Fallet (TV series)
| Fallet | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama Police procedural |
| Created by | Erik Hultkvist Rikard Ulvshammar |
| Written by | Erik Hultkvist Tapio Leopold Robin Muhr Stefan Thunberg |
| Directed by | Jon Holmberg |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original languages | Swedish English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Sweden United Kingdom |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production companies | SVT FLX Film i Väst and DR Nordisk Film & TV Fond[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | SVT1 |
| Release | 14 April 2017 |
Fallet (The Case) is a Swedish comedy-drama television series, a spoof on the Nordic noir detective genre. It premiered 14 April 2017 on Swedish channel SVT1 before being acquired by Netflix.[2] It is a co-production of SVT, FLX, Film i Väst and DR, supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.[3] The series stars Lisa Henni as Sophie Borg and Adam Godley as DCI Tom Brown, two mediocre detectives who pair up to investigate a murder.[2][3]
In November 2017, Fallet was named best comedy drama at C21's International Drama Awards in London.
Synopsis
Incompetent detectives Sophie Borg from Stockholm and Tom Brown from St Ives, United Kingdom are given one last chance to solve a case after the macabre murder of an Englishman in Borg's fictionalized hometown of Norrbacka.[2] Norrbacka police chief Klas Wall, who is about to retire, is overjoyed at the excitement of the case.[6]
Cast
- Adam Godley as DCI Tom Brown
- Lisa Henni as Sophie Borg
- Tomas von Brömssen as Klas Wall
- Christoffer Nordenrot as Bill Wall
- Björn Granath as Arne Arneson
- Björn Kjellman as Benny Arneson
- Lia Boysen as Kristina von Borg
- Dag Malmberg as Melcher von Borg
- Magnus Krepper as Åke Klint
- Stina Rautelin as Sonja Mustanaamio
- Erik Madsen as Colin Smith
- Meliz Karlge as Zarah Arnesen
See also
- Scandinavian noir
References
- ^ "SVT-premiär 14 april för Film i Västs samproduktion FALLET – Film i Väst" (in Swedish). Film i Väst. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Romain, Lindsey (5 April 2018). "'Fallet' Is the Whacked-Out Crime Spoof You Didn't Know You Needed". Thrillist. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b ""Fallet" i SVT och SVT Play - se trailer till nya tv-serien". Expressen.se (in Swedish). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Fallet får pris i London". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (9 March 2018). "Showtime Developing Comedy 'Fallet' Based On Scandinavian Format From 'Shameless' Alum & Keshet Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Fallet - Il Caso serie tv: di cosa parla, cast [VIDEO]". TvSerial (in Italian). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
