| Selmas saga | |
|---|---|
| Genre | children, steampunk |
| Written by | Per Simonsson Stefan Roos |
| Directed by | Per Simonsson Stefan Roos |
| Starring | Johan Ulveson, Ester Vuori, Leo Hellenius |
| Composer | Jonatan Järpehag |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Helena Larsson |
| Production company | Nordisk Film TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | SVT1 Barnkanalen |
| Original release | 1 December – 24 December 2016 |
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The knitted tuque worn by Selma Traskvist, the main character, in the series led to a temporary knitting boom. [2]
The series was later sold to France, the Netherlands, Russia, the Czech Republic [3] and Slovakia. [4]
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