Bonus Family ( sv, Bonusfamiljen) is a Swedish drama series created by

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, Clara Herngren, and

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for SVT. The series debuted in 2017, with a second season in 2018. A third season of the series launched on both SVT and Netflix in 2019. The series won a Kristallen award in 2017 for "Best TV-drama". SVT announced that it has ordered a fourth season. Season 4 began streaming on Netflix on the 14th of December. On December 15, 2021, it was reported that shooting had begun on a Bonus Family film, ''Länge leve Bonusfamiljen'', to be released in December 2022.

Synopsis

Lisa (Vera Vitali) and Patrik (Erik Johansson), a couple in their 30s living 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 ...

, are each recently divorced; both have 10-year-old sons, and Lisa has a teenage daughter. Patrik's ex-wife Katja (Petra Mede) is an architect, and Lisa's ex-husband Martin (Fredrik Hallgren) works at a bed retailer. The series follows the turbulent relationships between the new couple and their exes, as well as the three kids' adjustments to their new family situation and how Patrik deals with the contrast between his quiet, diligent son William (Jacob Lundquist) and Lisa's troublesome, adventurous son Eddie (Frank Dorsin).

Cast and characters

Main

Vera Vitali Anna "Vera" Vitali (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish actress and playwright, who stars as Lisa in the drama series '' Bonus Family''. Biography Anna Vera Vitali was born October 3, 1981 in Stockholm. Vera Vitali grew up in a film family. Her ...

as Lisa Johansson: Martin's ex-wife * as Patrik: a school teacher, Katja's ex-husband *

Petra Mede Petra Maria Mede (; born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter. She was born in Stockholm, and grew up in Gothenburg. Mede is known for her several roles in comic shows and as a television presenter. She is ...

(series 1‒3) /

Emma Peters Emma Karin Peters (born 10 February 1978) is a Swedish actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm between 2000 and 2004. She has worked as an actress at Backa teater, Östgötateatern, Uppsala stadsteater and toured with the Dramat ...

(pilot + series 4) as Katja; architect, Patrik's ex-wife * Fredrik Hallgren as Martin: a sales clerk, Lisa's ex-husband * Frank Dorsin as Eddie: Lisa and Martin's 10-year-old son *

Amanda Lindh Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much b ...

as Bianca: Lisa and Martin's 15-year-old daughter *

Jacob Lundqvist Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Jacob in Islam, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel (name), Israel, is regarded as a Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religi ...

as William: Patrik and Katja's 10-year-old son

Recurring

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as Birgitta ("Bigge"): Martin's mother * Christer Lindarw as Danny, co-worker of Martin *

Barbro Svensson Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and popular singers. ...

as Gunvor ("Gugge"): Birgitta's girlfriend *

Ann Petrén Ann Louise Maria Petrén (born 25 May 1954) is a Swedish actress, and daughter to Folke Petrén and Maud Jacobsson. She was educated at Malmö Theatre Academy and works at Stockholm City Theatre. In 2003, Petrén received a Guldbagge Award fo ...

as Ylva: Lisa and Patrik's marriage co-counselor *

Johan Ulveson Karl Johan Magnus Ulveson (born 30 May 1954) is a Swedish actor and comedian. Most famous for appearing in ''Lorry'', ''c/o Segemyhr'' and ''Parlamentet''. Ulveson grew up in Stockholm, graduated in Malmö and started his career at Norrbottenste ...

as Jan: Lisa and Patrik's other marriage co-counselor *

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as Filip Kron: a school counsellor at Patrik's school, Patrik's friend and confidant. * Leo Razzak as Sebastian ("Sebbe"): Martin's co-worker at a mattress store. *

Felix Engström Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

as Micael Schmidt: Katja's boss and sexual harasser/former love interest. * Niklas Engdahl as Henrik: Katja's co-worker and boyfriend. *

Ida Engvoll Ida Engvoll (born 6 October 1985) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2009. Biography Engvoll was born in Söderhamn Municipality, Sweden, and grew up in Stråtjära in Hälsingland. She received theater a ...

as Therese ("Tessan"): a clothing store worker at the same shopping centre as Martin's mattress store and briefly Martin's girlfriend. *

Dakota Trancher Williams Dakota may refer to: * Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux ** Dakota language, their language Dakota may also refer to: Places United States * Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Dakota, Illinois, a town * Dakota, Minnesota, a ...

as Matteo: Bianca's boyfriend *

Dragomir Mrsic Dragomir Mrsic (born 2 October 1969), nicknamed Gago is a Bosnian-born Swedish actor, sports consultant and sports leader. Life and career Mrsic was born in the Rasavci village near Prijedor, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, to father Momir ...

as Branco: Martial arts teacher and Katja's boyfriend (season 2) *

Regina Lund Regina Charlotta Theodora Lund, known professionally as Regina Lund, (born July 17, 1967) is a Swedish celebrity, award-winning Actress, Swedish Grammy nominated Artist, Singer-Songwriter, poet, writer, model, comedian and awarded painter. Regina ...

as Emma: Lisa's sister *

Nour El Refai Nour El Refai (born 14 November 1987) is a Swedish actress and comedian. She became known for her participation in the candid-camera show ''Raj Raj'' in 2007 and hosted Melodifestivalen 2014. El Refai has also appeared in several movies such as ...

as Sima, Martin’s domestic partner * Hanna Dorsin as Tuula, a midwife

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

Season 3 (2019)

Season 4 (2021)

Release

Streaming service Netflix purchased rights to broadcast Bonus Family from production company FLX in April 2017. As of July, 2019, seasons 1-3 are available in most countries on Netflix. A notable exception is in the Nordic countries, where only series 1 is currently offered on paid platform.

External links

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References

Swedish television shows Swedish television sitcoms 2010s Swedish television series 2017 Swedish television series debuts Television shows set in Stockholm Swedish-language television shows