"His story doesn't add up." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a new true crime series called The Unlikely Murderer from Sweden, about the infamous 1986 assassination of the Swedish prime minister. This will be available to watch on Netflix starting in November, including in the US for anyone curious to learn more about this event. The series focuses on a man named Stig Engström, who passed away in the year 2000. Nearly 20 years later, independent investigators and the police eventually named Engström as the lead suspect, but of course they can't do anything else now that he is dead. This series dramatizes how a man claiming to be a witness at the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme may have gotten away with murder. Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death with a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force. Starring Robert Gustafsson as Stig Engström,...
- 10/8/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Netflix has ordered “The Unlikely Murderer,” a Swedish limited series based on Thomas Pettersson’s eponymous 2018 award-winning book.
The five-part drama series is a fictional interpretation of how Stig Engström, the graphic designer named as the suspected murderer of Sweden’s prime minister Olof Palme, managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck and a perplexed police force.
Engström’s murder was not planned well, he did everything wrong from the beginning and almost no one believed his lies about what he actually did during that fateful night in 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden. The series will question how police could have let the suspect get away, despite tracking him.
The series is written by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström. Charlotte Brändström (“The Witcher”) is the conceptual director and will helm the first two episodes of the show.
The Swedish-language series will be produced by Flx,...
The five-part drama series is a fictional interpretation of how Stig Engström, the graphic designer named as the suspected murderer of Sweden’s prime minister Olof Palme, managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck and a perplexed police force.
Engström’s murder was not planned well, he did everything wrong from the beginning and almost no one believed his lies about what he actually did during that fateful night in 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden. The series will question how police could have let the suspect get away, despite tracking him.
The series is written by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström. Charlotte Brändström (“The Witcher”) is the conceptual director and will helm the first two episodes of the show.
The Swedish-language series will be produced by Flx,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has greenlit a five-part Swedish-language series on Stig Engström, the man who was named as the probable murderer of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
The Unlikely Murderer is made by Swedish producer Flx — which is behind Netflix series Quicksand and Love & Anarchy — and stars Robert Gustafsson as Engström. The part-fictionalized story is based on a 2018 book by Thomas Pettersson.
Following the assassination of Palme in 1986, Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Other cast includes Eva Melander, Mikael Persbrandt and Peter Andersson. Joel Spira, Emil Almén, Shanti Roney, Torkel Petterson, Henrik Norlén, Lia Boysen, Magnus Krepper, Björn Bengtsson, Peter Viitanen, and Cilla Thorell also feature.
Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström are the writers, while Charlotte Brändström is the conceptual director. Simon Kaijser also directs. The executive producer is Pontus Edgren, while Fatima Varhos...
The Unlikely Murderer is made by Swedish producer Flx — which is behind Netflix series Quicksand and Love & Anarchy — and stars Robert Gustafsson as Engström. The part-fictionalized story is based on a 2018 book by Thomas Pettersson.
Following the assassination of Palme in 1986, Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Other cast includes Eva Melander, Mikael Persbrandt and Peter Andersson. Joel Spira, Emil Almén, Shanti Roney, Torkel Petterson, Henrik Norlén, Lia Boysen, Magnus Krepper, Björn Bengtsson, Peter Viitanen, and Cilla Thorell also feature.
Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström are the writers, while Charlotte Brändström is the conceptual director. Simon Kaijser also directs. The executive producer is Pontus Edgren, while Fatima Varhos...
- 12/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has greenlit a five-part limited series, The Unlikely Murderer, based on the 2018 book by Thomas Pettersson about the infamous, and still unsolved, 1986 murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.
Palme’s murder is Sweden’s version of the JFK assassination, with dozens of competing conspiracy theories as to who killed him and if nefarious forces were behind the murder. Pettersson’s book looks at Stig Engström, a graphic designer who many consider the prime suspect in the killing but who eluded justice up to his death.
Swedish actor and comedian Robert Gustafsson (The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out ...
Palme’s murder is Sweden’s version of the JFK assassination, with dozens of competing conspiracy theories as to who killed him and if nefarious forces were behind the murder. Pettersson’s book looks at Stig Engström, a graphic designer who many consider the prime suspect in the killing but who eluded justice up to his death.
Swedish actor and comedian Robert Gustafsson (The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out ...
- 12/3/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix has greenlit a five-part limited series, The Unlikely Murderer, based on the 2018 book by Thomas Pettersson about the infamous, and still unsolved, 1986 murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.
Palme’s murder is Sweden’s version of the JFK assassination, with dozens of competing conspiracy theories as to who killed him and if nefarious forces were behind the murder. Pettersson’s book looks at Stig Engström, a graphic designer who many consider the prime suspect in the killing but who eluded justice up to his death.
Swedish actor and comedian Robert Gustafsson (The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out ...
Palme’s murder is Sweden’s version of the JFK assassination, with dozens of competing conspiracy theories as to who killed him and if nefarious forces were behind the murder. Pettersson’s book looks at Stig Engström, a graphic designer who many consider the prime suspect in the killing but who eluded justice up to his death.
Swedish actor and comedian Robert Gustafsson (The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out ...
- 12/3/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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