After careful consideration of several production companies, Anne Elvedal has chosen Monster to develop a TV series based on her critically acclaimed psychological thriller, You Can Call Me Jan.
«Monster is thrilled to have secured the TV rights to Anne Elvedal’s You Can Call Me Jan. It is a rare and exceptionally original thriller that takes the audience on a journey in search of answers—answers that might not be what they seem. Elvedal challenges the audience and leads the protagonist to face their greatest fear. It’s a fate we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemy. The story is solidly constructed, believable, visual, engaging, and innovative—exactly what TV needs in an era where too many projects get lost in the crowd,» says Vegard Steenberg Eriksen, producer at Monster.
Vegard Steenberg Eriksen is one of Norway’s leading TV producers, with nearly two decades of experience. He is the first Norwegian Emmy winner (Mammon, 2017), has broken national records with shows like Himmelblå and Exit, and has received awards such as Gullruten and the Panorama Awards.
You Can Call Me Jan has already garnered significant international acclaim, with sales to Germany, The Netherlands and Denmark:
«A masterfully written thriller that draws you deeper and deeper into the heroine’s dark world. The tension increases with every page; I simply couldn’t stop reading. The author is incredibly talented, she knows exactly which word has which effect. And she has written one of the best plot twists I have ever read.»
– Claudia Winkler, Publisher at Ullstein
«This is a mature masterpiece, written by someone who has studied human behavior for a long time, and should be read by both a crime audience and a literary audience. The thrilling elements in this book will remind people of Jussi Adler-Olsen, while the masterful depiction of guilt, innocence, and despair will remind others of Margaret Atwood.»
– Job Lisman, Publisher at Prometheus
We are excited to follow the series’ development and bring Anne Elvedal’s original and captivating universe to the screen.
Norway’s largest independent literary agency, Northern Stories, has been named a Gazelle Company by Dagens Næringsliv for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the agency grew its turnover from NOK 10.2 to 15.8 million – an increase of more than 50 percent, marking yet another record year.
We’re delighted to share that Agnes Ravatn has been nominated for the Booksellers’ Award 2025 for her brilliant new novel Doggerland. Her novel is also already sold to Poland, and in World English.
We’re proud to announce that Frode Helland has been nominated for this year’s Brage Prize for Nonfiction, Norway’s most prestigious literary award, for his extraordinary book Holocaust – A history told by the victims. This is a deeply moving and illuminating contribution to our understanding of one of history’s darkest chapters.
Northern Stories has hired Dilani Vamapahan as a literary agent. She was chosen from a pool of 175 applicants.
“A great honour,” says Kristofer Hivju about playing police investigator Ole Vik in the crime series Sogn Murders. The TV2 series is based on Jørgen Jæger’s bestselling books, and filming started this week in Sogn.