Love Me
"Love Me" is a romantic drama exploring love and relationships across three life stages, dealing with passion, sex, fear, and sadness. The series centers on Sten, who cares for his wife Kersti until her sudden death. Despite his grief, Sten decides to go on a luxury trip he had planned for the two of them, and at the flight terminal he meets the vibrant Anita. Clara, a Chief Physician at a childbirth clinic, seeks true love and meets her attractive neighbor Peter, and everything turns upside down. But isn't he a little too good to be true? And is Clara even ready to fall in love? Aron, a law student living at home, believes in everlasting love with his girlfriend Elsa, a hardworking DJ. His loyal friend Jenny supports him through thick and thin.
With smart dialogue and relatable characters, the series feels true-to-life, blending dark, passionate moments with warm humor. "Love Me" has garnered critical acclaim and became Viaplay's best-performing drama ever, during its launch. It was renewed for a second season even before its premiere.
Genres
Nordic Drama, Comedy, Drama
Duration
S1: 6 x 45 min
S2: 6 x 45 min
Original Language
Swedish
Produced By
Warner Bros. International
Broadcaster
Viaplay
Available As
Format & Readymade
Cast
Josephine Bornebusch, Johan Ulveson, Sverrir Gudnason
Director
Josephine Bornebusch
Scriptwriter
Josephine Bornebusch,Stefan Thunberg
Producer
Sofie Palage
Production Year
2019, 2020
Original Title
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Related News
28th Aug, 2020
Love Me wins top prize at Swedish television awards
LOVE ME has been crowned the year's best drama series at Sweden's most prestigious television awards ceremony, Kristallen. The prize, for which SWIPING and EAGLES were also both nominated, was presented at a gala event in Stockholm.
LOVE ME broke Viaplay's viewership record when it launched in late 2019, going on to win massive audiences for SVT upon its linear broadcast. The hotly anticipated second season of the romantic drama comedy, produced by Warner Bros. International Sverige, is scheduled for launch in September.
7th Apr, 2020
First deal for record-breaking Swedish series Love Me
Eccho Rights announces first sale for Love Me, a Swedish series which is part of the company’s MIPTV line up this year. Presenting their line up to all clients virtually, a first deal for the series was closed with Dutch broadcaster NPO. Ahead of its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season that is already in post-production and will premiere on Viaplay this fall. Season 1 will premiere on Swedish broadcaster SVT this spring.
“Scandinavian television is very well established in crime series. We are happy to see that a lot of other genres are developing in the territory as well. We have received a lot of interest in dramas and are proud to present LOVE ME as part of a growing slate of Nordic Romance.”, says Nicola Söderlund, Managing Partner at Eccho Rights.
13th Dec, 2019
Eccho Rights to represent Love Me worldwide
Eccho Rights have agreed a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Sweden to represent Swedish comedy drama LOVE ME worldwide, one of the most successful titles coming out of Scandinavia this year.
Premiering on NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay on Oct 11th, the series has received not only critical acclaim but rapidly rose to become the best performing drama to have ever been launched on the platform. It is written and directed by Josephine Bornebusch, one of the most prolific Swedish actresses famous for her performances in “Solsidan” and “Welcome to Sweden”. In addition to having created the show, she also stars in the main role. Sverrir Gudnason (Borg vs McEnroe) and Gustav Lindh (Queen of Hearts) form part of the cast as well.
Ahead of its premiere, the series was already renewed for a second season with filming currently underway. LOVE ME furthermore forms part of the lineup for the C21 International Drama Summit this week in London with a screening set for Thursday, Dec 5th, at 13.30, Kings Place.
“I am very happy to partner with Eccho Rights on the distribution of LOVE ME and look forward to the show reaching audiences across the globe. This warm and humorous series offers true-to-life characters that lend themselves to a feeling that this story is taking place here and now. We see a great potential for it to travel very well,” says Johan Hedman, Head of Drama at WBITVP Sweden.