Evil (Swedish TV series)

Evil
English poster
Swedish	Ondskan
Genre	Drama Thriller
Based on	Evil by Jan Guillou
Screenplay by	Fredrik T Olsson  [ sv ] Hans Gunnarsson Jan Guillou
Directed by	Erik Leijonborg  [ sv ] Daniel di Grado  [ sv ]
Starring	Isac Calmroth  [ sv ] Thea Sofie Loch Næss Ruth Vega Fernandez Gustaf Skarsgård
Music by	Adam Nordén  [ sv ]
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Tim King Susann Billberg-Rydholm Erik Leijonborg
Producer	Tobias Åström  [ sv ]
Cinematography	Adam Nordén  [ sv ]
Editor	Sebastian Amundsen
Production company	SF Studios
Original release
Network	C More TV4
Release	2 November (2023-11-02) – 30 November 2023 (2023-11-30)

Evil (Swedish : Ondskan) is a six-episode 2023 Swedish drama-thriller series, based on Jan Guillou's 1981 novel of the same name.

Cast

• Isac Calmroth  [ sv ] as Erik Ponti  [ sv ]
• Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Marja
• Ruth Vega Fernandez as Karin Ponti
• Gustaf Skarsgård as Åke Ponti
• Jens Hultén as Tosse Berg
• Alexander Gustavsson  [ sv ] as Pierre Tanguy
• Christian Fandango Sundgren as Otto Silverhielm
• Björn Mosten  [ sv ] as Leffler
• Leon Henzel as Bernhard Von Schrantz

Production

In March 2022, it was announced that Jan Guillou's 1981 novel Evil would be adapted into a six-episode TV series for C More and TV4. ^[1] The series was written by Fredrik T Olsson  [ sv ] and was produced by SF Studios. ^[2]

The book had been previously adapted into a successful 2003 film of the same name, in which Gustaf Skarsgård played Otto Silverhielm. In the series he was cast as Erik's father. ^[3]

The series was filmed in Lithuania. ^[4]

Reception

The series received mixed to negative reviews from Fredrik Sahlin  [ sv ] in Dagens Nyheter and Julia Finnsiö in Svenska Dagbladet. ^{[5] [6]} Writing for Aftonbladet, Karolina Fjellborg  [ sv ] described the series as "fascinating but drawn-out." ^[7]

References

1. "Jan Guillous boksuccé blir tv-serie" [Jan Guillou's best-selling book becomes a TV series]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
2. Keslassy, Ella (29 March 2022). "SF Studios Boards 'Evil' Series, Based on Jan Guillou's Bestseller (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
3. Farran-Lee, Lydia (30 March 2022). "Ondskan blir tv-serie – 20 år efter filmen" [Evil becomes a TV series – 20 years after the film]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
4. Dahl, Ingvill Dybfest (1 November 2023). "«Brutal og fløyelsmyk»" [“Brutal and velvety"]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
5. Sahlin, Fredrik (2 November 2023). "Hämnden är ljuv i den välkammade tv-versionen av "Ondskan"" [Revenge is sweet in the well-polished TV version of “Ondskan”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
6. Finnsiö, Julia (2 November 2023). ""Rejält med dramatik" – mer ondska i "Ondskan"" [“Plenty of drama” – more evil in “Evil"]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
7. Fjellborg, Karolina (6 November 2023). "En utdragen men urtjusig serie" [A protracted but delightful series]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

External links

• Evil at IMDb