Axel Åhman is set to star in the upcoming series “Body in the Closet” produced for Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland. He’ll play Staffan, an audience services employee at a theatre.
A country boy, he has found his way into a big-city cultural institution and knows its history by heart. He also has a crush on Betty but is painfully clumsy and tactless in his attempts to approach her. This leads to… his accidental death by chainsaw.
However, it’s not the end for Staffan, as he returns to haunt Betty throughout the series. I like it when characters meet an unexpected end, and when writers dare to go darker,” Åhman told Variety. When I got the chance to participate, I just had to tag along and see where it headed.
It’s also a nice challenge to play someone else’s script. I have mainly played characters from my own writing.” As pointed out by producer Mia Oikarinen, Åhman is best known as a member of the hugely popular comedy group KAJ, but he’s also a writer, screenwriter, comedian, musician and actor. He was very happy that we thought of him for the role – and amused that we immediately pictured him as Staffan.” Elin Grönblom directs.
She co-wrote the show with Josefin Sonck, who will play the lead. Grönblom and Sonck are already known for “Bloodsuckers.” “I like the genre because it allows you to play and have fun. Horror, or in this case, dark comedy with some killing, is also a welcome form of escapism.
We like to see characters do things that we ourselves don’t dare to do, and probably shouldn’t,” said Grönblom. Sonck agreed: Comedy and horror are closely related. But this isn’t a ‘horror comedy.’ It’s more about one person’s increasingly desperate life situation, told through dark humor and supernatural elements.” “Body in the Closet” will start shooting next autumn, and Svenska YLE, the Swedish-language division of Finland’s public broadcaster YLE, is already on board.
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