Mipcom: 8x45’ Swedish drama The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules will be adapted from Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg’s best-selling novel.   

Renowned French actress/singer Line Renaud will play the title role.

In a similar vein as The 100 Year-old Man who Jumped out the Window and Disappeared, The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules follows a group of disgruntled rebellious senior citizens whose desire for a better life in their nursing home, leads them to form a criminal gang pulling off elaborate and hilarious heists. 

Translated into 28 different languages, the book was on the bestselling list in over 10 countries including the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Canada. “We are excited to bring Catharina Ingelman-Sunberg’s novel to life. We believe our collaboration with SVT and Dynamic Television will serve the series to its best,” said Nexiko CEO Lars Beckung.

Klaus Zimmermann, Managing Partner at world distribution company Dynamic Television added. “Dynamic prides itself in presenting a variety of distinctively original programming and this is no exception. We’re thrilled to partner with Nexiko and SVT on this exciting series and to be a part of introducing Catharina’s beloved story to new audiences worldwide.”

The drama series is scheduled to go into production in 2018 in Sweden and in France.

Dynamic Television is also the world distributor of the Icelandic hit Trapped created by Baltasar Kormákur for RVK Studios. Season 2 is currently in development.