The Bridge set for remake in South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Rebecca Hawkes
| 22 July 2019

Cape Town’s Both Worlds Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt Endemol Shine Group’s Nordic Noir detective series The Bridge for a local audience.

The crime thriller will feature an all-African cast and be set around the Best Bridge border crossing between South Africa and Zimbabwe, reports Variety.

The format is a contemporary detective show which explores the tensions between neighbouring countries and delves into the darker side of human nature.

Originally created by Sweden’s Filmlance International, part of Endemol Shine Group, and Denmark’s Nimbus Film, the series has been adapted in Malaysia/Singapore, Germany/Austria, Croatia/Serbia, US/Mexico, UK/France and Russia/Estonia.

Lars Blomgren, Endemol Shine Group’s head of scripted for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, said: “Thierry and the team at Both Worlds have such a huge enthusiasm for our beloved series, and we couldn’t think of anyone better to create the first African saga. It’s been a joy to watch the various iterations of the format develop around the world and we can’t wait to see the direction they take this one in.”

Thierry Cassuto, founder and executive producer at Both Worlds Pictures said: “We are thrilled to adapt the award-winning series The Bridge for South Africa and the continent. I’ve always been a great fan of the series and admired how sensitively remakes were made in parts of the world that are so culturally different. It shows how the s