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Limbo

2023 · 1 season

A quiet, wrenching plunge into grief and friendship, where every conversation feels like a held breath.

Created by
Emma Broström
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rakel Wärmländer, Sofia Helin, Louise Peterhoff
Overview
A late-night phone call changes everything for Ebba, My and Gloria. The news that their sons have been involved in a serious car crash puts their friendship and priorities to the ultimate test

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  • Viaplay Amazon Channel
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Created by
Emma Broström
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rakel Wärmländer, Sofia Helin, Louise Peterhoff
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • friendship
  • trauma
  • guilt
Places
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Emma Broström
Written by
Emma Broström, Rakel Wärmländer
Starring
Rakel Wärmländer, Sofia Helin, Louise Peterhoff, Oscar Töringe, Alexandra Zetterberg, Linton Calmroth, Odin Romanus, Anton Forsdik
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Viaplay
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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