Fremantle has realigned its Norwegian scripted labels Monster Scripted and Miso Film Norway.
The move separates Monster’s entertainment business and combines the scripted segment with Miso Film under Miso Film Norway. The venture will focus on broad-appeal and high-end drama under the leadership of Vegard Stenberg Eriksen as managing director, reporting directly to Peter Bose and Jonas Allen, co-CEOs of the Miso Film Group.
Miso Film Norway has produced such series as Rinnan—heading into a second season on Prime Video and TV 2 Norway—Witch Hunt, Acquitted and Furia, along with younger-skewing series. It plans to expand its feature film slate and is developing the historical drama Royal Blood with the Scandi Alliance (TV 2 Norway, TV 4 Sweden and TV 2 Denmark.)
Monster will focus on factual and entertainment programming, led by Eva Rolland Korshamn as CEO, reporting directly to Georgette Schlick, CEO of Fremantle Northern Europe.
Schlick commented: “As the industry landscape continues to evolve, we must do the same. By combining our two strong Norwegian scripted brands and creating a new dedicated and focused scripted label, we will be able to deliver even greater successes for our clients. In this new structure, Monster will also be able to focus on their expertise of non-scripted content and deliver new hits. I look forward to rolling out this strategy and have great confidence that both teams will make this work for our business and our clients.”
Bose added: “The global market for scripted content has changed significantly, requiring strong local expertise and creative excellence. By strengthening Miso Film Norway, we will have a powerful platform to produce a broad slate of productions tailored to our clients. Vegard brings exceptional creative leadership, and we look forward to supporting him and the team as they build on the momentum of our wider business.”
