A+E Studios & Range Media Partners secure film and TV rights for Christoffer Carlsson’s international bestseller ‘Blaze Me A Sun’ and its sequel ‘Under The Storm’

EXCLUSIVE: A+E Studios and Range Media Partners have won a competitive auction for Swedish crime writer Christoffer Carlsson’s best-selling international book raise me a sun and his successor under the stormSecure the film and TV rights for both titles.

The announcement comes on the heels of Good morning Americas name of raise me a sun as buzz pick of the week. First published in the US by Hogarth Books on January 3, the title tells the story of a small town’s collective guilt when a serial killer commits his first murder on the same night the Prime Minister is assassinated. under the storm has not yet been released in the US, although it is currently available in Sweden.

“We are very excited to collaborate with Christoffer on the adaptation of BLAZE ME A SUN and UNDER THE STORM,” said Oliver Riddle and Thomas Daley, Range’s Co-Heads of International. “The exploration of intergenerational obsession, grief and its impact on families and communities, against a backdrop of intriguing and gruesome mystery, lends itself perfectly to the brilliant, bold and exciting dramas that RANGE Studios produces.”

A+E Studios President and CEO Barry Jossen joined Tana Jamieson, A+E Studios Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, adding, “A+E Studios is pleased to be Christoffer Carlson’s creative partner to to convey his vision to television viewers. the world. World. BLAZE ME A SUN and UNDER THE STORM are beautifully layered stories of family relationships and shared trauma intersecting in one gripping crime thriller. Carlsson’s characters will resonate with his fans, along with the new, expanded audience that his global television premiere offers.”

“I am incredibly proud and feel a great sense of joy and comfort that A+E Studios and Range Media Partners have acquired the rights to develop my work for screen,” said Carlsson. “They are not only good at what they do, they are good people with strong creative vision and ambition. They fit perfectly with BLAZE ME A SUN and UNDER THE STORM.”

raise me a sun marks the American debut of Carlsson, the recent winner of the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year Award, Sweden’s highest honor for crime writers. Carlsson is also one of Sweden’s leading criminologists and has a PhD in criminology. Other works by the author include October is the coldest month, Master, liar, traitor, friend, The Falling Detective and The thin blue line.

Founded in 2013, A+E Studios is the award-winning studio unit of global media company A+E Networks. Among the notable titles the company has produced for television is the drama series David E. Kelley Lincoln’s lawyer for Netflix and big sky for ABC, the winner of the Peabody Award Unreal, project blue book and the Emmy nominee root for The History Channel, the animated one The Liberator for Netflix, the drama directed by Warren Littlefield retaliation also for Hulu YOU by Berlanti Productions and Alloy Entertainment with Warner Horizon Scripted Television for Netflix. Upcoming projects include: Community for AMC Networks and the studio’s first Israeli production in the local language, The evil bride – a supernatural thriller by Our sons Creator Noah Stollman.

Range Media Partners is a management and production company founded in September 2020 serving clients in film, television, music, literature, technology and activism. It is led by managing partners Dave Bugliari, Mackenzie Condon Roussos, Rich Cook, Michael Cooper, Susie Fox, Matt Graham, Sandra Kang, Rachel Kropa, Natalie Bruss, Chelsea McKinnies, Peter Micelli, Mick Sullivan, Byron Wetzel and Jack Whigham. as partners Jeff Barry, Tanya Cohen and Kai Gayoso.

Carlsson is repped by WME, Ahlander Agency and Tricarico Law.