IMDb RATING
6.6/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
New York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.New York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.New York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Browse episodes
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGreg Poehler is married to a Swedish woman in real-life, named Charlotta Poehler.
Featured review
Lead Character Spoils it All
The show could have been so much more, but Greg's awful acting, horribly played-out sad-sack role could have been given so much more depth if it were played by another actor. Any other actor.
The show does play hard on the cultural discontinuities between life in the US and life in Sweden, striking up *every single* possible stereotype (and I've got no problem with that), to the exclusion of other location-agnostic jokes that might be a good fit for that specific situation. The show's writers obviously suffer from a strong lack of creativity or have been specifically told to keep the topic on Sweden. All the time. Yawn.
What would really help take this show into a second season (or at least to the end of this season before being canceled) is if the writers added a little more depth to his wife's character and showed us more of the parents (who seem like engaging actors taking on roles that beg more exploration). I can honestly say that all 5 points that I've awarded this show go firmly to the actors who play the family of Josephine Bornebusch. Hopefully one of the Poehlers is reading this.
The show does play hard on the cultural discontinuities between life in the US and life in Sweden, striking up *every single* possible stereotype (and I've got no problem with that), to the exclusion of other location-agnostic jokes that might be a good fit for that specific situation. The show's writers obviously suffer from a strong lack of creativity or have been specifically told to keep the topic on Sweden. All the time. Yawn.
What would really help take this show into a second season (or at least to the end of this season before being canceled) is if the writers added a little more depth to his wife's character and showed us more of the parents (who seem like engaging actors taking on roles that beg more exploration). I can honestly say that all 5 points that I've awarded this show go firmly to the actors who play the family of Josephine Bornebusch. Hopefully one of the Poehlers is reading this.
helpful•3326
- inikolai
- Aug 1, 2014
- How many seasons does Welcome to Sweden have?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Välkommen till Sverige
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content