Agatha Christie’s Hjerson is the first-ever TV adaptation based on a spin-off character from Agatha Christie’s literary universe:
a playful, contemporary whodunnit from the producers behind Midsommar and Before We Die.
A modern-day Agatha Christie spinoff about Sven Hjerson, a once renowned criminal profiler who suddenly chose to retire from the spotlight, and Klara Sandberg, a trash TV producer who wants to reset her career with a true crime show that stars him.
Hjerson has just been informed of his mother’s death and is forced to return to Åland. Klara manages to track him down and is on the same cruise ship heading to the archipelago. On the ship, a young journalist is murdered. A reluctant Hjerson and a zealous Klara start to solve a string of murder mysteries.
Series announcement in Variety
Interview in Variety with producers Patrik Andersson & Ulf Synnerholm
Variety on Hjerson’s top prize win at MIPDrama
Drama Quarterly on Hjerson’s fresh take on Agatha Christie
Review in Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet
Johan Rheborg & Hanna Alström talk about the series in Swedish newspaper Göteborgs-Posten
Nordic Drama on the Hjerson premiere
Johan Rheborg
Known for Solsidan (2010), Carmen Curlers (2022) und Kamikaze (2021)
Contained, enigmatic and intense, Sven Hjerson (Johan Rheborg) was once a renowned detective in Sweden. His skills are exceptional. Hjerson’s hypersensitivity to personalities and places has given him a razor-sharp sense of deduction; he can read people and see patterns in a way few others can. His career is littered with successful high-profile cases, but—rather suddenly—he chose to retire from detective work and retreat from the public eye, in favor of his particular version of the simple life: a strict regimen of vegan food, local gossip, and bespoke suiting. No one knows why.
Hana Alström
Known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), Sameblod (2016).
Chaotic, courageous and warm, Klara Sandberg (Hana Alström) is a TV producer who specializes in reality shows. Somewhere within her, though, lurks the ambition to create something meaningful and to be taken seriously. In Hjerson, Klara finds the yin to her yang—he’s cynical and analytical, never letting his emotions control his actions. Klara, on the other hand, believes in instinct, in going with the flow, and diving head-first into situations, consequences be damned. She thrives on chaos—something that carries over into her private life.
Format
4×90’ and 8×45’ in UHD
Distribution
ZDF Studios GmbH
Country of Origin
Sweden
Shooting Languages
Swedish Production Year:
2021
Genre
Crime & Suspense
Budget
€7.8 M
Commissioning Broadcasters
CMore, TV4, ZDF
Premiere
August 16th 2021 on CMore
August 24th 2021 on TV4
Production companies
BR•F, TV4 / C MORE, ZDF, Agatha Christie Ltd.,
Nadcon Film, ZDF Studios GmbH
Cast
Johan Rheborg, Hanna Alström, Maria Lundqvist,
David Fukamachi Regnfors, Björn Andrésen, Peter Kanerva
et al.
Directors
Lisa James Larsson and Lisa Farzaneh
Writers
Patrik Gyllström, Björn Paqualin, Jakob Beckman,
Martin Luuk and Aron Levander
and Agatha Christie (original story)
Executive Producers
Basi Akpabio, Leo Dezoysa, Robert Franke, Fredrik Heinig,
Sebastian Krekeler, Peter Nadermann, Pelle Nilsson,
Maik Platzen, James Prichard, Frank Seyberth
Producers
Patrik Andersson, Ulf Synnerholm
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