Series synopsis
This Is Not Sweden, also known as Això no és Suècia is a Spanish comedy drama television series that premiered on TV3 on November 28, 2023. It ended on November 28, 2023. It was created by Aina Clotet, Daniel González, Valentina Viso. It stars Aina Clotet, Marcel Borràs, Violeta Sanvisens and Artur Santiago.
Mariana and Samuel go to live in Vallvidrera, a mountain neighbourhood in Barcelona, to raise their children in a more authentic place, far from their respective painful childhoods. There, they find a community with the same aspirations. But when tragedy shakes the neighbourhood, they dismantle their ideal, the couple's certainties begin to waver and fear settles in, coming dangerously close to everything they were trying to escape.
Premise
Mariana and Samuel go to live in Vallvidrera, a mountain neighbourhood in Barcelona, to raise their children in a more authentic place, far from their respective painful childhoods. There, they find a community with the same aspirations. But when tragedy shakes the neighbourhood, they dismantle their ideal, the couple's certainties begin to waver and fear settles in, coming dangerously close to everything they were trying to escape.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aina Clotet as Mariana
- Marcel Borràs as Samuel
- Violeta Sanvisens as Lia
- Artur Santiago as Max
- Roc Santiago as Max
- Nausicaa Bonnín as Laura
- Marta Bassols as Roberta
- Lis Moreno as Elena
Supporting cast
- Katya Voronina as Emma
- Maria Adell as Andrea
- Laura Alcalá Freudenthal as Alicia
- Oriol Grau Rivera as Marc
- Clara Álvarez as Anna
- Ninu López Faz as Nico
- Deepa Parent as Gita
- Elisenda Pascual Martí as Terapeuta
Guest cast
- Liv Mjönes as Annika
- Nora Navas as Bianca
- Ia Langhammer as Frida
- Patrícia Martínez del Hoyo as Eva
- Sheyla Tejero as Gabi
- Tomás del Estal as Antonio
- Marta Aguilar as Emilia
- Noa Nebot as Noa (Filla Elena)
- Elena Moreno as Gala (Filla Roberta)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | November 28, 2023 | November 28, 2023 |
| Season 2 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Change Mariana and Samuel have moved to a new neighbourhood, up in the mountains of Barcelona, where they hope to give their children Lia and Max a safe upbringing, something they never got to experience themselves. They have even organized a group therapy for parents, to find a like-minded community and to meet the role model for parenting — the admirable Swedish neighbour. But suddenly everything takes a drastic turn. |
November 28, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Fear The events with the Swedes shock everyone. Mariana does everything to facilitate Lia's schooling and Samuel, who feels uncomfortable as a stay-at-home dad and taken for granted by his wife, handles parenting with more 'traditional' methods. |
November 28, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Limits Mariana redoubles her efforts to make school better for Lia, but it only seems to worsen their relationship. Samuel feels that Mariana doesn't give him any attention and therefore tries to relive the life he had before he became a stay-at-home dad. |
November 28, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 28, 2023 |
| Last aired | November 28, 2023 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:00:00 |