Best Swedish TV shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Swedish TV shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense, detective and noir. Plot: nordic, murder, investigation, police investigation, police officer, police, swedish, family relations, danger and female protagonist. Genre: Drama, Crime and Thriller. Country: Sweden, Germany and Denmark.
Best Swedish TV shows
Best Swedish TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Quicksand (2019), The Bridge (2011), The Investigation (2020), The Restaurant (2017), Midnight Sun (2016), Young Royals (2021), Springfloden (2016), Thicker Than Water (2014), Real Humans (2012), Caliphate (2020), Beartown (2020), Stockholm Requiem (2018), The Killing (2007), The Mystery of Greveholm (1996), Snabba Cash (2021), Solsidan (2010), The Playlist (2022), Trapped (2015), Clark (2022), Beck (1997).

List of Best TV Shows

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 7.4
 25K
Quicksand (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Maja, a student in Stockholm, finds herself on trial for murder after a tragedy at her school. More doubts and suspicions arise when new revelations are made.
Style: tense, scary, suspenseful, suspense, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: investigation, school shooting, student, youth, murder, nordic, court, runaway, vengeance, adaptation, society, disorder ...
Place: stockholm sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
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 8.6
 76K
The Bridge (2011)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Style: atmospheric, captivating, tense, suspenseful, gloomy ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: serial killer, multiple suspects, police investigation, murder, police detective, cop, twists and turns, mind game, partners against crime, murderer, murder investigation, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, scandinavia, copenhagen, europe, eastern europe
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The Investigation (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, intellectual ...
Plot: police, journalist, true crime, law enforcement, murder mystery, female journalist, police investigation, murder investigation, brutal murder, uncover truth, investigation, murder of a woman ...
Time: 2020s, year 2017, 21st century
Place: copenhagen
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The Restaurant (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Monday May 7, 1945 – the Second World War finally comes to an end and a new, brighter future beckons. In the midst of central Stockholm celebrations, two strangers come together with a quick kiss, parting company immediately after. Upper-class ...
Style: family saga, captivating, stylized, light, contemplative ...
Plot: family business, restaurant, male female relationship, brother brother relationship, mother son relationship, family relations, sexism, anti semitism, mother daughter relationship, emigrant, world war two, love ...
Time: 50s, post world war two, 60s, 70s, 1940s ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
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 7.4
 5K
Midnight Sun (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, France
Duration: 440 min.
TV show
Story: Kahina Zadi, 32, a French police officer travels to Kiruna in Sweden to investigate the bestial murder of a French citizen. Together with Anders, a Swedish prosecutor of Sami origin, she begins an investigation. Soon new killings start to happen and ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, detective, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, frenchwoman, murder, conspiracy, murder investigation, homicide detective, female protagonist, danger, nordic, small town, twists and turns, sapmi ...
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia
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 8.3
 42K
Young Royals (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
Style: disturbing, captivating, romantic, psychological, saga ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: lgbt, gay, boarding school, teenager, gay lead character, heir to the throne, royal family, lgbtq, teenage boy, gay youth, forbidden love, teenage life ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: eastern europe
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 7.5
 5K
Springfloden (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A late summer night in 1990 a young pregnant woman is brutally murdered by being buried in the sand, to slowly become submerged by the tide. 25 years later, the sadistic murder remains unsolved. Olivia Rönning receives the task of studying the case ...
Style: captivating, atmospheric, suspense, bleak, noir
Plot: cold case, murder, gay friend, female protagonist, homeless, murder investigation, murder witness, brutality, beach, island, ocean, police procedural ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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Thicker Than Water (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story: The beautiful island of Sunnanö in the Swedish archipelago is home to a popular B&B run by Anna-Lisa and her son Oskar. Anna-Lisa has summoned her daughter Jonna, an actress, and son Lasse, an opportunist, to the island. It is the first time in ...
Style: tense, realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot: family business, dysfunctional family, family reunited, under the surface, family problems, workplace, estrangement, resort, family secret, inheritance, nordic, supernatural ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, eastern europe, scandinavia
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 7.8
 7K
Real Humans (2012)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in a parallel universe, Real Humans imagines a world where robots have become so human that they're barely distinguishable from real humans and follows the resulting emotional effects on two families as well as the trials of a group of ...
