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Meaning of Life

2022–2025 · 2 seasons

A bittersweet, wryly funny look at the messy gap between what people expect from family life and what they actually get.

Created by
Tove Eriksen Hillblom, Maria Nygren
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Helena af Sandeberg, Celie Sparre, Ulf Stenberg
Overview
Alva wants nothing more than to become a parent together with boyfriend Nico, but it's just not happening. Meanwhile, her sister Ellen has three children with husband Alex — and dearly wishes she hadn't.

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  • Viaplay Amazon Channel
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Created by
Tove Eriksen Hillblom, Maria Nygren
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Helena af Sandeberg, Celie Sparre, Ulf Stenberg
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Tove Eriksen Hillblom, Maria Nygren
Written by
Maria Nygren, Tove Eriksen Hillblom
Starring
Helena af Sandeberg, Celie Sparre, Ulf Stenberg, Hannes Fohlin, Emefa Hetcheli, Göran Ragnerstam, Chatarina Larsson, Linn Eriksson
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes
Network
Viaplay
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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