''A Nearly Normal Family'' () is a 2023 Swedish drama limited television series directed by Per Hanefjord, and developed by Hans Jörnlind and Anna Platt for

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. Based on the novel of the same name by M.T. Edvardsson, it stars

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, Alexandra Karlsson Tyrefors, and

Lo Kauppi Lo Marianne Kauppi (born 19 April 1970) is a Swedish film and theater actress, director, and television presenter. She has a successful career in theater, including performances at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Kauppi has also had sev ...

. 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

* Alexandra Karlsson Tyrefors as Stella Sandell, daughter of Ulrika and Adam Sandell. * Christian Fandango Sundgren as Christoffer "Chris" Olsen, a 32-year-old entrepreneur, whom Stella is accused of murdering. *

as Adam Sandell, a well-liked pastor and father of Stella Sandell, and husband of Ulrika Sandell. * Melisa Ferhatovic as Amina Besic, an aspiring lawyer, and best friend to Stella Sandell. *

as Ulrika Sandell, a high-powered attorney and prosecutor, and mother to Stella Sandell and wife to Adam Sandell.

Recurring

* Håkan Bengtsson as Mikael Blomberg, Stella's lawyer. * Vera Olin as Louise, Amina's acquaintance. * Cedomir Glisovic as Nalle, a correctional officer. *

Rasmus Troedsson Bengt ''Rasmus'' Mikael Troedsson, (born 9 January 1964) is a Swedish actor, writer and journalist. He has worked for Sveriges Television, SVT, TV4 (Sweden), TV4, and Sveriges Radio. As an actor he is best known for his role as Bellan Roos in ''V ...

as John Alverland. *

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. * Christoffer Willén as Robin Kjellander, a coach at the summer camp Amina and Stella attend. * Sara Chaanhing Kennedy as Alexandra Besic, Amina's mother. *

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as Dino Besic, Amina's father. * Eva Westerlin as Kerstin Boströ, Stella's boss at Grandma's Bakery. *

Emilia Roosmann Emilia Roosmann (born Siri Anna Emilia Ekstam-Roosmann, 19 March 1987) is a Swedish-Norwegian actress. She has appeared in television series, film and on stage. Roosmann took a lead role in two seasons of Swedish TV crime drama ''The Machinery'' ...

as Linda Levander, Chris's former girlfriend.

Episodes

Production

The adaptation was announced in 2022. The show was set and primarily filmed in

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, with a few scenes filmed in

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Reception

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, the miniseries has an approval rating of 75% based on eight critic reviews.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nearly Normal Family, A Swedish drama television series Swedish-language television shows 2023 Swedish television series debuts Netflix television dramas Television shows set in Sweden Television shows based on novels