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Beartown

Name: Beartown
Genre: Drama
Cast: Miriam Ingrid, Oliver Dufåker, Otto Fahlgren, Ulf Stenberg, Aliette Opheim

Björnstad

2020 · 1 season, 5 episodes · 54m episodes · Drama · HBO Nordic · Sweden · Rated TV-MA (US)

This isn't a game.

Hockey is the last beacon of hope for the citizens of Björnstad, so when its junior hockey team makes the national semifinal, the burden of the entire town’s dreams weigh heavily on the shoulders of its teenage superstars. However, the day of the semi-final is also the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatised and the town in turmoil.

Created by

Anders Weidemann, Antonia Pyk, Linn Gottfridsson, Peter Grönlund

Based on the novel by

Fredrik Backman

Starring

Miriam Ingrid, Oliver Dufåker, Otto Fahlgren, Ulf Stenberg, Aliette Opheim, Tobias Zilliacus

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Subscription · 20Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

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based on novel or bookice hockeynordic noirpsychological dramasmall townthriller

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