Millennium (miniseries)

Millennium is a Swedish six-part television miniseries based on the film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's series of the same name, that was broadcast on SVT1 from 20 March 2010 to 24 April 2010. The series was produced by Yellow Bird in cooperation with several production companies, including SVT, Nordisk Film, Film i Väst and ZDF Enterprises. The miniseries was released later in DVD and Blu-ray in the US under the name Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition.

Millennium was well received and won the award for at Kristallen 2010 and an Emmy Award for "Best TV Movie" in 2011.

Production

The Millennium TV miniseries is a compilation of the three Swedish film adaptations, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest with extended scenes, adding more depth in both the stories and the characters. The series was produced by Yellow Bird in cooperation with several production companies, including SVT, Nordisk Film, Film i Väst and ZDF Enterprises. At Kristallen 2010. The miniseries was divided into 6 episodes total, with each episode of the series is about 90 minutes long,^[1] making the television series about 110 minutes longer than the movies. The miniseries was broadcast on SVT1 from 20 March 2010 to 24 April 2010.^[2] The series was released on a DVD and Blu-ray boxset titled Millennium Trilogy on 11 November 2011.^[3] Music Box Home Entertainment released the English version in US on 6 December 2011 under the name Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition.^[4]

Cast

This is a list of characters who appeared in the series.

Reception

Millennium won the award for "Årets TV-drama" ("TV Drama of the Year") at Kristallen 2010^[5] The series also won the award for "Best TV Movie" at the 39th International Emmy Awards^[6] Judge Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict praised the choice for reconfiguring the three films into an extended miniseries stating, "This change of format not only doesn't harm the material, it actually enhances it. Given the extra room to breathe, the films are both richer and a much more palatable proposition. Whether by chance or design, each of the films also has a natural break-off point, where each episode can draw to a close; this allows the viewer to take in each story in easily digestible chunks whilst ensuring they are left desperate to find out what happens next. It's also important to stress that the story still maintains its cinematic feel."^[7] Thomas Spurlin of DVD talk gave similar praise stating, "The Swedish film trilogy captures the character examination portion of the equation quite well; combining Noomi Rapace with generally well-adapted text (aside from a few character divergences and rewrites) renders a compelling cinematic exploration of the character, one similar in tone and impact to that in Larsson's text. The films aren't perfect in terms of their effectiveness as procedural thrillers or dramatic powerhouses, but the elements that they do get right elevate the content to something noteworthy."^[8]

See also

• Stieg Larsson
• Millennium series

References

1. ↑ In PAL video, i.e. 25 fps. The HD version on Blu-ray is about 93 minutes per episode (24 fps).
2. ↑ Sveriges Television - Millenniumtriologin Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ↑ "Millennium Trilogy (4-disc Blu-ray)" (in Swedish). discshop. Retrieved 2015-12-23. 
4. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JTLTF2/
5. ↑ Strömbäck Horney, Karolina (3 September 2010). "Solsidan blev kvällens vinnare". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 
6. ↑ "The ZDF/ZDF Enterprises co-production "Millennium" wins an International Emmy Award". ZDF Enterprises. November 22, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2015. 
7. ↑ Judge Paul Pritchard (December 2, 2011). "Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition DVD review". DVD Verdict. Retrieved December 23, 2015. 
8. ↑ Thomas Spurlin (June 1, 2012). "Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition (Blu-ray) review". DVD Verdict. Retrieved December 23, 2015. 

External links

• Millennium on IMDb