28 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestEva & Adam is a Swedish TV series consisting of two seasons. The original airdate for the first episode was 30 January 1999. The show is about a boy, Adam Kieslowski, and a girl, Eva Strömdahl. Adam has Polish ancestry; his father is Polish. Eva is a Swedish girl. The two children live in Liljeholmen, a district of the Swedish capital Stockholm. During the show, Eva and Adam fall in love. Sometimes there are obstacles, but after a while a true love has developed. Other storylines in the show include friendship and bullying. The show is based on the comic books with the same name. There was also a successful feature film made, called Eva & Adam - Fyra Födelsedagar och ett Fiasko.
Acting
Child performances that actually feel like real kids, not tiny adults.
Production
Liljeholmen locations capture authentic working-class Stockholm charm.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series launched Ellen Fjæstad and Carl-Robert Holmer-Kårell into teen stardom; both later became established Swedish actors, proving this was basically Nordic Disney Channel factory.
The comic creators Måns Gahrton and Johan Unenge originally pitched Eva & Adam as a newspaper strip before expanding to TV, making this one of Sweden's rare successful comic-to-screen transitions that didn't involve murder detectives.
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