HBO is to air a satirical Scandinavian sci-fi series from the creators of Netflix’s Lilyhammer on its digital platforms in the U.S. The company’s Nordic division ordered Beforeigners from Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin and it will air on HBO Go and HBO Now in the States as well as airing on linear television across Scandinavia and in Europe.
Source and more: Deadline
Laced with black humor, the six-part crime series takes place in the near future. A new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called “beforeigners” these people come from three separate time periods: The Stone Age, The Viking era and late 19th Century.
Source and more: Variety
Do you like the sound of Beforeigners? Think it can survive the cancellation reaper for Season 2? Stay tuned…
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