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.[4] American cable network Showtime is developing a remake from Shameless writer Etan Frankel.[5]
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
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.