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Wallander (2005 - 2013)

7.8 /10

Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr 29` . Year(s): 2005 - 2013

Director: Leif Magnusson , Anna Idman , Ulrica Segehem

Producer: Morten Fisker , Jon Mankell , Sara Borgström

Stars: Krister Henriksson , Charlotta Jonsson , Signe Dahlkvist , Mats Bergman , Fredrik Gunnarsson , Douglas Johansson

Evil (2023)

0 /10

It follows Erik as he gets expelled from his school in due to his violent behavior, and is transferred to a boarding school. He engages in a forbidden love relationship with a kitchen staff member, Marja.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Erik Leijonborg , Daniel di Grado , Jan Guillou

Stars: Isac Calmroth , Thea Sofie Loch Næss , Alexander Gustavsson , Christian Fandango Sundgren , Ruth Vega Fernandez , Björn Mosten

Rederiet (1992 - 2002)

6.4 /10

This Swedish soap opera follows the lives of the captain and crew of the MS Freja, a cruiseferry that travels on the Baltic Sea between between Stockholm, Sweden and Turku, Finland.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 1992 - 2002

Director: Filippa Wallström , Anders Lennberg , Thomas Hellberg

Stars: Johannes Brost , Gösta Krantz , Gaby Stenberg , Kenneth Söderman , Yvonne Schaloske , Margaretha Byström

Young Royals (2021 - 2022)

0 /10

Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.

Average Episode Run Time: 30` . Year(s): 2021 - 2022

Director: Erika Calmeyer , Kristina Humle , Rojda Sekersöz

Stars: Edvin Ryding , Omar Rudberg , Malte Gårdinger , Frida Argento , Nikita Uggla , Leonard Terfelt

Bonus Family (2017 - 2021)

0 /10

A new couple, their exes and their children navigate the emotional challenges and tricky logistics of blended family life in this Swedish dramedy.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2017 - 2021

Director: Niklas Siöström , Felix Herngren , Amanda Adolfsson

Producer: Carl-Petter Montell , Eleonor Sager , Peter Zell

Stars: Erik Johansson , Vera Vitali , Emma Peters , Fredrik Hallgren , Nour El Refai , Matheo Bittar Johansson

Johan Falk (1999 - 2015)

7.7 /10

When Johan Falk was 19 years old he lost his girlfriend Maria and their unborn child when Maria got hit by a car. Falk takes the accident very hard and do not even go to the funeral. He decides that crime must be fought and applies immediately to the Police Academy. The movies are, however, only about Falk as an police officer with many years of experience from the National Task Force. He often goes his own way and does not shy away from using controversial methods. This leads to that the colleagues often experience difficulties in cooperating with him and managers are forced to turn a blind eye to what he's doing.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr 35` . Year(s): 1999 - 2015

Director: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf , Anders Nilsson , Peter Lindmark

Producer: Joakim Hansson

Stars: Jakob Eklund , Meliz Karlge , Marie Richardson , Mikael Tornving , Jens Hultén , Zeljko Santrac

The Restaurant (2017 - 2021)

8.2 /10

Monday May 7, 1945 – the Second World War finally comes to an end and a new, brighter future beckons. In the midst of central Stockholm celebrations, two strangers come together with a quick kiss, parting company immediately after. Upper-class girl Nina and kitchen hand Calle don’t yet know that their brief encounter will come to have tumultuous consequences.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . Year(s): 2017 - 2021

Director: Molly Hartleb , Måns Herngren , Harald Hamrell

Stars: Hedda Stiernstedt , Charlie Gustafsson , Anna Bjelkerud , Adam Lundgren , Josefin Neldén , Suzanne Reuter

Barracuda Queens (2023)

0 /10

When they fall deep into debt, a group of young women in an affluent Stockholm suburb turns to robbing their neighbors' houses. Inspired by real events.

Average Episode Run Time: 32` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Camilla Ahlgren

Producer: Frida Asp , Fatima Varhos

Stars: Izabella Scorupco , Alva Bratt , Tea Stjärne , Sarah Gustafsson , Sandra Strandberg Zubovic , Tindra Monsen

Snabba Cash (2021 - 2022)

0 /10

The lives of an ambitious businesswoman, a charming gang enforcer and a troubled teen collide amidst a desperate — and sinister — pursuit of wealth.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . Year(s): 2021 - 2022

Director: Jesper Ganslandt , Jens Lapidus , Oskar Söderlund

Stars: Evin Ahmad , Ali Alarik , Dada Fungula Bozela , Jozef Wojciechowicz , Alexander Abdallah , Ayaan Ahmed

The Sandhamn Murders (2010 - 2023)

0 /10

Viveca Stens popular novels come to life in "The Sandhamn Murders", a perfect mix of Nordic crime & the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . Year(s): 2010 - 2023

Director: Viveca Sten

Stars: Alexandra Rapaport , Jonas Malmsjö , Julius Fleischanderl , Françoise Miquelis , Anna Sise , Elsa Öhrn

Blackwater (2023)

0 /10

Set in the 1970s, Blackwater tells the story of how four random people's lives converge after two tourists are found murdered in a tent near the Swedish mountain town of Blackwater.

Average Episode Run Time: 58` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Mikael Marcimain , Kerstin Ekman

Producer: Piv Bernth , Helene Lindholm

Stars: Pernilla August , Rolf Lassgård , Asta August , Sven Boräng , Alba August , Liv Mjönes

Before We Die (2017 - 2019)

6.4 /10

The police woman Hanna Svensson has a strained relationship to her son after having arrested him for drug dealing. Her married police man lover disappears, possibly kidnapped by MC gangs, although ties to Bosnia also appear.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . Year(s): 2017 - 2019

Director: Wilhelm Behrman , Niklas Rockström

Producer: Jon Petersson

Stars: Marie Richardson , Adam Pålsson , Magnus Krepper , Čedomir Đorđević , Richard Forsgren , Sandra Redlaff