Articles about Jóhann Ævar Grímsson
JóHANN ÆVAR GRíMSSON
Reading the writers
As the winner of the Nordic TV Drama Screenplay Award is announced, read DQ’s interviews with all five nominees, whose work includes series Cry Wolf, Sisterhood, Cargo, Thin Blue Line and Welcome to Utmark.
JóHANN ÆVAR GRíMSSON
Guilty conscience
In Icelandic drama Systrabönd (Sisterhood), three women face up to a decades-old crime in this story of how people respond differently to guilt. Writer Jóhann Ævar Grímsson tells DQ about his aim to offer a fresh take on a familiar genre.
JóHANN ÆVAR GRíMSSON
Ice queen
Poldark’s Heida Reed takes centre stage in Stella Blómkvist, a super-stylised Icelandic drama that is set to add a new dimension to Nordic noir. DQ chats to the actor and the key players behind the series.