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The Dating Diaries

Norwegian title: Datingdagboken

A witty and relatable rom-com about modern love and self-discovery
A Bridget Jones for the next generation
Perfect for fans of romantic comedies and feelgood fiction

Bridget Jones's Diary meets How to lose a guy in 10 days

After yet another bad Tinder date, Ingrid deletes the app and decides it's time to try something new…

Ingrid is single, obsessed with romantic comedies and works with digital marketing for a lifestyle magazine in Oslo. She dreams of finding love like in the movies, to meet the Tom Hanks to her Meg Ryan. But after numerous disastrous dates, she decides such a man is not to be found on the apps. Why can't it work like in the films, being swept off her feet with the perfect meet cute? With her colleague and best friend Solveig, they come up with the idea to create a dating diary on social media for the magazine. A Bridget Jones’s Diary for the digital generation – with Ingrid in the lead role.

The concept is simple: To put herself in situations with meet cute potential, where she can meet men out in the wild. This means Ingrid's calendar is suddenly filled up with speed dates, running club, and Pitch a friend events. The implementation, however, is not as simple. Is Ingrid ready to be the main character of her own life? Will all the awkward conversations, confused feelings, unwanted dickpics and near disastrous misunderstandings lead to Ingrid finally meeting her Hugh Grant?

The Dating Diary is a witty, relatable modern rom-com about love, friendships and the search for something real.

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