So Long, Marianne (TV series)
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So Long, Marianne is a romantic drama television series, slated to premiere on September 27, 2024. 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.[1]
The series stars Alex Wolff as Cohen and Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Ihlen,[1] as well as Anna Torv as Charmian Clift, Noah Taylor as George Johnston, and Peter Stormare as Irving Layton.[2]
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.[2]
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.[3]
The series screened in competition at the Series Mania television festival on March 15, 2024,[4] with its broadcast premiere date still to be announced.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jesse Whittock, "'So Long, Marianne': Alex Wolff To Play Leonard Cohen As Crave Boards NRK Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood, April 13, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen bioseries So Long, Marianne to star Hereditary actor Alex Wolff". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
- ^ 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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