Draft:Börje – the Journey of a Legend

  • Comment: This is close enough that I expect it will meet the minimum notability criteria once the series actually premiers - wait a few days and see what coverage turns up? asilvering (talk) 20:34, 14 November 2023 (UTC)


Börje: The Journey of a Legend is a Swedish TV drama series. It consists of six episodes and will start airing on Viaplay in the Nordic countries and Canada on 19 November 2023. It's a story about Börje Salming, a young Swedish mine-worker and ice hockey player from Kiruna who joins the Toronto Maple Leafs, ending up becoming the first Swedish ice hockey player to get inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The series was written by Martin Bengtsson and directed by Amir Chamdin. It features Valter Skarsgård, Hedda Stiernstedt and Jason Priestley. Chamdin worked on the series for eight years.[1] The music was composed by Niclas Frisk, with Nina Persson singing the title song.[2] Börje Salming was involved in the making of the series until his death in 2022.[1][3][4]

Cast edit

  • Valter Skarsgård as Börje Salming
  • Hedda Stiernstedt as Margitta Wendin, Börje's wife
  • Jason Priestley as Gerry McNamara
  • A.C. Peterson as Harold Ballard
  • Oscar Skagerberg as Stig Salming, Börje's brother
  • Pelle Holmström as Inge Hammarström
  • Simon Lööf
  • Kelly van der Burg

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Då har serien om Börje Salming premiär". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ "Nya detaljer om "Börje" –artisterna är med i serien". Expressen (in Swedish). 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. ^ Whittock, Jesse (2023-11-01). "Watch Trailer For 'Börje — The Journey Of A Legend', Viaplay's Hockey Drama About Swedish NHL Hall Of Famer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ^ "TV-serien om Börje Salming får premiär i november - kolla in de nya bilderna!". MovieZine. Retrieved 2023-11-13.