Veronika (TV series) explained

Genre:Crime drama, psychological thriller
Creator:Katja Juras, Anna Lindblom
Director:Jonas Alexander Arnby
Starring:
Music:Mikkel Hess
Country:Sweden
Language:Swedish
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Producer:Calle Jansson, Mathias Gruffma
Cinematography:Niels Thastum
Runtime:45 minutes
Company:Viaplay

Veronika is a 2024 Swedish psychological thriller, crime drama television series, which was developed by Viaplay. It was streamed on Viaplay's Australian partners SBS On Demand from 1 March 2024 and across Europe on SkyShowtime from 24 March. Veronika had been due for streaming in Scandinavia from late 2023 but was delayed due to downsizing by Viaplay. The eight-episode series was created by Katja Juras and Anna Lindblom, who also co-wrote its screenplay. Veronika was directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby. The titular protagonist Veronika, portrayed by Alexandra Rapaport, is a small town policewoman, who has a pill addiction which suppresses her psychic visions. Her husband Tomas (Tobias Santelmann) is the local music teacher and primary carer for their children Liv and Simon (Eddie Eriksson Dominguez). When Veronika sees the dead boy Oskar's image, she begins to doubt her sanity. She finds a young woman, Hanna's corpse and assists in the associated murder investigation led by police detective Nassir .

Premise

Action is set in a fictitious central Swedish mining town of Älvsbruk, 2022. Policewoman Veronika has psychic visions but has suppressed them since childhood by taking prescription pills. Periodically her visions have provoked nightmares and traumatic breakdowns. When Veronika sees a dead boy, Oskar, in a river she believes its a hallucination. Her long-suffering husband, Tomas is frustrated by her apparent indifference to their family's problems with their son, Simon's attention-seeking behaviour and teenage daughter, Liv's misbehaviour when her swimming aspirations are thwarted. Veronika discovers Hanna's corpse and sees the young woman in a vision. Police detective Nassir works with Veronika on Hanna's murder case. Initially they consider popular ice hockey champion Alexander as their suspect. Alexander is arrested when his alibi proves falsified by his team and coach. Veronika begins to doubts Alexander's guilt when she has visions of another murdered young woman, Josefin. Josefin's case was closed earlier as a pedophile confessed to her murder. Veronika finds Hanna wore a butterfly necklace and kept a diary, which mentions another man, "T".

After being hypnotised, Veronika better remembers her father, Bengt, including his death. She tracks down her child psychologist who admits to being bribed by Veronika's mother, Ann-Charlotte to sedate her. Veronika's visions sharpen when she stops taking pills. She has a vision of Oskar losing his gumboot in the forest near Hanna's corpse location. After learning Josefin also wore a butterfly necklace, Veronika aligns the deaths of Oskar, Hanna and Josefin. They had occurred during the times that Veronika was hospitalised for her breakdowns. Ann-Charlotte and Tomas are worried that Veronika is heading toward another breakdown by delving into her past. Tomas confronts Veronika when he finds her unprofessional investigations at home. She explains having her psychic visions. Despite professing that he believes her, Tomas calls the hospital for assistance. Veronika drives off distraught, has another vision of Josefin and crashes into a tree. Suspecting attempted suicide, Veronika is committed to the psychiatric ward and sedated by hospital staff. She convinces Nassir to recover her material and to follow up on Oskar's gumboot, Hanna and Josefin's necklaces and Hanna's diary.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Additional cast

Production

Viaplay Group's Filippa Wallestam announced the production of Veronika in September 2022 with its streaming proposed for late 2023 by Viaplay.[1] [2] The series was created by Katja Juras and Anna Lindblom (Gåsmamman [2015]), who also co-wrote the screenplay. Veronika is directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby (War of the Worlds [2019]).[3] Filming occurred in Dannemora, Gimo, Österbybruk and Gysinge.[4] [5] Its titular leading actress Alexandra Rapaport had been attracted to the project five years earlier, "It's a great script with a tone all of its own". It was streamed on Viaplay's Australian partners, SBS On Demand from 1 March 2024.[6] Due to Viaplay's downsizing during mid-2023 the project was acquired by SkyShowtime,[7] [8] which streamed the eight-episode series across Europe from 24 March 2024.[9] [10] Rapaport is an executive producer of Veronika alongside Calle Jansson and Mathias Gruffman.

References

  1. Web site: Viaplay Lines Up Psychological Thriller Veronika . Kristin . Brzoznowski . World Screen . 13 September 2022 . 25 April 2024 .
  2. Web site: SkyShowtime presenterar Veronika som ny originalserie – har köpts av Viaplay . SkyShowtime Unveils Veronika as New Original Series – Acquired from Viaplay . Emil Oscar . Rasmussen . 8 April 2024 . Filmtopp . 25 April 2024 . sv .
  3. Web site: VIAPLAY: Alexandra Rapaport i psykologiska thrillern Veronika . Viaplay: Alexandra Rapaport in psychological thriller Veronika . Filmtopp . 13 September 2022 . 25 April 2024 . sv .
  4. News: Alexandra Rapaport spelar polis i ny krimserie . Alexandra Rapaport Plays a Police Officer in a New Crime Series . . 24 March 2024 . 26 April 2024 . sv . subscription .
  5. Web site: Pickard . Michael . 1 February 2024 . SkyShowtime Meets Veronika . 27 April 2024 . Drama Quarterly.
  6. Web site: Veronika is a Haunted Sstory of Justice and One Woman's Resilience SBS What's On . Cat . Woods . . 29 February 2024 . 25 April 2024 .
  7. 20 July 2023 . Viaplay to Lay Off 25 Percent of Staff, End Streaming Services in U.S., U.K. to Focus on Core Nordic Markets, Explore Sale . . 27 April 2024 .
  8. News: Vi går miste om mycket mer än Ronja om Viaplay imploderar . We'll miss out on a lot more than Ronja if Viaplay implodes . Karolina . Fjellborg . . 18 December 2023 . 27 April 2024 . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129082847/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/veBbdB/vi-gar-miste-om-mer-an-ronja-rovardotter-om-viaplay-imploderar . 29 November 2023 .
  9. Veronika Crime Series with Alexandra Rapaport Unveils Cast, Trailer . Ellise . Shafer . . 31 January 2024 . 25 April 2024 .
  10. Web site: SkyShowtime Announces New Original Series and Exclusives Arriving in 2024 . . 29 November 2023 . 26 April 2024 .

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