My Brother
My Brother will be a four-episode TV series based on Karin Smirnoff’s novel of the same name. Sanna Lenken will direct. The series will be shot in Norrbotten starting in February 2025 and with a planned premiere on SVT in late fall 2025.
Director Sanna Lenken has previously worked on the acclaimed and award-winning SVT series The Thin Blue Line and Pressure Point. In addition, she has twice won the Crystal Bear at the Berlinale for the feature films My Little Sister and Comedy Queen.
Amanda Jansson has previously made herself known to the Swedish people through the role of the police officer Sara in the very popular series The Thin Blue Line and in 2024 she also played one of the main roles in the feature film Stormskerry Maja.
The role of John is played by Finnish-Swedish director and actor Jakob Öhrman. He is one of the founders and artistic directors of the theater group Nya Rampen and is known for his role as Krister in the Rebecka Martinsson film series .
Jana Kippo’s twin brother Bror is played by Rasmus Johansson. Kalmar-based actor Rasmus Johansson is currently starring in the satirical costume drama Härlig är jorden at Stockholm Stadsteater.
My Brother is produced by Filmlance in a co-production with SVT and Filmpool Nord. Anna Wallmark is the series producer at Filmlance, which is part of Banijay. The executive producer at SVT is Amna Maksumic. Nordisk Film is international distributor.
