Season 3 • Episode 8
LatestHjälp! is a Swedish situation comedy television series. It revolves around a professional therapist, Jeanette Placzycks, played by Stina Ekblad. She treats several patients in need of urgent help, hence the name of the series. There are many more characters than those listed here.
Acting
Stina Ekblad's deadpan desperation as a therapist losing her grip.
Writing
Patient backstories that get worse and funnier every reveal.
Production
Intimate therapy-room sets that feel claustrophobically Scandinavian.
Creators
Anders Nilsson, Gustaf Skördeman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hjälp! satirizes Sweden's notoriously private therapy culture, where seeking help is socially acceptable but admitting you're terrible at helping others is taboo.
Creator Gustaf Skördeman later developed 'Anxious People' (2021), another Swedish comedy about dysfunctional individuals trapped in small spaces together.
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