Series synopsis
End of Summer, also known as Slutet på sommaren is a drama mystery television series that premiered on SkyShowtime on December 26, 2024. It ended on January 9, 2025. It was created by Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg. It stars Julia Ragnarsson, Erik Enge, Vilhelm Blomgren and Ida Gyllensten.
On a summer's evening in 1984, a five-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors, suspicion, and a grieving family. Twenty years later, the boy's older sister Vera is leading a group therapy session in Stockholm, when a young man describes a strangely familiar childhood memory of a disappearance. A shaken Vera travels home to her fractured family to uncover, once and for all, what really happened in the summer that neve ...
Premise
On a summer's evening in 1984, a five-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors, suspicion, and a grieving family. Twenty years later, the boy's older sister Vera is leading a group therapy session in Stockholm, when a young man describes a strangely familiar childhood memory of a disappearance. A shaken Vera travels home to her fractured family to uncover, once and for all, what really happened in the summer that never ended.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Julia Ragnarsson as Vera Nilsson
- Erik Enge as Isak
- Vilhelm Blomgren as Mattias Nilsson
- Ida Gyllensten as Magdalena Nilsson
- Linus Nilsson as Tommy Rooth
- Akay Jasarovski as Billy Nilsson
- Torkel Petersson as Harald
- Simon J. Berger as Krister Månsson
Supporting cast
- Lars Schilken as Ebbe Nilsson
- Ellen Nikka as Young Vera
- Linda Kunze as Cissi
Guest cast
- Henrik Norlén as Lars
- Staffan Kihlbom as Bengt
- Sarah Viktoria Engman as Ruuds receptionist
- Anna Bjelkerud as Ruud
- Ruben Lopez as Leon Vargas
- William Jannert as Young Mattias
- Rolf Lydahl as Lennart Vikström
- Carl-Kenny Olsson as Isak Sjölin
- Bahador Foladi as Journalist
- Dennis Axnér as Byggarbetare
- Håkan Bengtsson as Byggledare
- Per Ragnar as Jeppson
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | December 26, 2024 | January 9, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The life of grief therapist Vera turns upside down when Isak joins the group and recalls memories from his disappearance in childhood. Vera realises that the story is strikingly similar to her childhood, when her brother went missing 20 years ago. |
December 26, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Isak vanishes without a trace; Vera returns to her childhood home in Skåne, where she informs Ebbe and her brother about her suspicions that Billy could be alive; Vera realises she lied to the police about what happened when Billy went missing. |
December 26, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Vera decides to go to the site where Billy was allegedly held captive; Vera unexpectedly meets Isak again and they together look for answers to who he actually is; Mattias tries to dismiss the theory that Isak is Billy with the help of a DNA test. |
January 2, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SkyShowtime |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 26, 2024 |
| Last aired | January 9, 2025 |
| Status | ended |