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- 1 2 Jesse Whittock, "'So Long, Marianne': Alex Wolff To Play Leonard Cohen As Crave Boards NRK Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood , April 13, 2023.
- 1 2 Greg David, "Macha Grenon, Éric Bruneau, Patrick Watson and Kim Lévesque Lizotte join NRK and Crave original drama So Long, Marianne". TV, eh?, August 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Leonard Cohen bioseries So Long, Marianne to star Hereditary actor Alex Wolff". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
- ↑ Jesse Whittock, "‘Apples Never Fall’, ‘Hotel Cocaine’ & ‘So Long, Marianne’ In Main Competition At Series Mania". Deadline Hollywood , February 7, 2024.