Style: stylized, serious, captivating, thought provoking, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: artificial intelligence, androids and robots, robot, family relations, freedom, human nature, conflict, civil rights, gynoid, power relations, society, lawyer ...
Time: future, near future, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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 8.2
 22K
Caliphate (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. Meanwhile Sulle, a teenage girl in Stockholm, gets interested in her student assistent who opens doors to a new and fascinating world - ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, exciting, tense, slasher ...
Plot: isis, terrorist, hijab, islamic terrorism, suicide bomber, islam, terrorism, police, conspiracy, female protagonist, intelligence agency, muslim ...
Place: syria, middle east, eastern europe
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 7.1
 4K
Beartown (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 288 min.
TV show
Story: Hockey is the last beacon of hope for the citizens of Björnstad, so when its junior hockey team makes the national semifinal, the burden of the entire town’s dreams weigh heavily on the shoulders of its teenage superstars. However, the day of the ...
Style: clever, psychological, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: small town life, athlete and trainer, gay, teenager, fictional city, violence against women, riddles and clues, social relations, suspect, family relations, partner, tragic event ...
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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Stockholm Requiem (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A series of violent murders paralyze Stockholm. Private investigator Fredrika Bergman and her colleagues seek out to solve these crimes, but soon their existence is put under threat.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, detective
Plot: investigation, police, female police detective, homicide detective, female protagonist, crime investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, forensics, partner, police partner, murder investigation ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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 8.4
 30K
The Killing (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode ...
Style: gloomy, tense, detective, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: murder, policewoman, cold case, serial killer, murder mystery, police investigation, murder investigation, murderer, police detective, investigation, politician, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, europe, copenhagen, scandinavia, afghanistan ...
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The Mystery of Greveholm (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Sweden
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Mysteriet på Greveholm was the 1996 Swedish Julkalender. It was released on VHS in October 1997 and on DVD 19 November 2001. It was voted as the best Julkalender ever in Aftonbladet in 2007. A video game with the same name was released in 1997, and ...
Plot: christmas, surrealism, ghost, children, castle, haunted house, thief, love, supernatural power, family relations, male female relationship, haunted castle ...
Place: eastern europe
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 7.6
 12K
Snabba Cash (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: The lives of an ambitious businesswoman, a charming gang enforcer and a troubled teen collide amidst a desperate — and sinister — pursuit of wealth.
Style: captivating, suspense, tense, hood, entertaining
Plot: friendship, corruption, capitalism, money laundering, juvenile delinquency, criminal, money problems, financial problem, social problems, wealth, businessman, teenage life ...
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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 8.1
 8K
Solsidan (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Solsidan is a Swedish television comedy series that premiered on 29 January 2010 on TV4. The series is named after a small part of Saltsjöbaden called Solsidan. It revolves around Alex and Anna who are expecting their first child and have just ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot: family relations, social relations, self fulfillment, greed, ambition, couples, alienation, lifestyle, actress, small town, small town life, parenthood ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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 7.4
 14K
The Playlist (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: How Swedish tech entrepreneur Daniel Ek and business partner Martin Lorentzon revolutionized the music industry through free and legal music streaming when they launched Spotify.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: music, entrepreneur, business, partner, music business, music industry, historical event, technology, record company, record producer, musician, corporate world ...
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 8.0
 25K
Trapped (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: As a ferry carrying 300 passengers from Denmark pulls into an Icelandic town’s small port, heavy snow begins to fall. The ferry can’t leave until the storm passes and the main road into town is impassable. A mutilated and dismembered body washes ...
Style: atmospheric, detective, crime drama, scenic, bleak ...
Plot: murder investigation, police, murder, snowstorm, small town, coastal town, winter, nordic, investigation, ex wife, danger, voodoo ...
Place: iceland
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 7.4
 14K
Clark (2022)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 362 min.
TV show
Story: This is the incredible story behind Sweden's most notorious gangster, Clark Olofsson, whose infamous crimes gave rise to the term "Stockholm Syndrome".
Style: sex comedy
Plot: european, sister, organized crime, male nudity, criminal, murder, bank, true crime, bomb, robbery, thief, gangster ...
