wallander,  En spricka i Kristallen, Thicker than Water.

What makes you tick in terms of genre and storytelling?
CL: The unexpected.

What do you find the most rewarding and the most challenging about writing for television?
CL: Writing for television requires a lot of teamwork, both with other writers but also directors, producers, actors, postproduction etc. So for me teamwork is both the most rewarding and most challenging.

Cite your top 3 TV shows that you’ve binge-watched recently. CL: Broadchurch (season 3), Handmaid’s Tale, Mindhunter.

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