Having tackled Everest on the big screen, director Baltasar Kormakur is now turning his attention to the Katla volcano in Reykjavik, Iceland for a new dystopian thriller series, Variety is reporting.
Katla will take place in a near future where the volcano “has been erupting for two years, causing damage, health hazards, alarming mutations and strange events. A large-scale crisis breaks out and brings together scientists from abroad who converge on the Icelandic capital.”
“Iceland provides a compelling backdrop for a series like Katla, because it’s a country which only has 300,000 inhabitants and draws over 2 million tourists each year,” said Kormakur. “So a natural disaster of that scope would have a massive impact.”
Kormakur is producing the series, as well as directing the pilot, and he is currently seeking an international cast for the shoot, which will take place on location in Iceland.
Originally published February 15, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
