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Prime Video has unveiled the first stills from “Snake Killer,” a crime thriller starring Pilou Asbæk (“Game of Thrones”) which marks Amazon MGM Studios’s first Danish original.

Written and directed by Anders Ølholm (“Shorta”), “Snake Killer” shot around Copenhagen with a cast that also includes Lars Ranthe (“Another Round”), Mira Obling (“Dark Horse”), Joey Moe (“Fugleflugten”), Joen Højerslev (“Danefæ”), Laura Christensen (“Huset”) and Ali Al-Bayate (“Sommerdahl”).

Now in post-production, “Snake Killer ” is inspired by real events and follows Copenhagen’s narcotics patrol which is considered the most notorious police unit in Danish history. Asbæk stars as a charismatic officer, Brian, who is notorious for its extreme methods and often breaks the law to enforce it. When a young female informant is brutally murdered, a group of outlaw officers from Uropatruljen wages war against a criminal network.

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The four-episode series is co-produced with Nordisk Film, and will be launched in early 2026 on Prime Video in the Nordic region.

“We’re thrilled to bring ‘Snake Killer’ to Prime Video as our first Danish scripted series, an exciting milestone for our Nordic slate,” said Emilia Widstrand, head of Nordic Originals for Amazon MGM Studios.

“Partnering with the brilliant team at Nordisk Film, our stellar cast and visionary director has been incredible. We can’t wait for viewers to experience this gripping crime thriller that perfectly showcases Danish world-class storytelling,” said Widstrand, who added that “Snake Killer” underscores Prime Video’s “growing commitment to investing in authentic, high-quality local productions across the Nordics.”

Danish filmmaker-producer Per Holst, who worked with fellow auteurs and countrymen Lars von Trier, Nils Malmros and Bille August, has died at the age of 86.

The Hollywood Reporter cited one of his four sons, actor Morten Holst. A cause of death was not given.

According to Denmark’s government-owned broadcast channel TV 2, son Anders Holst explained his father died peacefully in his sleep Saturday morning. “He leaves behind a cultural legacy that we are proud of on his behalf,” Anders Holst told the outlet, adding, “He has been active until the end. Of course not like in his youth, but to the extent he could. He loved to read, watch and talk about films.”

As a prolific producer of dozens of films beginning in the late ’60s, Holst helped bring to life the visions of Trier (1987’s The Element of Crime), Malmros (1981’s Tree of Knowledge, 1983’s Beauty and the Beast, 1992’s Pain of Love and 1997’s Barbara) and August (1983’s Zappa, 1984’s Twist & Shout and 1987’s Pelle the Conqueror, which won the 1988 Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival and the 1989 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, giving Denmark a consecutive win in the category after the previous year’s Babette’s Feast).

Holst also directed 1985’s Walter and Carlo — Up on Daddy’s Hat, the first in the ’80s buddy comedy film series, which still occupies the No. 4 slot on the list of highest-grossing Danish films.

In 1965, he founded his own production company, Per Holst Film, and under that banner broke through as a producer with the cartoon Benny’s Bathtub in 1971. Throughout the years, he has held a number of posts at leading film organizations, including as the chairman of the board of the European Film Academy (2000-05) and director of distribution company Nordisk Film (1991-2002, where he first began his career).

Holst is survived by his wife and sons.

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Per Holst Dies: Danish Filmmaker-Producer Was 86