This week's films and series

Bridget Jones is dating again and in Thailand, new guests check in at The White Lotus. Here are this week's films and series.

» Published: February 12 2025

This week's films and series
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Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) mourns her beloved husband Mark (Colin Firth), but starts dating again. On Tinder, she swipes right on 29-year-old Roxster (Leo Woodall). But isn't he a bit too... young? It's the fourth – and possibly the last film about Helen Fielding's romance heroine.

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This spring's most star-studded Swedish romantic comedy premieres on Netflix. Claes Malmberg, Babben Larsson, Kjell Bergqvist, and Anja Lundqvist play parents who mess things up for Samuel (Charlie Gustafsson) and Hanna (Matilda Källström) as they plan their dream wedding on Gotland.

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A wounded police dog's head is put on a wounded police officer's body – and voilà, you've created a supercop! The animated book series about Dog Man by Dav Pilkey is popular among children and has now been made into a film that has been a success in the US this winter.

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Tove Jansson's novel has been turned into an English-language film starring Glenn Close as the grandmother whose relationship with her granddaughter Sophia takes center stage.

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New guests check in at the hotel, this time in Thailand. While some seek spiritual guidance, others are on the run from their past, it will turn out. Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, and Leslie Bibb are among the most well-known actors in the third season of the acclaimed series.

"Knutby – Kristi brud" (18/2, TV4 Play).

Aliette Opheim won the TV award Kristallen for her role as Kristi Brud after the first season. But the notorious murder 20 years ago was only the beginning. After the deed, the congregation closes ranks and the abuse gets worse, while a new pastor (Alex Jubell) makes an entrance. The series is released behind a paywall and will come to TV4 on March 4.

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Now that the headlines about the Norwegian royal family are mostly negative, the series that tells the true love story of how King Harald (Sindre Strand Offerdal) had to fight for nine years before he could marry his beloved Sonja (Gina Bernhoft Gørvell) is coming.

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" (19/2, Disney+).

An animated Pixar series about some kids, parents, and even the judge who in different ways prepare for a very important softball match.

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