Netflix has set the global premiere date for Clark, the Swedish biopic-crime drama series starring Bill Skarsgård as Swedish bank robber Clark Olofsson.
Clark Olofsson, the notorious criminal whose actions inspired the expression “the Stockholm syndrome,” is the central character of the new Netflix Original series Clark, which premieres globally on Netflix on Thursday, May 5. (You can set a reminder for it now at www.netflix.com/clark.)
The fictional drama series stars Bill Skarsgård (It, Castle Rock, Hemlock Grove) as Clark Olofsson, and follows the criminal on his life journey as he fooled all of Sweden to fall in love with him, despite several counts of drug trafficking, attempted murder, assault, theft, and dozens of bank robberies.
Based on the truths and lies revealed in Clark’’s autobiography Vafan var det som hände, and directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Lords of Chaos), the series provides a fictional take on one of the most controversial personalities in contemporary Swedish history.
The cast of the six-episode drama includes Adam Lundgren (The Restaurant), Sandra Ilar (Parterapi), Vilhelm Blomgren (Gösta), Peter Viitanen (The Unlikely Murderer), Hanna Björn (My So-Called Father), Isabelle Grill (Midsommar), Alida Morberg (Black Lake), Björn Gustafsson (People of Earth), Malin Levanon (Love & Anarchy), Sofie Hoflack (Baptiste), Alicia Agneson (Vikings), Robin Nazari (Snabba Cash), Linus Wahlgren (Beck), Claes Malmberg (Dancing Queens), Alexander Karim (The Lawyer), Christoffer Nordenrot (Fallet), Daniel Hallberg (Bonus Family), Rachel Mohlin (Welcome to Sweden), Henrik Lundström (The Bridge/Bron/Broen), Arja Saijonmaa (The Sixth Time), Emil Algpeus (First Responders), Hans Erik Dyvik Husby (Hassel), Agnes Lindström Bolmgren (The Restaurant), Babben Larsson (The Inner Circle), Peter Järn (Thicker than Water), Henrik Hjelt (Playa del Sol), Kristian Luuk (Dips), David Batra (Beck), Peter Apelgren (The Simple Heist), Staffan Kihlbom Thor (Arne Dahl), Rikard Ulvshammar (Triggermen), Freja Beha Erichsen (The Tale of a Fairy), Amalie Bruun (Bleu de Chanel), Wilson Gonzalez (You Are Wanted), Lukas Wetterberg (Beartown), and newcomer Kolbjörn Skarsgård, who plays Clark Olofsson as a 6-year-old.
A production of Scandinavian Content Group, the series is written by Jonas Åkerlund, Fredrik Agetoft (Arne Dahl), and Peter Arrhenius (Conspiracy of Silence). The producers are Börje Hansson and Julia Stannard, the executive producers are Hans Engholm, Jonas Åkerlund, and Bill Skarsgård, and the line producer is Birna Paulina Einarsdottir. The series’ music is by Mikael Åkerfeldt.
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