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Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullman’s iconic film “Faithless” is now being remade into a limited series, continuing the trend of TV reimaginings of past Bergman features like “Scenes From a Marriage.”

“Faithless” is directed by “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “Let The Right One In” helmer Tomas Alfredson. Sara Johnsen wrote the script adapted from Bergman’s original screenplay for the 2000 feature. The official first look trailer is debuted by IndieWire below.

The “Faithless” series will premiere at TIFF 2024. Fremantle is handling the worldwide sales. The show is a six-part TV series.

The official synopsis reads: “In the present day, renowned director David Howard, 73, is reunited with his former great love, actress Marianne Vogler, 75 (Lena Endre). Their encounter forces them to confront the painful repercussions of their past relationship, not only for themselves but also for their families. 40 years prior, a young David (Gustav Lindh) and Marianne (Frida Gustavsson...

The action-thriller, directed and co-written by Alain Darborg, and toplined by Anastasios Soulis and Nanna Blondell, is being produced by Sf Studios and will be distributed globally by the Us company. Update (4 May 2020): The lead actors in Red Dot have been announced as Anastasios Soulis (David) and Nanna Blondell (Nadja). Alongside them, the other main cast members will be thesps Tomas Bergström, Kalled Mustonen, Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Thomas Hanzon and Anna Azcárate. Benjam Orre, who previously worked with director Alain Darborg on the sets of Alex and The Master Plan, has been confirmed as the DoP. Film i Dalarna has also boarded the project and will collaborate with Sf Studios. At the 30th Stockholm Film Festival, Netflix, through its director of licensing and co-productions for Northern Europe, Lina Brouneus, announced its latest investment in original Nordic content. The first Swedish Netflix film will be the action-thriller Red Dot,...

Netflix and Sf Studios have set cast for the streamer’s first Swedish feature, Red Dot.

Starring in the action-thriller will be Nanna Blondell, Anastasios Soulis, Tomas Bergström, Kalled Mustonen, Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Thomas Hanzon and Anna Azcárate. Alain Darborg is directing and haas scripted with Per Dickson.

Set in the Swedish mountains, the film follows David (Soulis) and Nadja (Blondell), a couple in their late twenties, who’ve been struggling with their marriage. When Nadja becomes pregnant they make an attempt to rekindle their relationship and decide to travel to the magnificent expanses in the north of Sweden for a ski hike. But after what started as a quarrel with two local hunters, their romantic trip slowly turns into a nightmare. Soon, a red laser dot appears in their tent and they are quickly forced to flee into the cold, unforgiving wilderness. Totally isolated in the mountains, they are...