What do you do when you’re ripped away home? When survival demands reinvention? When freedom comes at the highest price?

Synopsis

In 1627, Gunnur and her daughter Gríma are abducted from Iceland by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery in Salé, Morocco. Separated, Gunnur clings to faith and survival while Gríma adapts to a new world. Their fates entwine with Murat Reis, the former Dutch captain turned corsair who brought them there.

Series
Drama
History
2 seasons, 6x45
English, Icelandic, Spanish, Arabic, Dutch
Mutiple
Sweden, Iceland, International
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Production Cost
Season 1 (€2.5M per episode)
Development
Greenlit
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Post-Production
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The story of Salé began with a moss-covered gravestone in Iceland — the resting place of Guðríður Símonardóttir, taken in the 1627 “Turkish Raids.” Her fate led us to a forgotten chapter of European history and to enduring questions of faith, identity, and survival when home and freedom are lost.

The Creators
The Creators
Greelistu
and
Film Partner Iceland
in association
with
LittleBig Productions
presents
a film by
The Creators
presents
"Salé"

Created
by

Anna G. Magnusdottir, Anders Granström, Herbert Gehr & Margrét Örnólfsdóttir

Head
Writer

Margrét Örnólfsdóttir

Produced
by

Anna G Magnúsdóttir, Anders Granström & Herbert Gehr