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Beartown (TV series)
2020 Swedish drama television series
Beartown (TV series)
Beartown (Swedish: Björnstad) is a five-episode 2020 drama series directed by Peter Grönlund. Based on Fredrik Backman's 2016 novel of the same name, the series centres on the fallout of a violent incident between two teenagers in a rural, declining town in Northern Sweden, where hockey is not just a sport but a way of life. The main roles are played by Ulf Stenberg, Miriam Ingrid, Oliver Dufåker, Aliette Opheim, and Tobias Zilliacus. Filmlance International, best known for co-producing The Bridge (2011–2018), announced they had secured the rights to Backman's novel in 2017. Two years later, HBO Europe reported the series had been greenlit, making it their second Swedish production. Bonnie Skoog Feeney and Mattias Arehn produced the series through Filmlance. The story was adapted and written by screenwriters Anders Weidemann, Antonia Pyk, and Linn Gottfridsson. Hockey experience was a major consideration during casting, with casting director Maggie Widstrand contacting schools and hockey...
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