The Box (Swedish TV series)
2021 Nordic television serial
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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]
- Anna Friel
- Peter Stormare
- Alexander Karim
- Helen Behan
- Olivia Grant
- Shaq B. Grant
- Letitia Hector
| The Box | |
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| Genre | Supernatural psychological thriller[1] |
| Created by | Adi Hasak |
| Directed by | |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Adi Hasak |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Viaplay |
| Release | 28 November 2021 |
Premise
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
Main
- 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
- 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
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Queen of the Box" | Steve Shill | Adi Hasak | 28 November 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | "A Simple Story" | Johan Brisinger | Adi Hasak & Paula Killen | 28 November 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Last Hurrah" | Steve Shill | Adi Hasak & Paula Killen | 28 November 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | "True Believer" | Steve Shill | Adi Hasak | 28 November 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Dark" | Johan Brisinger | Adi Hasak | 28 November 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Sinner" | Steve Shill | Adi Hasak & Josh Azouz | 28 November 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | "Queen of the Box (Part II)" | Steve Shill | Adi Hasak & Clare Siobhan Byrne | 28 November 2021 |
Background and production
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]