Netflix to Debut First Swedish Period Drama

Netflix is set to debut its first Swedish period drama, The New Force, on October 3.

The cast features Josefin Asplund, Agnes Rase, Malin Persson, Christopher Wagelin, Hannes Fohlin, Rasmus Luthander, Jimmy Lindström, Cilla Thorell, Pablo Leiva Wenger, Peter Eriksson and more.

Set in 1950s Sweden, The New Force follows the country’s first female police officers placed in the country’s most crime-ridden district, the Klara police district in Stockholm. The series is inspired by true events.

As these women start patrolling the streets of Stockholm, they soon realize that their biggest problem isn’t the criminals; instead, the resistance comes from colleagues and society as a whole.