''Clark'' is a 2022 Swedish six episode television miniseries starring Bill Skarsgård, produced by

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, released on 5 May 2022. It is based on the life of

Clark Olofsson Clark Oderth Olofsson (later known as Daniel Demuynck; born 1 February 1947) is a Swedish criminal. He has received sentences for attempted murder, assault, robbery, and dealing narcotics, and has spent more than half of his life in prison in Sw ...

and includes, in episode four, the events of the Norrmalmstorg robbery.Official trailer
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Cast and characters

Episodes

Soundtrack

Music for the series was composed by

Mikael Åkerfeldt Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)Mikael Åkerfeldt
, Op ...

, frontman of the progressive metal band

Opeth Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. The band incorporates folk music, folk, blues, classical music, classical, and jazz elements into its usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences from deat ...

, who also cameos as an inmate in episode 2. Tobias Forge, the singer and songwriter behind

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, plays a small part as a violinist in episode 6. Amalie Bruun, from Myrkur, plays a member of the revolution group in episode 5.

Reception

Critical response was generally positive from critics. On

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, the miniseries has an approval rating of 85% from critics. Imogen West-Knights wrote a mixed review in The

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, praising Skarsgård's performance in particular while being critical of the show's "breakneck pacing and tonal shifts," and not fully committing to its self-aware commentary.

References

External links

* Netflix television dramas Swedish-language television shows Television shows filmed in Croatia Long stubs with short prose {{Sweden-tv-stub