Season 2 • Episode 12
LatestA former colleague of Roger, Johan, is arrested for the murder of a taxi driver. Johan claims he is innocent but refuses to tell what he was doing the evening of the murder. The question is what it is that is so important that it is worth going to jail for. Who or what is Johan trying to protect?
Oskyldigt dömd is a Swedish drama television series from 2008. The first season was recorded in twelve episodes during February 2008 to be aired later during the fall. It premiered on the Finnish TV channel FST5 on September 24, 2008 and later the same evening on Swedish TV4. The series is produced by Filmlance. On January 23 TV4 announced that Mikael Persbrandt would be playing the main character and on February 10 other cast members were announced; Helena af Sandeberg, Sofia Ledarp, Marie Richardson and Mirja Turestedt. TV4 also announced that they had started to work on the second season before the first had even been aired., the first season was written by Johan Zollitsch, Jan Arnald, Karin Gidfors and Hans Rosenfeldt but the second one is written by Thomas Borgström and Sara Heldt. Filming the second season took place during the spring 2009. TV4 refused to say how much money the filming has cost the channel, but they confirms that "a lot of money" has been used.
Acting
Persbrandt's volcanic rage as a disgraced attorney.
Writing
Rosenfeldt's pre-Bridge brilliance in season one.
Direction
Gritty Stockholm that reeks of desperation.
Creator
Johann Zollitsch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
TV4 greenlit season two before episode one aired, then quietly buried it after poor ratings — classic Swedish TV panic.
This bombed domestically but found cult status internationally, proving Sweden couldn't handle its own darkness exported raw. Hans Rosenfeldt later created The Bridge and conquered Europe anyway.
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