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An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.
The plot follows humorous and twisted retellings of classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales, presented with meta-humor and adult jokes. Each episode reimagines a well-known story, such as Sleeping Beauty, in a playful and self-aware way, blending traditional fairy-tale elements with modern comedic commentary.
Two homeless aliens find the planet Earth as a possible new habitat. They create the human-like robot family Robsson, whose task is to blend into the earth undercover and gather as much information about humans as possible.
At Tomten’s home in the North Pole, preparations are underway for Christmas. The snowman and the elves don’t have wish lists, so Santa’s workshop only runs at half speed. The problem is that people in the ordinary world have stopped believing in Santa’s existence. And if everyone stops believing in Santa, the lamp of light goes out and the world of Santa comes to an end. Santa needs to pull himself up quickly and Mother Santa and the whole family are fighting to get Santa back on track, before it’s too late.
The story about Dr Mugg, an ex-worker at the largest company of lavatories, in Dasseborg with the dream of getting the people to buy his Pruttomobil the moving toilet.
It is low season in the Santa workshop when we return to the North Pole. Santa has divorced and Santa lives every other week with the children. Suddenly one day a very special woman appears in the village who makes Santa lose his temper.
This mockumentary tells the story of actual Swedish/Finish rap-star Markoolio. By a not too serious tv-reporter, we are told that 'Markoolio' is an ancient Finish expression which means "He who is rapping" and two models reveal the true story of Markoolio's embarrassing debut performance in bed.
Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson put the general knowledge of popular celebrities to the test - with a brand new twist.
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.