This Is Not Sweden Explained

Based On:an original idea by Aina Clotet and Sergi Cameron
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8

This Is Not Sweden[1] (Catalan; Valencian: '''Això no és Suècia'''|links=no) 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

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]

Production and release

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 premiered on SVT 1 in spring 2024.[5]

Accolades

|-| || Prix Europa 2023 ||colspan = "2" | Best European TV/Video Fiction Series of the Year || || [6] |-| rowspan = "2" | || 11th Feroz Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Comedy Series || || [7] |-| 7th Canneseries Festival || Best Actress || Aina Clotet || || |}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain’s TVE Boards Anticipated Series ‘This Is Not Sweden,’ From Aina Clotet and Mar Coll. Variety. Mayorga. Emilio. 3 February 2022.
  2. Web site: 'Esto no es Suecia', la premiada comedia que puedes ver gratis en RTVE Play. Diario de Sevilla. 4 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Esto no es Suecia, en la Academia. Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. 25 October 2023.
  4. Web site: 'Esto no es Suecia' ya tiene fecha de estreno en RTVE Play y TV3. TVienes.es. Oller. Xavi. 13 November 2023.
  5. Web site: ‘This Is Not Sweden’ Shows What Catalonia Can Bring to the Table as a TV Power . variety.com. Hopewell. John. 24 January 2024.
  6. Web site: PRIX EUROPA 2023 winners. Prix Europa. 10 November 2023.
  7. Web site: Premios Feroz 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas', 'Robot Dreams' y 'La Mesías' dominan la lista de ganadores. rtve.es. 27 January 2024. Diego. Álvarez Patilla.