Iceland’s production powerhouse Glassriver (“Black Sands,” “As Long as We Live”) has inked a major international distribution deal with Mediawan Rights for the anticipated crime thriller series “Elma,” based on Eva BjörgÆgisdóttir’s best-selling book series.

Besides Mediawan Rights, which holds rights outside of Iceland and Finland, the round of partners takes in co-producer Lunanime in Belgium, MTV Finland, private equity investors and other parties to be announced at a later stage, Glassriver CEO and producer Andri Ómarsson told Variety .

“‘Elma’ is an Icelandic crime story, that’s ready to take on the world!” said Ómarsson who confirmed that Glassriver has optioned the rights to the five books in the “Elma” series. “We are proud to partner with the Mediawan team; their deep und

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