Snabba Cash (TV Series)

''Snabba Cash'' is a 2021 Swedish television series written by Jens Lapidus and Oskar Söderlund (screenwriter) and directed by . It is based on Lapidus' '' Stockholm Noir'' novel trilogy, the first of which was adapted into three films: ''Easy Money'' (2010), '' Easy Money II: Hard to Kill'' (2012), and '' Easy Money III: Life Deluxe'' (2013). The series takes place in Stockholm, ten years after the events of the film trilogy.

In June 2021, a second season was announced and was released in September 2022.

Synopsis

In Season 1, Leya (Evin Ahmad), a single mother of Middle Eastern ancestry, is desperate for startup funding for an artificial intelligence firm she founded. Leya, like many others in the mostly immigrant housing developments where she resides, has few alternatives. She believes her only option is to borrow money from her drug-dealing brother-in-law Ravy (Dada Fungula Bozela), which jeopardises her future when he becomes a partner in her company.

Season 2 takes place one year later. Leya is pushing her startup towards a public offering while Ravy battles a ruthless new competitor for control of the drug trade. Leya's connections with the underworld continue to threaten her successful business career.

Cast

* Evin Ahmad as Leya
* Alexander Abdallah as Salim
* Ayaan Ahmed as Nala
* Ali Alarik as Tim
* Dada Fungula Bozela as Ravy
* Olle Sarri as Thomas Storm
* Nadja Christiansson as Ronja
* Egon Ebbersten as Martin Wallin
* Peter Eggers as Marcus Werner
* Love Ehn as Leon
* Jozef Wojciechowicz as Dani
* Alex Moore Eklund as Barre
* Yussra El Abdouni as Fatima
* Fredrik Evers as Tim's Father
* Yasmine Garbi as Li
* Khalil Ghazal as Osman
* Felice Jankell as Viktoria
* Ardalan Esmaili as Jamal

Episodes

Episodes for seasons 1 and 2

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Reception

In his review for Wall Street Journal, John Anderson describe the series as The show's insular worlds collide, revealing complex relationships and impending doom. Once established, the series becomes engrossing, exploring desperation's influence on actions. New York Times Tobias Grey praised the show's creator, Oskar Soderlund, for highlighting the extreme versions of capitalism represented in these worlds, as how's adaptation of Jens Lapidus's novels modernizes crime in Stockholm, emphasizing the growth of organized crime and its brutality.{{Cite news , last=Grey , first=Tobias , date=2021-04-14 , title='Snabba Cash' Depicts a Sweden Flowing with Money and Blood , language=en-US , work=The New York Times , url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/arts/television/snabba-cash-netflix.html , access-date=2023-08-17 , issn=0362-4331

References

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External links

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* {{IMDb title, 10540276

{{Jens Lapidus
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2020s crime drama television series
2021 Swedish television series debuts
Swedish crime television series
Swedish drama television series
Netflix television dramas
Swedish-language television shows
Television series about organized crime
Television shows based on Swedish novels
Television shows filmed in Sweden
Television shows set in Stockholm
Works about organized crime in Sweden