Series synopsis
Blinded, also known as Fartblinda is a crime drama television series that premiered on TV4 Hits on August 20, 2019. It was created by Jesper Harrie. It stars Julia Ragnarsson, Matias Varela, Julia Dufvenius and Claes Månsson.
An ambitious financial reporter Bea receives an anonymous tip about irregularities at a Swedish major bank. Bea weathered a scoop, but the review is made more difficult by her love affair with the bank's married CEO, Peder. Based on Carolina Neurath's book "Speed Blind" which in turn is inspired by real events.
Premise
An ambitious financial reporter Bea receives an anonymous tip about irregularities at a Swedish major bank. Bea weathered a scoop, but the review is made more difficult by her love affair with the bank's married CEO, Peder. Based on Carolina Neurath's book "Speed Blind" which in turn is inspired by real events.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Julia Ragnarsson as Bea Farkas
- Matias Varela as Peder Rooth
- Julia Dufvenius as Sophie Rooth
- Claes Månsson as Otto Rehnskiöld
- Vincent Wettergren as Hampus Rooth
- Maxwell Cunningham as Karim Abassi
- Albin Grenholm as Markus Thulin
- Edvin Endre as Carl Rehnskiöld
Supporting cast
- Christian Wennberg as Bjarne Rasmussen
- Johan H:son Kjellgren as Anders Rapp
- Peter Gantzler as Aksel Bonnesen
- Rosemarie Mosbæk as Louise Bonnesen
- Jonathan Sand as Redaktionsmedarbetare (uncredited)
- Peter Eggers as Ulf Klingspor
- Victor von Schirach as Robin Lesse
- Oskar Thunberg as Henrik Beijer
- Ania Chorabik as Eleonor Björnor
- Philip Oros as Herdi Kader
- Kajsa Ernst as Birgitta Kerchinsky
- Arvin Kananian as Nico Karamanlis
Guest cast
- Jonathan Sand as Redaktionsmedarbetare (uncredited)
- Peter Eggers as Ulf Klingspor
- Victor von Schirach as Robin Lesse
- Oskar Thunberg as Henrik Beijer
- Ania Chorabik as Eleonor Björnor
- Philip Oros as Herdi Kader
- Kajsa Ernst as Birgitta Kerchinsky
- Arvin Kananian as Nico Karamanlis
- Sebastian Karlsson as Jocke
- Joel Wallón as Vakt ST Banken
- Lisette Pagler as Nina Vojnovic
- Urban Bergsten as Fotografen Björn
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | August 20, 2019 | October 1, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 8 | May 16, 2022 | June 27, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 6 | April 23, 2025 | May 7, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Q3 Bea Farkas, finance reporter at The Daily Post, has a secret relationship with the CEO of ST Bank, Peder Rooth. She realises that this conflicts with her professional role, but she can't help herself. |
August 20, 2019 |
| 2 |
MMV Bea's investigation proves that the tip is real. Despite having serious reservations about investigating the man she loves, Bea digs deeper. |
August 20, 2019 |
| 3 |
All in Bea continues her investigation, and with the help of her friend, Adam Berg, who works at ST Bank, she gains access to documents that can prove the bank is cooking the books. |
August 27, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 16, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 16, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 23, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Agent Bea and the new star of the editorial, Karim, try to find evidence that Sweden's largest telecommunications company is bribing the Taliban to build a 5G network; a surprise attack on Dagbladet leads to catastrophic consequences. |
April 23, 2025 |
| 2 |
The Free Word Bea and Karim find out what happened to engineer Malin; Vasacom presents a different motive for the events, due to which the investigations reach a dead end; the threat against Karim keeps creeping ever closer. |
April 23, 2025 |
| 3 |
Predatory Tactics A system failure at Sweden's largest hospital puts Karim's life at risk; Bea begins investigating the consulting firm that runs the hospital; when Vasacom buy Dagbladet, the editorial staff get filled with Bea's old enemies with evil intentions. |
April 30, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV4 Hits |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 20, 2019 |
| Last aired | May 7, 2025 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |