Born in Denmark, 1978, Christian Torpe won critical acclaim and the Danish Oscar for writing the Bille August comeback and San Sebastian winner “Stille hjerte”. He got his breakthrough with the hit TV series “Rita,” for which he was nominated for “International Producer of the year” and “European producer of the year” at the Monte Carlo Television Festival, a show that was remade in The Netherlands as “Tessa” and in France as “Sam”, where it became the highest rated premiere in six years. Following the success of Rita, he went on to create and run the TV show based on Stephen King’s “The Mist,” produced by The Weinstein Company. He currently lives in Los Angeles and Copenhagen.
Filmography:
The Mist (TV) Executive Producer, Director 2017
Sam (TV) Executive Producer 2016
Tessa (TV) Writer 2015
Hjørdis (V) Writer 2015
Rita (TV) Executive Producer 2012 – 2015
Silent Heart (Still hjerte) Writer 2014
Almost Perfect Writer 2012
Park Road (Lærkevej) (TV) Writer 2009 – 2010
Får (Short) Writer 2009
Maj & Charlie (TV) Writer 2008
Gu’skelov du kom (TV) Writer 2007
Et andet sted (Short) Writer 2006
Flyd mine tårer (Short) Writer 2005
Endelig fredag (TV) Writer 2003 – 2004
OBLS (TV) Writer 2003
Vind boxen (TV) Writer 2002
Agent: Lanny Noveck (ICM)
In the Media:
Stephen King’s ‘The Mist’ Gets Spike Pilot Order | Variety | Feb 25, 2016
Spike has ordered a pilot for “The Mist,” based on the classic Stephen King novella, Variety has learned.
The scripted drama, which hails from Dimension Television, tells a harrowing story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town and creates immense havoc. Christian Torpe will executive produce. Torpe created “Rita” in Denmark, now finishing its fourth season, and has developed programming for both Showtime and AMC.
“We are thrilled to join forces with the incredibly creative Christian Torpe and Dimension Films to develop Stephen King’s enthralling novella to a compelling series unlike anything else on television,” said Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President, Original Series, Spike.
“We are excited to be in business with Spike on their first scripted production pilot and working with the very talented Christian Torpe to further explore Stephen King’s classic novella and bring this riveting series to television audiences,” said Bob Weinstein, Co-Chariman of The Weinstein Company.
Levy, Ted Gold, SVP, Scripted Original Series, and Lauren Ruggiero, Senior Director, Scripted Programming will oversee the project.
‘The Mist’ TV Series Emerges From Dimension & Scribe Christian Torpe | Deadline | Sept 16, 2015
The Weinstein Company’s Dimension Television is developing a TV series based on The Mist, first a Stephen King novella and then a 2007 MGM film directed by Frank Darabont. The project, which Dimension says is moving forward with King’s blessing, is from writer Christian Torpe, who created the Danish series Rita which is now finishing its fourth season.
The series will tell an original story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town but contains limitless havoc. From psychological terrors to otherworldly creatures, the mist causes the town residents’ darkest demons to appear forcing them to battle the supernatural event and, more importantly, each other.
“The terror and drama in Stephen King’s novella are so vast that we felt serialized television is the best place to explore them in greater depth,” said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films. “With this show, Christian has created a fascinating band of characters and a story with infinite scares.”
Dimension TV’s Megan Spanjian, Matthew Signer and Keith Levine will oversee the project.
TWC has been active on the TV front, most recently mining the Toronto Film Festival to pick up U.S. rights to the crime drama Trapped, an Icelandic TV series created by Everest director Baltasar Kormakur. Then today, it revealed that it has come aboard to snag North American rights to Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes’ Doctor Thorne, a three-part drama for ITV.
Torpe is repped by ICM Partners and Principal Entertainment LA.
