Swedish Powerhouse SVT Unveils 2026-27 Lineup, Betting on ‘Series that Travel’ Such as ‘Summer of 1985,’ ‘The Cold Song’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The public broadcaster, backing Canneseries contender ‘Summer of 1985,’ has two co-productions with SkyShowtime and one with Netflix

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Swedish pubcaster SVT which nabbed two prizes at March’s Series Mania – best actor to Amanda Jansson for “My Brother” and the Spectateurs Séries Mania label to “Burden of Justice” – is rising high on a domestic ratings spike and festival nod bonanza.

“We’ve had a fantastic 2025 and 2026 looks as promising,” said SVT head of drama Johanna Gårdare, as she unpacked exclusively to Variety her 2026-27 slate, headlined by the Canneseries competition entry “Summer of 1985”.

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