| Title: | Salé |
| Logline: | Set in 1627, an Icelandic mother and daughter are captured by Barbary privateers and sold into slavery in Morocco. Separated in the markets of Salé, they must forge new identities to survive —- one clinging to her Christian faith and past, the other embracing Islam and a dangerous new world. Their fates become entangled with Dutch sea captain Jan Janszoon’s as his pirate empire faces threats from rivals and his own family. Janszoon, also known as Murat Reis, converts to Islam and becomes one of the most powerful pirate admirals in the North African city of Salé. |
| Writer(s): | Margrét Örnólfsdóttir |
| Genre(s): | Period, Drama |
| Agency: | Cynthia Okoye | Curtis Brown Group |
| Companies: | Film Partner Iceland, LittleBig Productions, Green Lighting Studio |
| Additional: | Planned for two seasons. Six episodes each. Inspired by a true story. Margrét Örnólfsdóttir, Anna G. Magnúsdóttir and Anders Granström will executive produce. Frank Lammers will star. The series is budgeted at $17.6 million a season. This has been in the works since September 2021. |
