Varg Veum II

VARG VEUM II

VARG VEUM II

The Varg Veum series is a contemporary thriller series featuring private investigator Varg Veum, distinguished by dark humour, sharp characterisation and unremitting tension. Like the first series, the second consists of 6 x 90 min standalone films based on the crime novels of best-selling Norwegian author Gunnar Staalesen.

Fact Sheet

TITLE
Varg Veum II

ORIGINAL TITLE
Varg Veum II

LANGUAGE
Norwegian

FORMAT
TV-series (6×90 min.)

PREMIERE
August 27 2010

GENRE
Crime/Thriller

PRODUCED BY
Miso Film Norge (Cinemiso)

CO-PRODUCED BY
Miso Film, SF Film Norge, TV 2 Norge, Fuzz

INTERNATIONAL SALES
TrustNordisk

Main Cast

VARG VEUM
Trond Espen Seim

HAMRE
Bjørn Floberg

KARIN BJØRKE
Lene Nystrøm

Main Crew

WRITERS
Thomas Moldestad, Trygve Allister Diesen,
Petter Rosenlund, Alexander Eik, Lya Guerra,
Erik Richter Strand, Geir Moum Olsen, Trond Espen Seim

DIRECTORS
Stefan Faldbakken, Stephan Apelgren,
Alexander Eik, Erik Richter Strand, Trond Espen Seim

PRODUCERS
Silje Hopland Eik, Tanya Nanette Badendyck,
Jørgen Storm Rosenberg, Jonas Allen, Peter Bose

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Marek Wieser, Jens Schlosser, Dániel Garas,

PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
Tuva Hølmebak, Gert Wibe, Mónika Esztán, Lise Christensen

COSTUME DESIGNER
Stina Lunde, Andrea Flesch

EDITORS
Jon Endre Mørk, Håkan Karlsson,
Leif Axel Kjeldsen, Simen Gengenbach, Christoffer Heie

SOUND DESIGNERS
Tormod Ringnes, Carl Hansen, Stig Holte,
Christian Schaaning, Bent Erik Holm

COMPOSERS
Ginge, Peder Kjellsby, Magnus Karlsen,
Jean-Paul Wall

STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Erik Aavatsmark, Øystein Fyxe, Miklós Buk, Helge Hansen

THE COMPANY

Miso Film was founded in 2004 by the producer team Jonas Allen and Peter Bose, who started their collaboration on the Swedish thriller and crime series BECK and WALLANDER. The company is behind and most known for the Danish TV-series THOSE WHO KILL, three seasons of TV 2’s DICTE, Ole Bornedal’s war epic 1864 and latest Christoffer Boe’s highly acclaimed WARRIOR and the popular Viaplay original DARKNESS – THOSE WHO KILL, a reboot of the successful series. Miso Film is also located in Norway, where they have produced the film series VARG VEUM as well as the TV-series AQUITTED, and two seasons of MODUS in Sweden, a TV-series based on Anne Holts crime novels.

On the big screen Miso Film has featured with the thriller success THE CANDIDATE as well as co-produced the Norwegian World War II resistance drama MAX MANUS. Furthermore, the company is behind the Danish comedies LONG STORY SHORT and HEAVY LOAD, the family film franchise IQBAL FAROOQ based on Manu Sareen’s childrens books and latest Ole Bornedal’s box-office hits SMALL TOWN KILLERS and THE WAY TO MANDALAY. The company is behind Scandinavia’s first original Netflix series THE RAIN and is currently producing the second season of the popular young adult series. Additionally, the company is finishing Christoffer Boe’s highly anticipated crime series FACE TO FACE, which is set to premiere on Viaplay in the fall of 2019.