''The Unlikely Murderer'' () is a 2021 Swedish

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television series written by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström. The series was praised for "its fine observations of male pride turned toxic" in ''The Guardian''. Based on real-life events, the series is an adaption of the 2018 book ''The Unlikely Murderer'', written by Thomas Pettersson, who worked as a writer on the show. It was reported in November 2021 that distributor

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is being sued for defamation for the show's representation of events.

Cast

Robert Gustafsson Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964) is a Swedish comedian, actor, and member of ''Killinggänget''. References External links Official homepage
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as Stig Engström * Eva Melander as Margareta Engström * Björn Bengtsson as Thomas Pettersson * Magnus Krepper as Harry Levin * Joel Spira as Lennart Granström * Peter Viitanen as

Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until as ...

* Cilla Thorell as Lisbeth Palme * Bengt Braskered as Anders Skandiakollega * Cia Eriksson as Kvinnlig väktare Skandia * Maria Alm Norell as Charlotte Brändström

References

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* * Crime television films Netflix television dramas Swedish-language television shows Television series based on actual events Assassination of Olof Palme {{Sweden-tv-prog-stub