Some tales start with a meet-cute, Norwegian collection “Rebound” with a devastating break-up no person noticed coming.
Premiering at Canneseries, it sees Alex (Mathilde Storm), again from a vacation in Bali. She’s pleased to see her on-again, off-again boyfriend Mikkel, regardless that issues have been rocky between them. Alex’s hoping they will lastly get again collectively, for good. As a substitute, he calls it quits – whereas they’re having intercourse, echoing one in every of “Intercourse and the Metropolis’s” most well-known traces: “You’re breaking apart with me whilst you’re nonetheless inside me?!”
“It was crucial to be very sincere, proper from the beginning, and to ‘trick’ the viewer a little bit. You assume this reunion’s going to be romantic and it’s the alternative. The primary episode actually captures what the entire present’s about,” says creator Melike Leblebicioglu Kaveh.
“Clearly, I’ve been by it as properly. An enormous breakup was my first actual trauma. You are feeling so remoted, issues simply spin uncontrolled. It got here from a private place, for positive.”
Within the present, Alex is devastated, however she doesn’t need to wallow. In response to her good friend Sara, she ought to neglect about Mikkel and search for a rebound as an alternative.
“It’s so frequent. Typically, you already know you’re rebounding. Different instances, we begin projecting issues onto somebody, making an attempt to show them into what we’d like. Or what we predict we’d like. However they’ve their very own story and their very own issues, and their very own strategy to relationships,” explains Kaveh.
“This ‘rebound’ may be your subsequent real love. However more often than not, it’s a harmful method of avoiding ache you could face. Nonetheless, it’s a terrific place to be for a creator, I feel. And for a personality.”
Storm is joined by Maria Wiik, Oddgeir Thune and Arjan Nilsen. Daniel Fahre directs, whereas Fenomen Studios produces for Null47. Beta Film handles gross sales and debuts a clip, shared in exclusivity with Selection:
Kaveh’s no stranger to YA reveals, having labored on “17” and “Norwegian-ish”.
“It’s essential to imagine their perspective and to speak to them, as a result of issues change lots. I made one thing 5 years in the past and their slang or the realities of courting are already so totally different. I’m nearly 40 now, married with youngsters. I’m not going by the identical issues. I would like to verify they’re particular for this era,” she says.
Meaning even embracing new applied sciences. “It may be irritating once you’re writing and all you need is for somebody to knock on the door, however you already know they’d be texting as an alternative,” she laughs. “[With social media] you may attempt to isolate your self, however you may’t – probably not. You’ll stalk somebody on-line, get jealous of different folks. All with out leaving your room.”
Kaveh didn’t thoughts the present’s ultra-short, few-minute lengthy episodes.
“It makes the present concentrated and intense. It actually brings one thing further. There’s been plenty of analysis on how youthful audiences like shorter movies, as a result of they’re used to scrolling Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. It’s extra applicable for that age group – they like to observe one thing on the go. However, I imply, my mother and father scroll Instagram too.”
Regardless of her protagonists’ age, the present may communicate to older viewers as properly.
“The emotions that include a breakup, they’re the identical. It’s simply the main points that change,” she states.
“Once you’re in the course of it, it appears like your whole world is collapsing. Upon getting far, you look again at it and see that what occurred was for the very best. As you grow old, you already know you’re going to get by it. In spite of everything, you have already got prior to now.”
Proper now, Kaveh is open to exploring extra mature topics. “Perhaps one thing nearer to my very own age and my very own life scenario. I’m additionally very eager about cultural identification, being Turkish in Norway. However I like interacting with youthful viewers,” she admits.
“I used to be a author on ‘17’ [2018-2021] and I nonetheless meet people who find themselves watching it for the primary time. We now have plenty of discussions. When engaged on it, we’d meet youngsters to speak about every season, ask what they appreciated and what they didn’t like. It’s an effective way to work.”
“Rebound”
