Skavlan (2009): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2009, Skavlan is a talkshow series.

What it’s about. Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."

Who’s in it. Skavlan stars Fredrik Skavlan as Self - Host, Göran Persson as Self - Guest, Anitra Steen as Self - Guest and Timbuktu as Self - Guest, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Skavlan has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Skavlan page.

If you liked it. Fans of Skavlan tend to enjoy The Grand Tour, Last Week Tonight mit John Oliver, Top Gear and QI.