Sweden: A Swedish channel prepares to produce a series about King Carl Gustaf from childhood to the throne. It will be shown on Netflix.
Swedish TV4 announced that it has prepared a television series that deals with royal life in Sweden and the life of King Carl XVI Gustaf from his childhood until reaching the monarchy and the current era, and the channel plans to broadcast the series and the number of its episodes will exceed 6 episodes for several seasons through the direct broadcast service for the whole of the Nordic countries C More.
The series will shed light on the life of Carl XVI Gustaf, and charts his journey from the heir to the throne to his life as the current King of Sweden, and Lantz participates in writing the series, and it is inspired by exclusive materials documenting the childhood of Carl XVI Gustaf, and the series is a passion project looking for the material of Karl's life The sixteenth for several years, according to what was published by "Variety".
The series, which deals with the life of King Carl XVI Gustaf, produced by Film lance, which has produced many famous Scandinavian series, including "The Bridge, Beck". It is believed that the series will be the Swedish version of the famous series that follows the life of the British royal family and offers to serve Netflix.
Filmlance CEO Han Balmquist said: “We are excited to be part of a project that focuses on our king, our monarchy and Sweden as a whole. Our goal is to create engaging, modern dramas of the highest quality for a wider audience.
"Everyone in Sweden has something to do with the property and its history, regardless of what you think about it," Josephine Tingblade, head of drama at TV4 and C More, said. "The opportunity to add new experiences and dimensions to our king's story is a remarkable project for us."
"I personally have never been a fan of the monarchy, but I remember reading a six or seven-page treatment while I was on a trip. When I was reading those pages, I started crying, because it was so strong," she added.
