Emmy and BAFTA nominee David Oyelowo ("Silo", "Selma") and Viola Prettejohn ("The Crown", "Amadeus") are set to lead Sky's TV adaptation of Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", the first in Larsson's "Millennium" trilogy. Sony Pictures Television and Left Bank Pictures will produce the series. The show is written by Amanda Coe, Steve Lightfoot and Angela LaManna. Reinaldo Marcus Green ("King Richard") directs and executive produces, with Andrea Harkin and Amy Neil also directing. Filming begins in Lithuania next month.
The story will be set in the present day, and it follows canceled star journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Oyelowo) and uncompromising hacker Lisbeth Salander (Prettejohn) as they investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, who vanished more than three decades ago from the secluded island home of one of Sweden's most powerful industrial dynasties. As they delve deeper into the Vanger family's buried past, their investigation draws them closer to a chilling threat unfolding dangerously close to them in the present.
Casting is still underway. Sony Pictures Television, which owns Left Bank, is selling the show abroad and is looking for buyers in the U.S. The books were previously adapted into a Swedish trilogy starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist. "The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo" also received an American adaptation directed by David Fincher that starred Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig.
Sky scripted originals boss Meghan Lyvers said that "Salander and Blomkvist are two of modern fiction's most iconic and compelling characters, and we're thrilled to have Viola and David bringing them to life for a new generation".
Left Bank boss Charlotte Moore added: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an iconic story with themes of power, corruption, justice and violence against women that feel even more timely today. In Viola Prettejohn and David Oyelowo, we have two extraordinary actors at the heart of this adaptation and really look forward to audiences enjoying their take on these compelling and complex characters".
Executive producers include Coe, Lightfoot, LaManna, Moore and John Phillips for Left Bank Pictures and Sam Hoyle for Sky. Nuala O'Leary is series producer. Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal, who produced the American adaptation, also serve as executive producers. The creative team includes production designer Jo Finkel, cinematographer Yaron Orbach, hair and make-up designer Sharon Martin, and costume designer Nicole Fischnaller.
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