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Icelandic revenge drama Vigilant to be directed by Kari Skogland

Vigilant, an Icelandic-German TV series based on Skúli Sigurðsson’s novel Stóri Bróðir, will film in Iceland under director Kari Skogland. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson wrote the script.

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Kari Skogland has been named as director of the upcoming pan-European TV series Vigilant, a co-production that will be filmed in Iceland. The news was first reported by Deadline and covered by Icelandic outlets Vísir and mbl.is.

Vigilant (Stóri Bróðir) is a pan-European co-production that brings together the Icelandic production company ACT4, Icelandic streaming service Síminn, German broadcaster ZDF, and ZDF Studios. According to Vísir, the project involves collaboration across several countries.

The television series is based on the novel Stóri Bróðir by Skúli Sigurðsson. The story explores themes of revenge and justice. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, a well-known Icelandic actor and screenwriter, has written the script for the adaptation.

Síminn, one of the series’ co-producers, is an Icelandic telecommunications company that also offers streaming and television production services.

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