Solsidan (season 1)
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The first season of Solsidan
, a Swedish television comedy series, created by comedian and actor Felix Herngren
, premiered on January 29, 2010 on TV4 and ended on April 9, 2010. The series is about Alex (Felix Herngren
) and Anna (Mia Skäringer
), a couple expecting their first child and planning to move to where Alex grew up, the town of Solsidan, the name of which means “The Sunny Side”. The show has been sold internationally and will be aired in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. On December 3, 2010, the producers announced that the script to the series had been sold to the American
network ABC
, which plans to create their own version of the series to air in the United States.
, who moves back to his childhood home in Saltsjöbaden
, Stockholm
, along with his pregnant girlfriend Anna. Anna works as an actor and feels like an outsider in Alex's hometown. Alex's mother Margareta has sold the couple her house, but thinks that she still lives there. Fredde is Alex's childhood friend who lives down the block with his wife Mickan and two children. Ove Sundberg is another of Alex childhood friends who is believed to be the dullest and greediest resident in Solsidan.
Solsidan (TV series)
Solsidan is a Swedish television comedy series that premiered on 29 January 2010 on TV4. It revolves around Alex and Anna who are expecting their first child and have just moved to Alex's childhood home in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm County...
, a Swedish television comedy series, created by comedian and actor Felix Herngren
Felix Herngren
Felix Tobias Herngren, born on 4 February 1967, in Stockholm, is a Swedish director, actor and comedian. He is the younger brother of director and actor Måns Herngren...
, premiered on January 29, 2010 on TV4 and ended on April 9, 2010. The series is about Alex (Felix Herngren
Felix Herngren
Felix Tobias Herngren, born on 4 February 1967, in Stockholm, is a Swedish director, actor and comedian. He is the younger brother of director and actor Måns Herngren...
) and Anna (Mia Skäringer
Mia Skäringer
Maria Elisabeth "Mia" Skäringer is a Swedish actress and comedian who has won the Award Kristallen two times. Skäringer wanted to be an actress from the age of four and became active at her local theater in Kristinehamn. Her first television job was at the Sanning och konsekvens show on ZTV, where...
), a couple expecting their first child and planning to move to where Alex grew up, the town of Solsidan, the name of which means “The Sunny Side”. The show has been sold internationally and will be aired in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. On December 3, 2010, the producers announced that the script to the series had been sold to the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
network ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, which plans to create their own version of the series to air in the United States.
Plot
Alex is a thirty-nine-year-old dentistDentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
, who moves back to his childhood home in Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 8,937 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea.- History :...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, along with his pregnant girlfriend Anna. Anna works as an actor and feels like an outsider in Alex's hometown. Alex's mother Margareta has sold the couple her house, but thinks that she still lives there. Fredde is Alex's childhood friend who lives down the block with his wife Mickan and two children. Ove Sundberg is another of Alex childhood friends who is believed to be the dullest and greediest resident in Solsidan.
Cast
The first season has four main characters as well as several recurring characters:- Alex Löfström (Felix HerngrenFelix HerngrenFelix Tobias Herngren, born on 4 February 1967, in Stockholm, is a Swedish director, actor and comedian. He is the younger brother of director and actor Måns Herngren...
) - Anna Svensson (Mia SkäringerMia SkäringerMaria Elisabeth "Mia" Skäringer is a Swedish actress and comedian who has won the Award Kristallen two times. Skäringer wanted to be an actress from the age of four and became active at her local theater in Kristinehamn. Her first television job was at the Sanning och konsekvens show on ZTV, where...
) - Fredde Schiller (Johan RheborgJohan RheborgCarl Johan Rheborg is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby, Sweden. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
) - Mickan Schiller (Josephine BornebuschJosephine BornebuschLeyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch is a Swedish actress who has done numerous films and television series in Sweden. She was an actor in the comedy show Playa del Sol on SVT1...
) - Margareta Löfström (Mona MalmMona MalmMona Malm is a Swedish actress. She began her career with the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater in 1957.-Selected filmography:* Smiles of a Summer Night * The Seventh Seal...
) - Lussan (Rebecka Englund)
- Ove Sundberg (Henrik Dorsin)
- Anette Sundberg (Malin Cederbladh)
- Palle Svensson (Magnus Krepper)
- Victor Schiller (Carl Sjögren)
- Ebba Schiller (Ester Granholm and Otilia Anttila)
Episodes
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Swedish viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
External links
- Official website
- Solsidan on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...