''Black Widows'' is a Nordic television series created by

Mikko Pöllä Mikko is a Finnish language, Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael (given name), Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnish language. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alat ...

, directed by Venita Ozols-Graham and starring

Cecilia Forss Helga Cecilia von der Esch, (born 12 June 1985) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Von der Esch was born 12 June 1985 in Falun, Sweden and her maiden name is Forss. Her breakthrough role was the role of Jennifer in the 2010 film '' Simple Simon'' ...

as Rebeka Axelsson, Beate Bille as Kira Just Bergman and

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as Johanne Rønningen. It is a remake of the Finnish 2014 TV series '' Mustat lesket''. The series follows three best friends who are all in abusive marriages and whose husbands work at the same company. The women go through a life-changing event after their husbands die in an explosion during a boating trip. Produced by the Finnish company , ''Black Widows'' is a Nordic collaboration: the production team is mainly Finnish, but the cast and the directors are

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n. Although shot almost entirely in Finland, the series is set in Scandinavia.

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* {{IMDb title, 5433600 2016 Finnish television series debuts 2016 Swedish television series debuts