Terminal's Christine Haebler (Bones of Crows) is coproducing the seafaring survival thriller with Iceland's Glassriver. Producer Christine Haebler ( Bones of Crows ) has signed on to coproduce the Icelandic seafaring survival drama Dark Ocean through her B.C.-based banner Terminal City Pictures. The film is a coproduction with Iceland’s Glassriver, with production slated for early 2027, a spokesperson for the project told Playback Daily . The budget is set at €4.5 million (about C$7.25 million), with 50% of the financing raised to date. Funding sources were not disclosed as of press time. Baldvin Z ( Life in a Fishbowl ) is attached to direct, and the script is written by Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson. Glassriver’s Guðgeir Arngrímsson is producing. The film takes place on a fishing trawler in the North Atlantic, where a young deckhand on his first voyage comes face to face with the brutal forces of nature as he and his shipmates battle to draw their living from the sea. The cast includes a number of Icelandic actors, including actor and filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur ( Trapped ), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson ( Severance ), Thorsteinn Bachmann ( True Detective: Night Country ) and Thorvaldur Kristjansson ( The Darkness ). The project marks the latest international coproduction for Haebler, who has previously worked on such titles as the Dev Patel thriller Monkey Man via Screen Siren Pictures . “I’m honoured to partner with such talented filmmakers on bringing Dark Ocean to international audiences,” Haebler said in a statement. “The script captures both the intimacy and intensity of life at sea, while exploring universal themes of masculinity, resilience and survival in a way that feels urgent and deeply human.” Pictured L-R: Christine Haebler, Baldvin Z, Guðgeir Arngrímsson Photos courtesy of Glassriver