Coming Next From Sweden – Series Mania 2026
Two Series in Development from Sweden will be presented as part of the Coming Next from Nordics showcase on March 24 at the Series Mania Forum 2026. In addition, five upcoming series from Sweden premiering in this year will be presented in a showreel as part of the showcase.
The Series in Development line-up includes TV4 series Bandstand, a period drama about forbidden love and music set in 1957, and SVT's When Nobody’s Listening, a crime thriller about police infiltrating Sweden’s drug underworld directed by renowned Swedish director Daniel Espinosa.
More information about the Coming Next from Nordics showcase on the Audiovisual Producers Finland website.
The showcase is organised by Audiovisual Producers Finland, Norwegian Film Institute and Swedish Institute in collaboration with Göteborg Film Festival and The Swedish Film & TV Producers Association.
Bandstand (Folkparken) – Series in Development
Sweden 6x45 min
Genre: Drama
Broadcaster: TV4
Production company: IVY PRODCO
Producers: Eleonor Sager, Pontus Edgren
Screenwriter: Ulf Kvensler
Sales: TBA
Looking for: Sales, Distribution
Sweden, Summer 1957. When rock music blows the dust off a sleepy Northern town, it sparks an irresistible pull between 'bookish' Margit and 'playboy' Erik — but with their families and tight‑knit community determined to keep them apart, they must find a way to hold on to the love and the music that suddenly made anything feel possible.
When Nobody’s Listening (När ingen lyssnar) – Series in Development
Sweden, 6x45 min
Genre: Thriller
Broadcaster: SVT
Produced by: Nordic Drama Queens
Producer: Sandra Harms
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Screenwriter: Stefan Thunberg
Sales: Fifth Season
Looking for: Financing and Pre-Sales
When Nobody’s Listening is a gripping TV series about a team of police officers who gain access to an unprecedented source of criminal intelligence, the encrypted communication platform Encrochat.
Over six episodes, we follow the unit led by Putte as they navigate the immense opportunities and moral consequences that come with this breakthrough. At the heart of the series lies a central dilemma: should they save lives at any cost, or accept the collateral damage that comes with dismantling an entire criminal ecosystem?
As rival factions battle for control of Sweden’s drug trade, Putte and his team are forced to make impossible choices. Tragedy becomes the price they must pay in their relentless pursuit to corner and arrest the major players at the top of the criminal hierarchy.
Summer of 1985 (Svärtan)
Sweden, 6x44’
Genre: Drama
Broadcaster: SVT
Produced by: Media Res International
Producer: Anna-Klara Carlsten
Conceptual Director: Björn Stein
Director: Amy Deasismont
Screenwriters: Amy Deasismont & Melina Maraki
Premiere: Q3 2026
Sales: Fifth Season
When a group of teenagers reunites for another summer in the archipelago, their expectations couldn’t be higher. But a mysterious drowning and the discovery of a dying mermaid shatter the illusion of paradise, plunging them into a perilous world where both their friendship and their survival are at stake.
Till Death Do Us Part (Tills döden skiljer oss)
Sweden, 6x45 min
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Broadcaster: TV4, ZDF, TV2 Norge, MTV Finland
Production company: Harmonica Films AB
Co-producers: SF Studios Production AB, Film Stockholm AB, Dynamic Television, ZDF
Producer: Per Janérus
Director: Julia Lindström
Screenwriter: Veronica Zacco
Created by: Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg, Veronica Zacco
Premiere: Q3/Q4 2026
Sales: Dynamic Television
When Malin’s husband Tobias is suspected of murder, their love is put to the test. Convinced her husband is innocent, Malin chooses to stand by his side, as well as defend him as his lawyer. As secrets surface and what was previously considered truth is revealed to be lies, Malin faces the most terrifying question of all — what if he’s guilty?
The Trio (Trion)
Sweden, 6x30 min
Genre: Drama
Broadcaster: Sky Showtime, SVT
Produced by: SF Studios Production
Producer: Ina Sohlberg
Director: Anders Hazelius
Screenwriter: Veronica Zacco
Premiere: Q1 2026
Sales: Eccho Rights/Night Train Media
When Hugo is contacted by the daughter of his great loves, he is forced to confront his past. In memories, he returns to Stockholm, to Thora and August, and to a love triangle, the consequences of which can still be felt.
Thin Blue Line - Christmas Special (Tunna blå linjen – Julspecial)
Sweden 4 x 58,5 min
Genre: Drama
Broadcaster: SVT
Production company: Anagram Sweden
Producers: Erik Magnusson and Martin Persson
Screenwriter: Cilla Jackert
Created by: Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg, Veronica Zacco
Premiere: Q3/Q4 2026
World Sales: TBA
Looking for: Pre-sales/Sales outside the Nordics, Festivals
Christmas in Malmö. As icy roads and drunken fights keep the police busy, the city is hit by a mysterious digital blackout: payments fail, phones die, trains stop. As cyber chaos spreads, the officers must protect a city they barely understand—while holding their own fragile lives together.
Wallander
Sweden, 3x88 / 6x44 min
Genre: Crime
Broadcaster: TV4, ARD
Production company: Jarowskij/Yellow Bird
Producer: Glenn Lund
Directors: Molly Hartleb, Hugo Lilja, Pella Kagerman
World Sales: Banijay Rights
At 42, newly separated after 20 years of marriage, Wallander drinks too much, sleeps too little, and carries the weight of every unsolved case. This new adaptation goes deeper than ever, with a raw portrayal of a modern man navigating personal collapse, while attempting to uphold his detective work.