Viaplay adds `R.S.V.P.' to Swedish original film slate

• Lisa Carlehed (`The Emigrants') stars in Swedish romantic comedy film  
• `R.S.V.P.' is Viaplay's latest feature-length Nordic production
• Viaplay set to premiere at least 70 Originals in 2022

The Swedish romantic comedy `R.S.V.P.' will be the next original film in Viaplay's ongoing investment in feature-length Nordic storytelling. Set to premiere in the fourth quarter of 2022, `R.S.V.P.' brings together some of Sweden's hottest talents in front of and behind the camera, with the lead role played by Lisa Carlehed, recently nominated for Best Actress at Sweden's 2022 Guldbagge Awards for `The Emigrants'.

The film spans four years and is structured around nine chapters, each of which focuses on a different holiday celebration. At the centre of the narrative is Klara (Lisa Carlehed) - a 37-year-old single nurse whose perpetual search for love is increasingly causing her to question whether it even exists.

`R.S.V.P.' is directed by Moa Gammel (nominated for a Kristallen award for Best Actress for `Jordskott') and scripted by Ella Lemhagen (`I'll Be Home for Christmas'). The film is based on the award-winning 2015 Danish feature `Long Story Short' (Danish title: `Lang historie kort'), written by May el-Toukhy and Maren Louise Käehne.

Lisa Carlehed: "I'm so happy and proud to play Klara in `R.S.V.P.'. I'm surrounded by completely fantastic fellow performers - this is truly an ensemble piece. It's a privilege to portray Klara in all her insecurity and charm, and I love the way Moa Gammel gives such a key place in the film to visual style and music."

Filippa Wallestam, NENT Group Chief Content Officer: "Holiday celebrations mean different things for all of us - but they always mean something. Viaplay's latest film project is a warm and thoughtful story that offers a fresh view on this universal human experience. The amazing talents behind `R.S.V.P.' will make it a compelling addition to `Hilma', `Stockholm Bloodbath' and many more on Viaplay's fast-growing original film slate."

The star-packed cast also includes Oscar Töringe (`Thin Blue Line'), Christian Hillborg (`Young Royals'), Liv Mjönes (`The Holiday'), Johannes Bah Kuhnke (`Love & Anarchy'), Felice Jankell (`Snabba Cash'), Madeleine Martin (`Lea'), Anna Granath (`Anxious People'), Kristofer Kamiyasu (`Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard') and Line Verndal (`Ragnarok').

`R.S.V.P.' (Swedish title: `Tack för senast!') is executive produced by Max Hallén, Peter Bose and Jonas Allen for Miso Film, and by Lotta Dolk for Viaplay. Filming is currently underway in Stockholm. The film is distributed globally by Viaplay Content Sales.

About Viaplay Originals

At least 70 Viaplay Originals are set to premiere in 2022. In the past three months, `Partisan' season two; `Made in Oslo'; `Sisterhood'; `Wozniacki & Lee'; `The Holiday'; and `Pørni' season two have premiered on Viaplay.

Upcoming Originals include `The Fortress'; `The Hunt for Jasper S.'; `Liv Ullmann: The Road Less Travelled'; `Those Who Kill' season three; `Face to Face' season three; `The Meaning of Life'; `Something Stupid' and `The Guilty'; `Stockholm Bloodbath'; `Delete Me' season two; `Boys'; `The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen'; `Fenris'; `Gold Run'; `Billy the Kid'; `Last Light'; `Cell 8'; `Elvira'; `North Sea Connection'; `Limbo'; `Litvinenko'; `Karma and Jonar'; `Ronja'; `The Machinery' season two; `The Uninhabitable Earth'; `Polish Murderesses', `Black Dog' and `Freedom of the Swallow'; `Honour' season three; `Hammarvik' season four; `Pørni' season three; `Hilma'; `Who Shot Otto Mueller?'; a biopic of Börje Salming; `Fadime'; `Taylor's Island'; `What about Monica'; `THE KINGDOM EXODUS'; `Estonia: The Last Wave'; `Stella Blómkvist' season two; `The Swarm'; `Perfect People'; and `Margeaux'.

Two major English-language films will be produced for Viaplay every year. NENT Group has also established a UK-based joint venture with FilmNation Entertainment and invested in US studio Picturestart.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Nordic Entertainment Group AB (publ) (NENT Group)'s Viaplay streaming service is available in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the US and the Netherlands. Viaplay will launch in the UK in 2022, followed by Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland by the end of 2023. We operate streaming services, TV channels, radio stations and production companies, and our purpose is to tell stories, touch lives and expand worlds. Headquartered in Stockholm with a global perspective, NENT Group is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (`NENT B'). NENT Group has proposed to rebrand as Viaplay Group, subject to approval at its Annual General Meeting on 18 May.

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