This Is Not Sweden

Miniseries

8 episodes · Nov 28, 2023

Mariana and Samuel go to live in Vallvidrera, a mountain neighbourhood in Barcelona, to raise their children in a more authentic place, far from their respective painful childhoods. There, they find a community with the same aspirations. But when tragedy shakes the neighbourhood, they dismantle their ideal, the couple's certainties begin to waver and fear settles in, coming dangerously close to everything they were trying to escape.

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  • The Change
    S1E1

    The Change

    Nov 28, 202340m

    Mariana and Samuel have moved to a new neighbourhood, up in the mountains of Barcelona, where they hope to give their children Lia and Max a safe upbringing, something they never got to experience themselves. They have even organized a group therapy for parents, to find a like-minded community and to meet the role model for parenting — the admirable Swedish neighbour. But suddenly everything takes a drastic turn.

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  • The Fear
    S1E2

    The Fear

    Nov 28, 202335m

    The events with the Swedes shock everyone. Mariana does everything to facilitate Lia's schooling and Samuel, who feels uncomfortable as a stay-at-home dad and taken for granted by his wife, handles parenting with more 'traditional' methods.

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  • The Limits
    S1E3

    The Limits

    Nov 28, 202337m

    Mariana redoubles her efforts to make school better for Lia, but it only seems to worsen their relationship. Samuel feels that Mariana doesn't give him any attention and therefore tries to relive the life he had before he became a stay-at-home dad.

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  • The Sex
    S1E4

    The Sex

    Nov 28, 202341m

    Mariana tries to repair her relationship with Samuel, whom she has neglected lately. In this whirlwind of emotions and poorly handled sexual tensions, the couple's dinner with friends ends in the most unexpected way.

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  • The Family
    S1E5

    The Family

    Nov 28, 202341m

    Shaken after visiting Annika's for the first time, Mariana takes her family to her hometown to visit her mother. The trip brings back traumatic childhood memories and leads her to contemplate drastic decisions.

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  • Reconciliation
    S1E6

    Reconciliation

    Nov 28, 202339m

    Samuel, feeling trapped in his stay-at-home dad role, desperately searches for a job while feeling tempted to seek validation in the arms of his Instagram fan. Mariana increasingly suffers from the tug-of-war between work and family life.

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  • Self-Knowledge
    S1E7

    Self-Knowledge

    Nov 28, 202339m

    It's time for Mariana and Samuel to have a heart-to-heart, but instead, they resolve in an unsustainable way. Meanwhile, as the parents neglect their children, Lia does something that frightens the family.

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  • Anything Goes
    S1E8

    Anything Goes

    Nov 28, 202342m

    Two months have passed since Mariana and Samuel made a drastic decision about their situation. They are still adjusting to their new life, but perhaps a local neighbourhood festival could be the place for a reunion.

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