The Box (Swedish TV series)

The Box is a Swedish supernatural psychological thriller television series created by Adi Hasak for the Nordic Entertainment Group and first released on 28 November 2021 on Viaplay.[1][2][3][4]

The Box
GenreSupernatural psychological thriller[1]
Created byAdi Hasak
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSweden
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerAdi Hasak
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkViaplay
Release28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)

Premise

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Detective Sharon Pici appears to have mental issues. However, unknown to those around her, her actions are driven by supernatural forces.[1]

Cast and characters

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Main

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  • Anna Friel as Sharon Pici: a Kansas City[1] detective, titular "queen of the box".
  • Peter Stormare as Jedidiah Brag: a police lieutenant and Pici's boss.
  • Alexander Karim as Thomas Lovell: a detective, Pici's partner.
  • Helen Behan as Tory Snow: a police department psychologist who is treating Pici.
  • Olivia Grant as Sylvian Rosen: a prosecutor and also Pici's wife.
  • Shaq B. Grant as Joseph Anderson: a police officer.
  • Letitia Hector as Jenny Block: a trainee detective.

Recurring

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  • Nina Yndis as Adina Ilic: suspected of murdering her husband.
  • Gerard Monaco as Joey Cox: another suspect.
  • Julia Szczygiel as Charlene:
  • Bjarne Graflund as an Off Duty Cop:
  • Fredrik Malm as an Off Duty Cop:
  • Dennis Duolee as Teddy Lewis:
  • Nina Yndis as Zoe Popescu: Adina Ilic's sister.
  • Silas Strand as Jonah: Pici and Rosen's son.
  • John Guerrasio as Hiram Saperstein:
  • Rennie Mirro as Fake Hiram Saperstein:
  • Rasmus Wurm as The Magician:

Episodes

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The Box episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Queen of the Box"Steve ShillAdi Hasak28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
22"A Simple Story"Johan BrisingerAdi Hasak & Paula Killen28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
33"The Last Hurrah"Steve ShillAdi Hasak & Paula Killen28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
44"True Believer"Steve ShillAdi Hasak28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
55"The Dark"Johan BrisingerAdi Hasak28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
66"The Sinner"Steve ShillAdi Hasak & Josh Azouz28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
77"Queen of the Box (Part II)"Steve ShillAdi Hasak & Clare Siobhan Byrne28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)

Background and production

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The Box is an English language series created and written by Adi Hasak. An announcement about The Box was made at the 2020 MIPCOM,[1] with production due to start in Sweden in February 2021.[2] It was developed by the Nordic Entertainment Group[1] who gave a straight to series order to be produced by Nice Drama, an NENT Studios company,[3] that is now part of Viaplay Studios.[5] Production was also undertaken by Adi TV Studios. Production started in March 2021.[1]

Release

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The Box was released on the Viaplay streaming service in Poland, the Baltics and Nordic countries on 28 November 2021. It will be available in the Netherlands and the UK in 2022 when Viaplay is launched in those countries. For all other countries MGM has global distribution rights.[1]

Reception

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Andreeva, Nellie (11 November 2021). "'The Box': MGM To Distribute NENT Group Series Starring Anna Friel From Creator Adi Hasak". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (16 October 2020). "International Drama Dominates Mild MIPCOM Market". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Layton, Mark (13 October 2020). "NENT Group opens 'The Box' with straight-to-series order; Adi Hasak and Anna Friel attached". Television Business International. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ Pinto, Jordan (12 November 2021). "MGM picks up global distribution for thriller The Box from NENT Group". C21 Media. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "NENT Group reorganises studios operations as Viaplay Studios". 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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