Series synopsis
Black Lake, also known as Svartsjön is a crime drama mystery television series that premiered on Viaplay on October 20, 2016. It ended on November 21, 2018. It was created by Ulf Kvensler, Jonathan Sjöberg, David Berron. It stars Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Mathilde Norholt, Aliette Opheim and Anna Åström.
An unsettling chain of events are set into motion when a group of young friends an visit an abandoned ski resort in the far reaches of Sweden. The remote and neglected Black Lake has been closed for years when Johan invites his friends to stay there. He dreams of reopening the isolated hotel and restoring it to a luxury ski resort, but what begins as a fun research trip soon takes a sinister turn as the group is gripped by a series of unexplained and disturbing events. They soon uncover the real ...
Premise
An unsettling chain of events are set into motion when a group of young friends an visit an abandoned ski resort in the far reaches of Sweden. The remote and neglected Black Lake has been closed for years when Johan invites his friends to stay there. He dreams of reopening the isolated hotel and restoring it to a luxury ski resort, but what begins as a fun research trip soon takes a sinister turn as the group is gripped by a series of unexplained and disturbing events. They soon uncover the real reason Black Lake was abandoned all those years before, and solving the mystery rapidly becomes a matter of life and death.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Hanne
- Mathilde Norholt as Mette
- Aliette Opheim as Jessan
- Anna Åström as Elin
- Nils Ole Oftebro as Erkki
- Odin Waage as Jostein
- Anderz Eide as Dag
- Valter Skarsgård as Lippi
Supporting cast
- Filip Berg as Johan Ceder
- Henrik Schyffert as Broman
- Philip Oros as Frank
- Christian Skolmen as Helgesen
- Victor von Schirach as Osvald
- Ester Uddén as Agnes
- Daniel Larsson as Oscar
- Anja Landgré as Gittan
- Bahar Pars as Amina
- Hedda Stiernstedt as Minnie
- Alida Morberg as Isabelle
- André Eriksen as Uno
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | October 20, 2016 | December 1, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 8 | October 10, 2018 | November 21, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 An unsettling chain of events are set into motion when a group of young friends an visit an abandoned ski resort in the far reaches of Sweden. The remote and neglected Black Lake has been closed for years when Johan invites his friends to stay there. He dreams of reopening the isolated hotel and restoring it to a luxury ski resort, but what begins as a fun research trip soon takes a sinister turn as the group is gripped by a series of unexplained and disturbing events. They soon uncover the real reason Black Lake was abandoned all those years before, and solving the mystery rapidly becomes a matter of life and death. |
October 20, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Hanne, feeling increasingly uncomfortable in the isolated ski resort, tries to find out more about the tragic events that took place there 20 years ago and meets the retired detective who investigated the case. When Johan hears that an anonymous bidder has put an offer in on the property, he doesn't know who to trust and becomes suspicious of his friends. |
October 27, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Hanne finds a new drawing depicting a death in the lake, together with the recurring message 'GAADEK JAAMIT' and looks for a local Sami person who can translate it. Meanwhile, tensions rise at the remote Swedish ski resort as friends don't know who to trust - everyone seems to be hiding something, and they are not making themselves popular with the locals. Jessan is recovering, and hatches a plan to find out what is going on, but it's not to everyone's liking. |
November 3, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A group of people arrive on an isolated island, unaware of its dark history. Could a murder be the most recent of a sinister chain of events stretching back to the 19th century? |
October 10, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 No evidence is found, but Minnie’s sense of a supernatural presence in room 5 grows, and she is warned by the housekeeper, Gittan, not to delve too deeply into the island’s past. Johan frantically tries to recover his phone and computer, which have been confiscated by Uno, leading Uno and his assistant Agnes to keep a watchful eye on him. |
October 10, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The circumstances around the woman who vanished from the island appear all the more mysterious. Minnie is determined to gain access to room 5 to seek answers for what happened last year, and she is not the only one who is interested. Uno puts more pressure on Johan which frustrates Johan’s desire to leave the island and complete the business deal his father wants him to sign. |
October 17, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Viaplay |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 20, 2016 |
| Last aired | November 21, 2018 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |