Peter Grönlund
Swedish filmmaker (born 1977)
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Peter Grönlund (born 1 September 1977) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. For each of his first two feature films, Drifters (2015) and Goliath (2018), he won Guldbagge Awards for Best Screenplay. He is also known for directing the HBO series Beartown (2020) and the Netflix original crime drama Land of Sin (2026).
- Director
- screenwriter
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| Born | 1 September 1977 Tehran, Iran |
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| Awards | Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay (2016, 2018) |
Biography
He was born on 1 September 1977 in Tehran, Iran. He was adopted by Swedish parents and grew up in Bromma.[1][2]
Grönlund made his directorial debut in 2009 with the short film Jonny Heiskanen, followed by another short film Bröderna Jaukka in 2010.[3]
He made his feature film debut directing and writing Drifters (2015), for which he won a Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay.[4][5]
He won a second Guldbagge for his second feature film, Goliath (2018).[6]
In January 2019, it was announced that Grönlund would be directing Beartown, a television adaptation of Fredrik Backman's 2016 novel of the same name.[7] The first two episodes premiered in Europe on 18 October 2020, with the remaining three being released weekly afterwards.[8] It had a North American release on Max the following year.[9] The series received positive reviews from critics.[10][11] Grönlund's direction was highlighted by Karolina Fjellborg in Aftonbladet, Jacob Lundström in Dagens Nyheter, and Jan Andersson in Göteborgs-Posten.[12][13][14]
He wrote and directed Land of Sin (2026), a Netflix original crime series set in Scania.[15][16]
Filmmaking credits
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay | Drifters | Won | [5] |
| 2019 | Goliath | Won | [6] |