Time: year 1963, 60s, 70s, year 1973
Place: eastern europe
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 7.5
 6K
Beck (1997)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Beck follows the Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his partner Gunvald Larson investigating various crimes.
Style: detective, tense, realistic, serious, anime ...
Plot: police detective, swedish, police, nordic, crime investigation, law enforcement, serial killer, investigation, nypd, murder mystery, working class, cop ...
Time: 20th century, future, 90s, 21st century
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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 7.0
 1K
Threesome (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
TV show
Story: David and Siri are a young couple living in London. During a night out, they meet Camille and a flirtatious game arises where the boundaries are gradually dissolved. In an act of drunken curiosity, they have a threesome.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: sexual relations, threesome, unfaithful girlfriend, swedish, interracial sex, sexual fantasy, couple relations, love triangle, unfaithfulness, male female relationship, infidelity, couples ...
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The Laser Man (2005)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story: Follows the Swedish serial killer and bank robber John Ausonius, nicknamed "Lasermannen", because he used a red laser aiming for his rifle.
Plot: serial killer, murder mystery, european, murder, shooting, bank robbery, racism, police procedural, true crime, multiple time frames, archive footage
Time: 20th century, 70s, 90s, 80s, year 1992
Place: eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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The Thin Blue Line (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Swedish drama series about police officers in Malmö, their tiring work and the difficulties of keeping their personal and professional life separate.
Style: tense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: police, law enforcement, police academy, investigation, partner, youth, officers and cadets, death, society, danger, friendship, police investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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Rig 45: Murder at Sea (2018)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When Andrea, a damage regulator from Benthos Oil, is sent out to Rig 45 two days before Christmas to investigate a fatal accident, the rig is hit by a hurricane and all communications lost. Soon, the crew realize that the accident is in fact a ...
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Audience: boys' night
Plot: oil rig, murder, adaptation, disorder, police investigation, investigation, catastrophe, danger, riddles and clues, brutality, survival, betrayal ...
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 6.3
 1K
Missing (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Police inspector Maja Silver returns to her hometown in the Swedish Bible Belt as a terrible discovery paralyzes the small community.
Style: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, detective ...
Plot: police, small town, missing girl, police investigation, mother daughter relationship, pastor, youth, religion, preacher, countryside, homecoming, nordic ...
Place: eastern europe
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 6.7
 1K
Alex (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Ruthless and corrupt police officer Alex has decided to come to terms with his dubious past and become clean. But the dark forces he has collaborated with earlier refuses to let him off the hook, putting both Alex and his family's lives at ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: police corruption, dirty cop, organized crime, police protagonist, corrupt cop, crime investigation, antisocial behavior, double life, father son relationship, haunted by the past, unlikely criminals, right and wrong ...
Place: eastern europe
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The Saboteurs (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, UK, Czech Republic, Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story about the heavy water war unfolds during the prolouge, eruption and the end of the second world war. We follow the story of the the key personnel in the race of who develops the atomic bomb first.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: world war two, atomic bomb, bomb, resistance, chemistry, danger, ambition, inventions and discoveries, heroic mission, soldier, military, moral dilemma ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place: europe, germany, scotland
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 7.9
 42K
Humans (2015)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, exciting, cyber, apocalyptic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: artificial intelligence, androids and robots, female robot, robot human relationship, technology, robot, society, inventions and discoveries, friendship, cyberpunk, lesbian, cyborgs ...
Time: future, near future, 21st century
Place: usa, london
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 7.6
 5K
Bonus Family (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A new couple, their exes and their children navigate the emotional challenges and tricky logistics of blended family life in this Swedish dramedy.
Style: humorous, entertaining, captivating, sincere
Audience: chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot: family relations, male female relationship, parents and children, love and romance, friendship, love, lifestyle, disorder, society, life philosophy, youth, nordic ...
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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Before we die (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Norway
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The police woman Hanna Svensson has a strained relationship to her son after having arrested him for drug dealing. Her married police man lover disappears, possibly kidnapped by MC gangs, although ties to Bosnia also appear.
Style: suspenseful, detective, enigmatic, tense, suspense ...
Plot: sting operation, informant, undercover, police investigation, organized crime, drug traffic, danger, nordic, police officer, police, motorcycle gang, law enforcement ...
Time: 2010s
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
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