Alba August

In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, sisters Freja and Anne make a solemn promise to seek revenge on the men who brutally murdered their family. Everything comes to a head in the heart of Stockholm, where the sisters are drawn into a ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark that culminates in a mass execution, presided over by the mad King "Christian the Tyrant," known as the Stockholm Bloodbath.

A true and captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history, the story about the reporter who questioned an entire legal system. Hannes Råstam was dedicated to proving the innocence of Thomas Quick and unmask the legal chaos which sentenced Quick to a life in psychiatric prison.

When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious upbringing, decided to break free from society's norms and follow her heart.

In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other.

Elise (16) is home alone after yet another fight with her parents. Infuriated she starts throwing things around - when suddenly she hears a large bang coming from the street. There's been an accident. A young man lies motionless on the pavement next to his moped. He's surrounded by three other guys. One of them looks up and catches Elise staring at him. Moments later the door phone rings. It's him. Could he come up and call an ambulance? Something about him intrigues her. She lets him in. While he calls for help, another guy appears. A struggle for power in the apartment begins that will teach Elise a few things about herself.

When the mysterious band The Dryads moves into the crumbling old house next door, Hilde suddenly finds excitement in her dull suburban life. She falls under the spell of the band's charismatic singer, only to learn that being cool has a price.

Anna’s and Thomas’ bandmate was not supposed to die, and Anna was not supposed to kiss Thomas in the aftermath. Nor was she supposed to leave everything and move to Berlin, and Thomas was most certainly not supposed to just show up in Berlin one day, when she’s gotten a new life and moved on from him. But music has its own way.

Martin, conductor of a symphonic orchestra, meet Barbara, violine player and they start a relationship. Five years later Martin starts to develop loss of memory and becomes more and more confused. Finally he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and Barbara tries to help as much as possible although Martin is often angry and violent towards her.

An old woman, who lives alone in a large apartment in Copenhagen, dies in 1933. In her apartment hangs a painting of a young, red-haired, smiling woman.

A lifeless woman’s body is found wrapped in plastic in the woods. Who is she and how did she get there? Hampus and Arvida Byström’s debut film is a suggestive Nordic noir that asks unconventional questions about the woman’s role in the lonely man’s sexual impulses.

One morning just before Christmas, Leena receives a phone call from a hospital in her childhood hometown telling her that her mother is dying. This news takes her on a journey to face her mother for the first time in her adult life. Leena has fought all her life to let go of her grief over her lost and dark childhood. She is now forced to deal with her past to be able to move on.

A girl, Selinda, runs into her parents' bedroom in the middle of the night, claiming that a strange man just climbed through her window. The event causes a commotion in the entire residential area where they live. Some immediately assume that the outsider running the convenience store is the perpetrator. Others doubt the girl's story. In the midst of this drama, middle-aged Paul is trying to find his way back to his daughter, who is growing up, and away from him.

Legend has it that those who drown themselves turn into seals. Once a year they return to shore in their human shape. In the hopes of reuniting with his late wife, Aske seeks out this mythical place of transformation. Desperate not to lose her again, he hides her sealskin so she can’t return to sea. She doesn’t remember their past together but as her memory returns a dark and menacing story unfolds.

Henrik lies in his death bed and his wife Marianne is there with him. For the first time she get to meet his lover Paula.

Two sisters prepare in the hall of the castle as the prince awaits his suitresses. There's a lot at stake for their small village and it's not everyday that you find yourself so close to the power. However, the procedure for the visit has changed and the girls must now do everything they can in order to get the older sister ready for the fateful meeting.

Eleven people, isolated from the outside world, communicate via screens. A son wants to hold the hand of his suffering mother. Love grows. A mother has abandoned her family. A therapist finds himself at the edge of ruin. A daughter connects with her parents.

IRL (In Real Life) is a film about the evils among teenagers in the world of social media. Elias will not escape his tormentors. They are everywhere, in school, on the subway and spew their hatred of him online. He flees into The Secret World, an online game with thousands of players where Elias accepts the Invincible Warrior S:]iles guise. In the game, he meets Sc4rlet, a talented and beautiful girl soldier. Together they conquer their violent digital world. Sc4rlet want to meet Elias IRL (In Real Life). Hesitantly he agrees to be seen but well at the meeting place, where a very ordinary girl standing, he dare not go forward. Elias realizes that he will never meet Sc4rlet and decides to take his life that night.

In an alternate reality Sweden has become a nationalistic dictatorship and the citizens live in constant fear of being deported. In this dark time Jonna and Felx find each other - but can their love survive the stranglehold of the regime?

After a break in their relationship, Fredrik and Caroline meet up for the first time in a café to discuss their future. A discussion that will forever change their lives.

På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show. This means that nearly every second Swede saw the game show. På spåret is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant-owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season. In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg left and Kristian Luuk took over as the host. Björn Hellberg too decided to leave and was replaced with Fredrik Lindström.

After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.

The death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.

Join us as twelve well-known people take part in one of the world's most spectacular singing competitions. Their identity is kept secret behind fabulous masks and it is up to our expert panel to figure out who is hiding behind the creations.

An early morning in October, 15 people are taken hostage from a subway train. This puts a huge hostage crisis in motion, and it changes Denmark forever.

Anna, a young and naive woman, moves to Knutby to become part of the free church congregation as a nanny, which to her seems like a warm and pious community. But soon the idyll that never existed crackles, and manipulation, power games, social exclusion, group pressure, brainwashing, fanaticism and both more and less religiously sanctioned left-wing chatter end in murder and grief.

The introverted Otto is moving in with his cousin. After a night out, they end up in the clutches of a criminal culprit which sends them into a gloomy and criminal world. The boys have to fight for their lives, friendship and morality.

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.

Inspired by actual events - the dramatic story of a group of lost youth in late 70s and early 80s Copenhagen. They find community and belonging in the biker gang 'Bullshit' – but end up in brutal conflict.

Technical news-producer Arthur goes on a first date with true-crime enthusiast Mille. They are involuntarily caught in the center of a chaos, involving murder and sabotage. To survive, they must take matters into their own hands.

Hilma and Ola are desperately trying to get pregnant. They struggle to start a family, while their surroundings get involved with advice on how best to succeed.