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Fortitude meant to become ‘mainstream’ and ‘talked about’ 1612

13. mar 2023 20:11

Sky Atlantic’s long-awaited crime series, Fortitude, premiered in the UK on Thursday. The 12 episode series was created and written by Simon Donald, stars Richard Dormer, The Killing’s Sofie Gråbøl, Christopher Eccleston and Stanley Tucci, and is the most expensive British drama series ever made.

Read moreChristopher Eccleston had a great time filming crime drama Fortitude in Iceland
Read more: The most expensive Icelandic television series to date filmed later this year

The show’s outdoor shots were filmed in Reyðarfjörður, East Iceland, while interior shots were filmed in London.

According to Sai Bennett, the director of Sky Atlantic, the show is meant to become ‘mainstream’ and ‘talked about’ and not gather a cult status.

We don't really want it to be a cult TV show, because that means small.The idea with all the shows that we put on is that they get talked about and that they get into the mainstream, they become zeitgeisty,“ he told Newsbeat.

Sky Atlantic’s long-awaited crime series, Fortitude, premiered in the UK on Thursday. The 12 episode series was created and written by Simon Donald, stars Richard Dormer, The Killing’s Sofie Gråbøl, Christopher Eccleston and Stanley Tucci, and is the most expensive British drama series ever made.

Read moreChristopher Eccleston had a great time filming crime drama Fortitude in Iceland
Read more: The most expensive Icelandic television series to date filmed later this year

The show’s outdoor shots were filmed in Reyðarfjörður, East Iceland, while interior shots were filmed in London.

According to Sai Bennett, the director of Sky Atlantic, the show is meant to become ‘mainstream’ and ‘talked about’ and not gather a cult status.

We don't really want it to be a cult TV show, because that means small.The idea with all the shows that we put on is that they get talked about and that they get into the mainstream, they become zeitgeisty,“ he told Newsbeat.