| This Is Not Sweden | |
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| Based on | an original idea by Aina Clotet and Sergi Cameron |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | c. 40 min |
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| Release | 27 November 2023 |
This Is Not Sweden[1] (Catalan: Això no és Suècia) is a Spanish–Swedish comedy-drama television series created by Aina Clotet, Valentina Viso, and Dani González from an original idea by Clotet and Sergi Cameron.[2]
Plot[edit]
Mariana and Samuel go to live in Vallvidrera, a mountain neighbourhood in Barcelona, to raise their children in a more authentic place, far from their respective painful childhoods. There they find a community of people with the same aspirations. But when a tragedy shakes the neighbourhood, they dismantle their ideal, the couple's certainties begin to waver and fear settles in, coming dangerously close to everything they were trying to run away from.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Aina Clotet as Mariana
- Marcel Borràs as Samuel
- Tomás del Estal
- Ia Langhammer
- Nora Navas
- Enric Auquer
- Mabel Rivera
- Nausicaa Bonnín
- Violeta Sanvisens
Production and release[edit]
The series is a Nanouk Films, Funicular Films, and Anagram Sweden production, co-produced by RTVE, TV3, and SVT, together with NRD and Yle.[2] The eight-episode season debuted on RTVE Play on 28 November 2023. TV3 aired the first episode of the series a day earlier, on 27 November 2023, and then broadcast the rest of the series on a weekly basis.[4] The series will premiere on SVT 1 in Spring 2024.[5]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2023 |
Prix Europa 2023 | Best European TV/Video Fiction Series of the Year | Won | [6] | |
2024 |
11th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [7] | |
| 7th Canneseries Festival | Best Actress | Aina Clotet | Won | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (3 February 2022). "Spain's TVE Boards Anticipated Series 'This Is Not Sweden,' From Aina Clotet and Mar Coll". Variety.
- ^ a b "'Esto no es Suecia', la premiada comedia que puedes ver gratis en RTVE Play". Diario de Sevilla. 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Esto no es Suecia, en la Academia". Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. 25 October 2023.
- ^ Oller, Xavi (13 November 2023). "'Esto no es Suecia' ya tiene fecha de estreno en RTVE Play y TV3". TVienes.es.
- ^ Hopewell, John (24 January 2024). "'This Is Not Sweden' Shows What Catalonia Can Bring to the Table as a TV Power". variety.com.
- ^ "PRIX EUROPA 2023 winners". Prix Europa. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Álvarez Patilla, Diego (27 January 2024). "Premios Feroz 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas', 'Robot Dreams' y 'La Mesías' dominan la lista de ganadores". rtve.es.
- ^ "Aina Clotet gana el Premio a la Mejor Interpretación en Canneseries por Esto no es Suecia". El Mundo. 11 April 2024.