Bäckström (Swedish TV series)

Summary

Bäckström is a Swedish television crime drama series, which was broadcast on C More Film from 23 March 2020. It is based on Leif G. W. Persson's book series about police inspector Evert Bäckström. For the Swedish show Evert is depicted by Kjell Bergqvist, across three seasons of six episodes each. Season one's action is largely set in Stockholm and its surroundings, filming began in Gothenburg in March 2019 with Jonathan Sjöberg and Amanda Adolfsson directing three episodes each. Sjöberg was also the main scriptwriter with Dennis Magnusson. Assisting in each season are Evert's colleagues Ankan, Toivonen, Kristian, Adam and Peter. Evert mentors his upstairs neighbour Edvin.