As part of a recently announced new multi-year content partnership between SBS and the Viaplay Group, SBS has this week added a number of new Nordic drama titles to its SBS On Demand library.
The new deal provides SBS with content from Nordic Viaplay Originals including drama series, films and documentaries, and will also have exclusive rights to an extensive library of Viaplay Originals and third-party Nordic programming.
The partnership, launching on SBS On Demand this week with 10 series (details below) and four new feature films dropping in the collection, also gives SBS a first-look option on forthcoming English-language Viaplay Originals.
Kathryn Fink, Director of Television at SBS, said the partnership expands the unparalleled collection of premium programs in languages other than English available on SBS On Demand.
“SBS has long been a pioneer of premium Nordic programming in Australia. Viaplay Originals like Norwegian series Wisting, Danish drama Darkness: Those Who Kill, and Norwegian thriller Furia are among some of our most watched series on SBS On Demand.
This agreement will deliver a new suite of shows that will continue to build SBS’s reputation as a leader in international drama and feed a growing appetite among Australian audiences for global storytelling,”
“We’re thrilled to now be partnering with Viaplay and expanding the relationship between our two distinctive brands to deliver more of the content that defines SBS On Demand.
We’re excited to be continuing to grow our unique multilingual offering and showcase the best programs from around of the world to Australian audiences, for free.”
Harmonica
Harry (Jonas Karlsson) and Monica (Josephine Bornebusch) were top of the pops as country music duo Harmonica in the 1990s, but their life has been out of key ever since. In a last-ditch effort to salvage their career and relationship, the couple head on a reunion tour of Europe that brings their problems to a crescendo. While things seem grim, the tour simultaneously gives them a chance to rediscover their passion and face their accumulated traumas.
All 5 episodes available to stream. In Swedish with English subtitles.
The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen
The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Bixen is the story of one woman’s (Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen) struggle to find her place in life while freeing herself from the expectations of family and society. Set in the 1930s, the series follows Karen Blixen’s return to her childhood home in Denmark after many years in East Africa. Penniless, sick, divorced and with her dream in ruins, she begins a journey from rags to renowned writer. Stars Lars Mikkelsen, Solbjørg Højfeldt and Joachim Fjelstrup.
All 6 parts available to stream. In Danish with English subtitles
Who Shot Otto Muller? (Series One)
The legendary businessman and former soviet wrestling champion, Otto Mϋller, is found murdered in his manor home on his 65th birthday. Eight family members who were present immediately become suspects. As detectives interrogate the, long held secrets and dark truth begin to emerge about the powerful man who once killed a wolf with his bare hands. Everyone had the means, and everyone had a motive, but…Who Shot Otto Mϋller? Stars Tambet Tuisk, Doris Tislar, Märt Avandi and Tina Tauraite.
All eight episodes available to stream
The Machinery (Season Two)
Continuing the finale of series one, Ollie (Kristoffer Joner), who is now serving a jail term has high hopes of being released for good behaviour. When he is accused of aiding a murder committed by his ex-wife Monika (Emilia Roosman), freedom becomes a remote possibility. Soon, he is thrown into a rapid sequence of events driven by his secretive past.
All 6 episodes available to stream.
Two Sisters (Series One)
Two sisters live together and share everything. When little sister Alicia (Dilan Gwyn) moves in with her boyfriend, Vanessa (Julia Ragnarsson) must begin to fend for herself. While Vanessa endures a bitter struggle, Alicia steps into a world of luxury she has never experienced before.
All eight episodes available to steam. In Swedish with English subtitles.
Below (Series One)
After a night out, Fanny (Maria Austgulen) is involved in a traffic accident that kills her best-friend Kurt and leaves her paralysed from the waist down. Fanny is forced to move in with her sister, who she has avoided since childhood. As she adjusts to her new, up-side down life, she longs for the fourth-floor apartment where she used to live and her old life.
All six episodes available to stream.In Norwegian and Swedish with English subtitles.
Delete Me (Series One)
Delete Me follows teenage girls Marion (Amalia Holm Bjelke) and Marit (Thea Sofie Loch Naess) as they the infamous Norwegian high-school tradition of “Russefeiring” – a fun-filled celebration before they are to sit for their final exams. However, they soon discover a seemingly insignificant act which threatens to turn their lives upside down.
All seven episodes available to stream. In Norwegian and Swedish with English subtitles.
Where Were You? (Series one)
When Louise’s best-friend is sexually assaulted at their high school by an unknown perpetrator, she is determined to find the assailant, but things get complicated as it may turn out to be Thais – her crush.
All seven episodes available to stream. In Danish with English subtitles.
Pørni (Series One)
Pørni is about the dilemmas that come up when you try your best to the right thing for your loved ones, and yourself. Pørni (Henriette Steenstrup) has two daughters with her ex who has selfishly moved to Copenhagen. Now, up against the responsibilities for her children, her orphaned nephew, her father (going through a late teenage phase!), and her complicated job, it’s up to Pørni to make the best of her normal but challenging life.
All five episodes available to stream. In Norwegian with English subtitles.
