This week's film and series

Pirates, politicians, and jewel thieves are in focus on TV this week. At the cinema, Dwayne Johnson tries to save Santa Claus and thus the entire Christmas. Here are the week's films and series.

» Published: November 06 2024

This week's film and series
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The story of how three young guys with their file-sharing site Pirate Bay destroyed the entire music industry in the early 2000s is made for a drama series. Helena Bergström plays the lawyer Monique Wadsted, who in vain tries to stop the pirates on behalf of the multinational record companies.

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Investigative journalist Nina Widén (Josefin Neldén) is thrown into high-level political intrigue when she starts working for the new, handsome, but relatively unknown, Foreign Minister Jacob Weiss (August Wittgenstein) who was recruited to the post by the Prime Minister (Sissela Kyle) after a scandal. The thriller series is based on Magnus Montelius' novel "Åtta månader". Jonas Karlsson and Tomas von Brömssen can be found in supporting roles.

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"Game of Thrones" star Sophie Turner plays the lead role in the true story of Joan Hannington, whose path out of poverty in 1980s England goes via small jewel thefts and ends up high in a crime empire.

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Patrick Radden Keefe's book about the wounds in Northern Ireland was praised by critics. Now comes the drama series, based on the book about how far the culture of silence within the IRA could stretch and what consequences it had.

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The popular western series is back, but without star Kevin Costner, who has jumped off. Without John Dutton (Costner) in place, new alliances must be formed among the rival landowners.

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Christmas is threatened when – the rather unbearable – Santa Claus (JK Simmons) is kidnapped. Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans set out to free him and thus save Christmas.

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Anna Kendrick directs and plays the lead role in a true-crime thriller about a serial killer who between her crimes appears as a participant in a dating program.

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Award-winning documentary about the road to the legendary TV broadcast in 1968 when Elvis Presley finally got to show his true side – as the gospel-loving rock star. Baz Luhrmann, Priscilla Presley, and Bruce Springsteen are interviewed.

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