Aldis Amah Hamilton - Star of Icelandic Drama Series BLACK SANDS

Aldis Amah Hamilton is the star and co-writer of the critically acclaimed Icelandic TV series BLACK SANDS. She’s making waves in her home country of Iceland, as the first person of color to star and co-write a TV series. For her work as an actress, Aldis was nominated for Actress of the Year at the Iceland Edda Awards, which is equivalent to The Emmy Awards. The 8-episodes, Black Sands drama series, features breathtaking cinematography around Iceland's iconic black sands area. The series is a dark noir crime drama, following a troubled police officer who is forced to return to her tight knit hometown, and that’s when the plot really begins to thicken. Aldis recently announced that season 2 of the show will begin shooting this month. The series has received praise in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The NY Post and others. Currently, Black Sands is available to stream on Viaplay.com, a Nordic streaming service that produces and distributes award-winning films, series, and documentaries to North America for the first time.