Caliphate (TV series)

Caliphate (Swedish: Kalifat) is a Swedish thriller drama television series. It premiered on 12 January 2020 on Sveriges Television. It became the most-viewed series ever on SVT Play.

Caliphate
GenreThriller, drama
Created byWilhelm Behrman
Written by
  • Wilhelm Behrman
  • Niklas Rockström
Directed byGoran Kapetanović
Starring
ComposerSophia Ersson
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Lars Blomgren
  • Anna Croneman
  • Anette Mattsson
  • Lisa Widén
ProducerTomas Michaelsson
Production locations
Running time46–53 minutes
Production companies
  • Filmlance International
  • Imaginarium Films
Original release
NetworkSVT1
Release12 January (2020-01-12) –
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)

The story is based on the real-life case of the Bethnal Green trio, in which three teenage girls from London met jihad recruiters at their school in February 2015. The television adaptation chiefly follows the characters of Fatima, a Swedish Security Service agent; Pervin, a young Swedish woman lured to Syria; and Sulle, an opinionated teenager groomed by the Islamic State. The plot explores and revolves around themes such as Islamic extremism, terrorism, tensions within Islam and among Muslims, women's rights, and human rights.

All eight episodes were directed by Goran Kapetanović. Caliphate was made available globally on Netflix on 18 March 2020.

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