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Kontoret

2012–2013 · 2 seasons

Cringe-comic workplace awkwardness played with deadpan Swedish restraint, more gentle than excruciating, easy to dip into.

Created by
Jacob Seth Fransson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Henrik Dorsin, Sissela Benn, Björn Gustafsson
Overview
The Swedish version of the British TV series "The Office".

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Created by
Jacob Seth Fransson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Henrik Dorsin, Sissela Benn, Björn Gustafsson
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • identity
  • ambition
  • media
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Jacob Seth Fransson
Starring
Henrik Dorsin, Sissela Benn, Björn Gustafsson, David Druid, Ingbritt Hjälm, Desirée Ehn, Veronica Dahlström, Rikard Ulvshammar
Length
2 seasons, 18 episodes, 30 min each
Network
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Languages
Swedish

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