''A Nearly Normal Family'' (sv: ''En helt vanlig familj'') is a 2023 Swedish drama
limited television series directed by
Per Hanefjord
Per Hanefjord, born Per Håkan Tobias Hanefjord on September 25, 1978 in Lycksele, is a Swedish film director and screenwriter.
Per Hanefjord has written and directed a number of short films and was educated at Dramatiska Institutet
The Sw ...
, and developed by Hans Jörnlind and Anna Platt for
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
.
Based on the novel of the same name by M.T. Edvardsson, it stars
Björn Bengtsson, Alexandra Karlsson Tyrefors, and
Lo Kauppi
Lo Marianne Kauppi (born 19 April 1970) is a Swedes, Swedish film and theater actress, director, and television presenter. She suffered from drug addictions and an eating disorder in her early 20s but after undergoing Drug detoxification, treatme ...
. The six-chapter series follows the events before and after the murder of 32-year-old entrepreneur Christoffer "Chris" Olsen.
The limited series runs less than five hours and was released on 24 November 2023.
Premise
''A Nearly Normal Family'' follows how a seemingly normal family's life changes when a murder proves the lengths that they are willing to go to to protect each other.
Cast
Main
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Alexandra Karlsson Tyrefors as Stella Sandell, daughter of Ulrika and Adam Sandell.
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Christian Fandango Sundgren as Christoffer "Chris" Olsen, a 32-year-old entrepreneur, whom Stella is accused of murdering.
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Björn Bengtsson as Adam Sandell, a well-liked pastor and father of Stella Sandell, and husband of Ulrika Sandell.
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Melisa Ferhatovic as Amina Besic, an aspiring lawyer, and best friend to Stella Sandell.
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Lo Kauppi
Lo Marianne Kauppi (born 19 April 1970) is a Swedes, Swedish film and theater actress, director, and television presenter. She suffered from drug addictions and an eating disorder in her early 20s but after undergoing Drug detoxification, treatme ...
as Ulrika Sandell, a high-powered attorney and prosecutor, and mother to Stella Sandell and wife to Adam Sandell.
Recurring
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Håkan Bengtsson as Mikael Blomberg, Stella's lawyer.
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Vera Olin as Louise, Amina's acquaintance.
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Cedomir Glisovic as Nalle, a correctional officer.
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Rasmus Troedsson
Bengt ''Rasmus'' Mikael Troedsson, (born 9 January 1964) is a Swedish actor, writer and journalist. He has worked for SVT, TV4, and Sveriges Radio. As an actor he is best known for his role as Bellan Roos in ''Vår tid är nu'' which is broadcas ...
as John Alverland.
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Moa Gammel
Moa Tuva Amanda Gammel, (born 6 October 1980) is a Swedish actress. She made her acting debut in the 1996 Mikael Håfström film ''Skuggornas hus'' and then acted in the soap opera ''Vita lögner'' on TV3. Her breakthrough came in the 2006 film b ...
as Jenny Jandsdotter, a public prosecutor.
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Christoffer Willén as Robin Kjellander, a coach at the summer camp Amina and Stella attend.
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Sara Chaanhing Kennedy as Alexandra Besic, Amina's mother.
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Pablo Leiva Wenger as Dino Besic, Amina's father.
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Eva Westerlin as Kerstin Boströ, Stella's boss at Grandma's Bakery.
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Emilia Roosmann as Linda Levander, Chris's former girlfriend.
Episodes
Production
The adaptation was announced in 2022. The show was set and primarily filmed in
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...
, with a few scenes filmed in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
.
Reception
On
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the miniseries has an approval rating of 75% based on eight critic reviews.
References
External links
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Swedish drama television series
Swedish-language television shows
2023 Swedish television series debuts
Netflix original programming
Television shows set in Sweden
Television shows based on novels