Eili Harboe is burning up social media recently. The proficient actor turned heads this spring because the brooding Ebba on the ultimate season of Succession, and he or she’s sure to maintain the intrigue going taking part in Julie, a beleaguered intern within the upcoming dystopian darkish comedy, The Architect, which begins streaming on Viaplay June 1. More on that later.
Let’s chat Ebba, who has given audiences lots to ponder as Succession heads towards its climactic sequence finale. Ebba could also be a sport changer because the Roy youngsters — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) — vie for management after the poor well being of Daddy Logan (Brian Cox). As GoJo’s head of communications, Ebba is aware of all the pieces about shady Lukas Matsson, performed by Alexander Skarsgård, who lays on the slick further thick right here. Ebba can also be Lukas’ ex-girlfriend, and he or she’s already spilled some grime about her ballsy worker because the shaky Waystar-GoJo acquisition retains tottering. What’s subsequent?
Fan theories abound. Could Ebba be the important thing character that shakes all the pieces up? Theories are buzzing about Ebba; the truth is, Collider’s Julio Bardini just lately proclaimed, “I want Ebba to burn everything to the ground.”
We’ll see how that every one performs out on Sunday’s massive Succession finale on Max. In the meantime, Harboe shared extra with FilmWeb concerning the hit present and her new function in Viaplay’s trippy new outing, The Architect. Read on.
Succession Was a Big Surprise
“I’m excited for the finale to air. There are a lot of theories out there, and it’s been interesting to hear and read what people think the end of the show will be or how it all comes together. I was excited to know myself,” shared Harboe about Succession’s grand opus.
“Being part of Succession was incredible,” she added. “It was my first ever international project, and I got the part two days before shooting the first scene. I just had to jump right in, but I didn’t have the time to wrap my head around it, really. Also, the episodic scripts are written continuously as they shoot. So, there were even people from the main Succession cast who didn’t know how this story would develop as we were shooting. I didn’t know when I shot the first episode that Ebba would be part of the story moving forward.”
Big shock throughout. Since then, Harboe, like many others within the sequence, was stored at nighttime about how the plot would unfold and which Roy child — if any — would seize the corporate crown.
“I was so excited to be a part of more episodes and have had the opportunity to shoot in New York. I loved working with the crew,” stated Harboe. “Obviously, they’re super professional. I was also very excited about working on 35 millimeters on the show, which I hadn’t been done that since my debut feature film 12 years ago. The technical aspects of that, just observing it, is like going to film school.”
From Succession to The Architect
Harboe’s new sequence is a refreshing shock. Timely, insightful, daring, and edgy, The Architect provides daring observations about privilege, connection, and the worldwide housing disaster, all set towards a backdrop of Olso structure and Scandinavian design (the sequence is in Norwegian with English subtitles). Expect loads of darkish humor and conditions that many individuals can relate to, fighting finance and transferring ahead in a inventive profession amongst them.
Harboe performs Julie in The Architect, a girl constantly held again due to her lack of monetary verve. Recently, co-creators Nora Landsrød and Kristian Kilde had been the recipients of the Viaplay Original Talent Awards when the sequence acquired a Special Mention on the Berlinale Series competition. The awards are a pupil initiative that gives mentorship, manufacturing assets, and streaming distribution by Viaplay, which is the Nordic area’s main streamer. It just lately launched in North America.
“The series takes place in a very high-paced, creative environment with ambitiously driven people,” stated Harboe of the present, noting her character constantly will get pushback from the privileged architects she works with. “Most of her coworkers are so lame. They’re just ridiculous in their quest for prestige. I think maybe that will be something people find interesting. At least that’s my hope.”
Eili Harboe on Her Architect Character
The occasions happen within the “near future,” and there are some trippy issues to see right here. Harboe’s Julie, the truth is, winds up residing in an deserted parking storage that’s sectioned off by drapes as a result of she merely can’t afford the astronomical value of hire.
“Julie stood out to me as a character. She’s ambitious, but also unapologetic, which I like,” Harboe shared. “I like that fact, that she sometimes doesn’t necessarily take the most empathetic routes. She’s kind of emotionally unavailable, and not to spoil anything, but the ending is surprising.”
Just like Succession. When requested what she hopes viewers take away from the present, which additionally stars Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen and Alexandra Gjerpen (As I Fall), Harboe stated: “It’s definitely a cynical view of the world, but in a satirical package, and hopefully, an entertaining package. I hope people can see that. It’s very timely.”
The sequence finale of Succession airs Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Max. The Architect premieres on Viaplay June 1.