Eva Björg Ægisdottir’s Crime Series ‘Elma’ Set for TV Adaptation
VarietyStory by K.J. Yossman
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Icelandic crime novelist Eva Björg Ægisdottir inks TV deal for her hit 'Elma' series, ushering in a new wave of Nordic Noir to the small screen.
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- Glassriver, an Icelandic production company, has optioned the rights to adapt Ægisdottir's 'Elma' book series for TV, bringing her small-town detective saga to life.
- The 'Elma' series follows a police investigator who returns to her hometown of Akranes, Iceland after a disastrous personal relationship, and must solve a woman's mysterious death.
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Eva Björg Ægisdottir, Glassriver, Elma