Nordic Watchlist had the wonderful opportunity to speak to four of the stars from Netflix’s new Swedish series The Playlist. A six-part fictionalised account that focuses on the people who played key roles in the creation of music player Spotify … Continue reading Who’s Who in Netflix’s new series The Playlist inspired by the story of Spotify
If you haven’t seen Snabba Cash season one yet, (and we are referring to the modernised Netflix series rather than the Joel Kinnaman trilogy), then you are not only missing out but you also must stop reading any further as … Continue reading Snabba Cash is back! Check out some new players in season two of the Swedish drama coming to Netflix this week
Isabella Carbonell is a director and screenwriter rising talent from Stockholm who has made many short films, such as Boys (2015) which screened in Cannes, SXSW, and won the Grand Jury Award at AFI FEST, and Brother (2019). Dogborn is her first … Continue reading Swedish director Isabella Carbonell discusses her debut feature thriller ‘Dogborn’ about survival and sex trafficking
As we dip our toes back into the Nordic music scene we are really excited to share something new and exclusive from some of the artists we discover. In this feature, we meet Sweden’s Hanna Ögonsten who shares a performance with … Continue reading Exclusive acoustic performance and interview with Swedish music artist Hanna Ögonsten
Lina Bengtsdotter is an award-winning Swedish author, probably best known for her Charlie Lager series. Nordic Watchlist were able to speak to her shortly after the third and final book in the series, ‘For The Lost’ was released. Read on … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist speaks to award-winning Swedish author Lina Bengtsdotter
We first heard about Tigers back in 2020 when on a phone call with Liv Mjönes. At the time she was promoting the release of her series Stockholm Requiem on Walter Presents and when asked what else she was up … Continue reading Swedish film ‘Tigers’ examines mental health in elite sport, based on real-life experience of footballer Martin Bengtsson and portrayed by actor Erik Enge
For those that may not follow football now have heard of the name Zlatan it refers to the Swedish football player Zlatan Ibrahimović, known as one of the greatest football players in the world boasting such statistics as scoring 570 … Continue reading “He was such a cocky bastard – I loved that!” Swedish director Jens Sjögren’s search for charisma while casting new film ‘I am Zlatan’
If you haven’t caught Swedish TV Series ‘Clark’ on Netflix yet then you are really are missing out on an absolute hidden gem and we implore you to give this one a watch if you enjoy something quite out there … Continue reading Hanna Björn talks to Nordic Watchlist about her character Maria in Netflix’s wild series ‘Clark’
Over on Channel 4’s platform All4 you can find the Swedish series Threesome, a show that has snuck on there completely under most people’s radars. The show was a big hit when released last year in Sweden and we enjoyed … Continue reading As hit Swedish show ‘Threesome’ comes to All4, Matilda Källström talks about the sexual encounter that sparks a journey of self-discovery for her character Siri
Alexandra Therese Keining is a well-known writer and director from Sweden, she has directed such classic Swedish films as Kiss Me and Girl’s Lost. The latter can be currently watched on BFI Player. Her next work sees Alexandra as the … Continue reading “What hooked me was the complicated soul and psychology of a boxer’s personality” – Alexandra Therese Keining discusses her work on new Swedish series ‘Lea – The Fighter’