So Long, Marianne (TV series)

So Long, Marianne
GenreRomantic drama
Biographical drama
Created by
  • Ingeborg Klyve
  • Tony Wood
Written by
Directed by
  • Øystein Karlsen
  • Bronwen Hughes
Starring
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • Norway
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2024 (2024-09-22)

So Long, Marianne is a 2024 Canadian-Norwegian romantic drama television series, which premiered on September 22, 2024.[1] The series is a dramatization of the 1960s romance between Canadian writer and musician Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, the Norwegian woman who inspired Cohen's song "So Long, Marianne". The series was created by Ingeborg Klyve and Tony Wood, and is written by Øystein Karlsen and Jo Nesbø.[2]

The series stars Alex Wolff as Cohen and Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Ihlen,[2] as well as Anna Torv as Charmian Clift, Noah Taylor as George Johnston, and Peter Stormare as Irving Layton.[3]

The supporting cast includes Macha Grenon as Cohen's mother, Éric Bruneau as Cohen's cousin Robert Hershorn, and Kim Lévesque Lizotte as Monique Mercure, as well as Robin L'Houmeau, Raphael Grosz-Harvey, Miranda Calderon, Tatiana Latreille, Ryan Bommarito, Emily Lê, Frank Fontaine, Christina Bennington, Megan Jonker, Sonia Berube, Rob Stewart, Chip Chuipka, Howard Bilerman, Avi Bendahan and Patrick Watson in supporting roles.[3]

A co-production of Norway's NRK and Canada's Crave, the series entered production in spring 2023, with shooting in Montreal, Oslo and the Greek island of Hydra.[4]

The series screened in competition at the Series Mania television festival on March 15, 2024.[5]

References

  1. ^ Reistad, Linda (2024-09-16). "So long, Marianne med Thea Sofie Loch Næss og Alex Wolff". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  2. ^ a b Jesse Whittock, "'So Long, Marianne': Alex Wolff To Play Leonard Cohen As Crave Boards NRK Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood, April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Greg David, "Macha Grenon, Éric Bruneau, Patrick Watson and Kim Lévesque Lizotte join NRK and Crave original drama So Long, Marianne". TV, eh?, August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Leonard Cohen bioseries So Long, Marianne to star Hereditary actor Alex Wolff". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Jesse Whittock, "‘Apples Never Fall’, ‘Hotel Cocaine’ & ‘So Long, Marianne’ In Main Competition At Series Mania". Deadline Hollywood, February 7, 2024.
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