''Nya tider'' () is a Swedish

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

which was broadcast on

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. It began after ''

Skilda världar ''Skilda världar'' (''Worlds Apart'') is a former Swedish soap opera originally airing from 1996 to 2002 about two families in Stockholm and their friends. One rich family and one poor and about Daniel and Sandra who are from the two families an ...

'' became a one-episode-a-week show. The show premiered in 1999 and got good ratings the first season, but they soon dropped. Broadcast was moved to just being an episode a week on Sundays, but this did not increase viewership; ''Nya tider'' never enjoyed the same viewership as ''Skilda världar''. It was cancelled in 2006. The show's cast included

Rebecca Ferguson Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She began her acting career with the Swedish soap opera ''Nya tider'' (1999–2000) and went on to star in the slasher film ''Drowning Ghost'' (2004). She came to in ...

as Anna Gripenhielm (1999–2001). In 2000 TV4 ran the reality show ''

Jakten på Billie Jo Jakten på Billie Jo ("The Hunt for Billie Jo") was a Swedish reality show first broadcast on August 4, 2000 on TV4. The show followed three American actresses who auditioned for the role as "Billie Jo" in the Swedish soap opera ''Nya tider''. The w ...

'' to pick an actress to play the new villain, Billie Jo. American Alexandra Sapot won the role.

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1990s Swedish television series 1999 Swedish television series debuts 2000s Swedish television series 2006 Swedish television series endings Swedish television soap operas Swedish-language television shows TV4 (Sweden) original programming {{sweden-tv-prog-stub