8 Months

TV-series 8 Months 6 x 45 min (Swedish title Doktrinen) – a political thriller based on the novel Åtta Månader by Magnus Montelius.

After triggering a government crisis by photographing Sweden’s foreign minister buying sex in Berlin, ambitious freelance journalist Nina’s career takes an even bigger turn when she, of all people, is recruited as the press secretary to the new foreign minister – aid worker Jacob Weiss. Weiss is easy on the eyes, incredibly charismatic, and immediately wins over the Swedish public. He quickly notices Nina’s competence and gives her greater responsibility, all the while she becomes increasingly entangled in the ruthless power play that prevails in the corridors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Weiss is young, unknown, and completely untested in politics. But who is he really?

Political consultant Maxie is tasked with investigating Weiss’s past. The process is rushed, and although there is an eight-month gap in Weiss’s career that Maxie hasn’t had time to verify, he is still appointed. Suddenly, Maxie’s life takes a turn – she gets a break-in, an anonymous source is killed, and she stops receiving job offers. She decides to dig deeper into Weiss and the people around him, convinced she will bring skeletons out of the closet.

Production company
Anagram Sverige AB
Co-production Partner(s)
TV4, Film i Väst, Beside Productions and Aurora Studios. With support from Nordic Film and TV Fund and Finnish Impact Film Fund and in participation with Beside Tax Shelter and Newen Connect
Production year
2024
Title in Swedish
Doktrinen
Producer(s)
Erik Magnusson
Executive Producer(s)
Miira Paasilinna (Anagram), Gunnar Carlsson (Anagram), Lisa Dahlberg (TV4), Nathalie Drago (TV4), Kristina Börjesson (Film i Väst), Niki Leskinen (Finnish Impact Film Fund), Jens Jonsson
Co-Producer(s)
Petri Kempinnen, Gladys Brookfield-Hampson, Fabrice Delville
Director(s)
Jens Jonsson, Head Director and episode director for ep1, ep3 and ep5 ; Johan Lundin, Episode Director for ep2, ep4 and ep6
Writer(s)
Based on the novel Åtta månader by Magnus Montelius; Jens Jonsson, Head Writer and Episode Writer for ep1-4; Henrik Törnebäck Zammel, Episode Writer ep5; Jörgen Bergmark, episode writer ep6
Cast
Josefin Neldén , Anna Sise, August Wittgenstein, Sissela Kyle, Tomas von Brömssen, Lotta Tejle, Krista Kosonen, Eric Godon, Oskar Laring, Jonas Karlsson, Oskar Thunberg, Emma Peters, Astrid Drettner, Johan Widerberg, Kjell Wilhelmsen, Sandra Stojiljkovic, Rebecka Paco, Andreas T Olsson
Cinematographer(s)
Simon Pramsten
Editor(s)
Eric Bäckström, Fredrik Morheden, Joakim Pietras