In the series, the all-female gang the Barracuda Queens consists of disaffected teen girls who, bored of their privileged lives in an affluent Stockholm suburb, become involved in house burglaries, targeting their naive rich neighbours. The 6x45’ series Barracuda Queens is loosely based on true heists committed in the mid-1990s by a group of well-off guys -‘Lidingöligan’ (The gang of Lidingö) who stole from private homes in Stockholm’s exclusive neighbourhood, expensive wine, art, furniture, jewellery. Then a year ago we chatted with Netflix - they said we’d like to do a heist type of series and we said - we have something!” Asp recalls. Fatima said she liked heist series, with girls in the lead. “Basically, we were having dinner with Camilla Ahlgren and the three of us started to brainstorm ideas. “We are like a boutique company, focusing on a handful of quality projects, across different genres, formats and budgets,” continues Varhos who is thrilled to underline that their first production - Barracuda Queens is an original idea. “We want to be close to the talents and do only a couple of projects a year,” explains Asp. Now masters of their own editorial choices through Asp Varhos, the partners will continue to work on high quality scripted content but on a smaller slate. ![]() It’s been thrilling to be at FLX when the industry was riding on a TV drama boom,” adds Varhos who was Head of Drama at FLX before going solo with Asp. “Yes working on several projects at the same time and on a fast pace with Netflix, has been a big step up for us. “Our work experience at FLX on those big shows has been a fantastic learning curve”, says Asp. “We are delighted also to partner with Pontus and the FLX team and believe that Netflix will be the perfect global platform to showcase their talents and continue the canon of great Nordic storytelling.Frida Asp and Fatima Varhos are working on Netflix’s Swedish series Barracuda Queens and Deliver Me based on a book by Malin Persson Giolito.Īsp Varhos is the new indie production outfit to watch out for in Sweden, headed by Frida Asp and Fatima Varhos that boast a stellar pedigree.īefore setting up their own company in 2021, the female production duo had worked for the last 6-7 years on some of FLX’s biggest TV brands, from SVT’s The Bonus Family, C More-TV4’s The Simple Heist, produced by Asp, to the jointly-produced Netflix shows Quicksand, The Unlikely Murderer and Love & Anarchy. We are excited to bring Malin’s great novel to life and to work with Camilla, one of the best TV writers globally, ” said Erik Barmack, VP of International original series at Netflix. ![]() “Sweden has a tradition of great crime literature and series and we’ve been looking for something special in this area. It holds a mirror up to our time whilst also serving as both a suspenseful thriller and a moving love story.” “I want to tell this story from the main character Maja’s perspective her story raises questions about guilt, responsibility, punishment and redemption. “It is both a great honour and challenge to work with FLX and Netflix on Störst av Allt (Quicksand),” said Ahlgren. It’s slated to go into production in 2018. Netflix is partnering with leading Swedish production company FLX ( Bonusfamiljen/The Bonus Family, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared) on the project with Pontus Edgren producing.
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