Endemol Shines Norwegian Comedy The Councilman, From Lilyhammer Creators, To Be Remade In Holland
EXCLUSIVE: Endemol Shines Norwegian comedy The Councilman, from the creators of Netflixs Lilyhammer,..
EXCLUSIVE: Endemol Shines Norwegian comedy The Councilman, from the creators of Netflixs Lilyhammer, is being remade in Holland.
The series, which is originally produced by Endemol Shine Nordics-backed producer Rubicon, has been commissioned by Dutch broadcaster BNNVARA/NPO3 for a ten-part run produced by Endemol Shine Netherlands.
The comedy, which will be known locally as Harkum, revolves around a small Dutch town where the officials invest civic money in the stock exchange only to receive a shock €700M windfall. It follows what happens to the community when it finds its sudden wealth and the Mayor must ensure that the municipal employees keep both feet on the ground.
Directed by Jelle de Jonge (Tower C), Harkum stars Leny Breederveld (The Louse Mother), Bas Hoeflaak (Snipers), René van t Hof (Flodder), Annet Malherbe (Jiskefet ) and Jelka van Houten (Itch). Elzelien Peters (Itch) and Daan Windhorst (Christmas with the Kuijpers) are responsible for the Dutch editing.
It is the first adaptation of the Norwegian series and is part of Endemol Shines Head of Scripted, EMEA Lars Blomgrens new strategy.
The show originally launched in March 2018 on Norways TV2.
The original version was co-created and written by Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin with Tomas Solli, who are all behind international success Lilyhammer. Bjørnstad and Skodvin have also written and created HBO Europes The Beforeigners.
Blomgren said, “European drama is truly going from strength to strength and we are in a fantastic position to move scripted formats around our Group of talented drama producers. This unique series from Rubicon is a tremendously funny social satire and without a doubt the Dutch adaptation will deliver guaranteed wit and humour to suit NPO3s audience.”
