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[05/11/20 - 02:26 AM]
Bill Skarsgard Plays Clark Olofsson in New Swedish Netflix Original Directed by Jonas Akerlund
The six-episode series follows the Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson who has been referred to as a "celebrity gangster", has given rise to the concept of Stockholm syndrome, managed to escape prisons and committed robberies all over Europe.

[via press release from Netflix]

BILL SKARSGÅRD PLAYS CLARK OLOFSSON IN NEW SWEDISH NETFLIX ORIGINAL DIRECTED BY JONAS ÅKERLUND

May 11, 2020 - Netflix today announced Clark - a six episode drama series about the Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson who has been referred to as a "celebrity gangster", has given rise to the concept of Stockholm syndrome, managed to escape prisons and committed robberies all over Europe.

Clark Olofsson will be portrayed by Bill Skarsgård, who is best known for his terrorizing and iconic portrayal of "Pennywise" in the Stephen King saga It. Later this year he stars in the Netflix film The Devil All The Time and in the Sundance hit Nine Days for Sony Pictures Classic. On television, Skarsgård most recently starred in Hulu's Castle Rock, a psychological drama series from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King.

Internationally acclaimed Jonas Åkerlund, who's visually driven signature style often pushes the boundaries of the status quo, will be directing. Production company is Scandinavian Content Group.

Based on the truth and lies of Clark Olofsson's autobiography, the Swedish language series will feature Clark's early years until present day. The notorious gangster started his criminal career in the 1960s and became one of the most controversial personalities in contemporary Swedish history. Convicted of several counts of drug trafficking, attempted murder, assault, theft and dozens of bank robberies, he has spent more than half his life behind bars and has left behind a trail of trauma, heartbreak, disappointment and general devastation. In the 1970s Clark gave rise to the idea of "The Stockholm Syndrome" during a failed bank robbery in Stockholm - and has ever since kept his position as celebrity criminal fooling all of Sweden to fall in love with him. Just like he desired.

Jonas Åkerlund, director: "Clark is the story about the most politically incorrect man, who lived the most politically incorrect life. These are the kinds of stories I always look for. It's an ultra-violent, witty, emotional, real and surreal biography to put a face to the name Stockholm Syndrome, but it isn't just about the Norrmalmstorg Robbery. It's about his whole life and what made him who he is, the truth and lies of his incredible career. Bill Skarsgård is the perfect match for this and he will bring the Stockholm Syndrome to the role. And Netflix is the perfect platform, they are not just the biggest streaming service, they also have the boldness to tell this incredible story."

Bill Skarsgård: "Clark Olofsson is, for good and bad, one of Sweden's most colourful and fascinating individuals. I accept this challenge with delight mingled with terror and think that with Jonas and Netflix in the back, we can tell a groundbreaking story with a pace and madness we may not have seen on TV before. Clark's life and history is so incredible and screwed that it would even make Scorsese blush."

Tesha Crawford, Director of International Originals Northern Europe at Netflix: "We really look forward to continuing our great collaboration with Jonas Åkerlund and Bill Skarsgård. We can not imagine a better team to tell the complex story about Clark Olofsson and how he became one of the most controversial personalities in modern Swedish times.''

Clark will be produced by Scandinavian Content Group and directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Screenwriters: Fredrik Agetoft, Peter Arrhenius, Jonas Åkerlund et al

Producers: Börje Hansson and Patrick Sobieski

Line producer: Erich Hörtnagl

Music: Mikael Åkerfeldt

Executive producers: Hans Engholm, Jonas Åkerlund and Bill Skarsgård

The series is based on Clark Olofsson's autobiography Vafan var det som hände and will launch exclusively on Netflix.

About Scandinavian Content Group:

Scandinavian Content Group is a Swedish full-service production company founded in 2019 as a result of a fusion between 'Bright Pictures', 'The Broadcast Family' and 'We and The Monkeys' - three production companies with a proven track record in film, drama and TV production. All founders bring long experiences and diversity from well-respected players within Swedish TV and film such as TV4, ITV, Eyeworks Sweden (today Warner Bros) and Filmlance.

Scandinavian Content Group is primarily focusing on creating and producing Scandinavian stories relevant to the world, documentaries and non scripted/factual entertainment for networks, broadcasters and streaming platforms - locally as well as internationally.

About Netflix:

Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 183 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.





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