Moscow Noir Explained

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Director:	Mikael Håfström Johan Brisinger Mårten Klingberg
Country:	Sweden Russia
Language:	Swedish English Russian
Num Episodes:	8

Moscow Noir (Swedish: '''Dirigenten''') is a Swedish-Russian financial thriller television series. Set in Moscow in 1999, the series focuses on Tom Blixen (Adam Pålsson), a Swedish investment manager who is involved in a shady trade deal with a Russian oil company.^[1]

Cast

• Adam Pålsson – Tom Blixen/Johan Berg
• Karolina Gruszka – Olga Ukolova
• Linda Zilliacus – Rebecka Ekholm
• Georg Nikoloff – Dmitri Skurov
• Christopher Wagelin – Fredrik Kastrup
• Brian McCardie – Lord Pendergast
• Juris Zagars – Strelka
• Gediminas Storpirstis – Kruglov

Production

The series is based on the novel The Conductor from Saint Petersburg by Camilla Grebe and Paul Leander-Engström, adapted by Aleksi Bardy, Mia Ylönen, Max Barron. It was produced by Black Spark Film & TV and the producer was Piodor Gustafsson. The series consisted of eight episodes, four of which were directed by Mikael Håfström.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Broadcasters

The series was originally broadcast in Sweden on C More Entertainment and in Poland on Platforma Canal+. In the United Kingdom it was streamed on All4's Walter Presents, where it premiered on 13 September 2020.^[5] In Australia it was broadcast on SBS.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moscow Noir and The Sect — two forays into Russia on Walter Presents . 2021-01-22 . www.ft.com.
2. Web site: Moscow Noir . 2021-01-22 . studiocanaltvseries.com.
3. Web site: Hopewell . John . 2018-10-15 . Mipcom: Adam Pålsson, Paul Leander-Engström Talk 'Moscow Noir' . 2021-01-22 . Variety . en-US.
4. Web site: Moscow Noir: Moscow Noir - Episode Guide . 2021-01-22 . Channel 4 . en.
5. Web site: Mullan . Eddie . Ten TV shows to watch in September . 2021-01-22 . www.bbc.com . en.