1 3 ▁that , ▁writing ▁under ▁the ▁pen - name ▁of ▁Tom ▁Joh ansen , ▁N es b ø ▁had ▁written ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁nov els ▁provision ally ▁entitled ▁Blood ▁on ▁Snow ▁and ▁More ▁Blood ▁on ▁the ▁Water , ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁aut umn ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁books ▁Blood ▁on ▁Snow ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el ▁Mid night ▁Sun : ▁Blood ▁on ▁Snow ▁ 2 ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁under ▁Jo ▁N es b ø ' s ▁name . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁announced ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁Warner ▁Brothers ▁had ▁bought ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁Blood ▁on ▁Snow ▁and ▁planned ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁screen ▁adaptation , ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁by ▁and ▁possibly ▁st arring ▁Leon ardo ▁Di Cap rio . ▁However , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁screen ▁rights ▁had ▁been ▁purchased ▁by ▁Tob ey ▁Mag u ire ' s ▁Material ▁Pictures ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁Grey ’ s ▁Grey ▁M atter ▁Produ ctions , ▁and ▁that ▁Mag u ire ▁would ▁make ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁on ▁the ▁project ed ▁film ▁adaptation . ▁ ▁This ▁series ▁follows ▁O lav ▁Joh ansen , ▁a ▁fix er ▁for ▁Os lo ▁crime ▁b oss ▁Daniel ▁Hoff man . ▁In ▁Blood ▁on ▁Snow , ▁O lav ▁has ▁just ▁found ▁the ▁woman ▁of ▁his ▁dream s . ▁The ▁only ▁problem ▁is ▁that ▁she ' s ▁his ▁b oss