Anders Weidemann

Anders Weidemann
Born (1971-01-13) 13 January 1971
Mölndal, Sweden
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
Children2

Anders Weidemann (born 13 January 1971) is a Swedish screenwriter and producer.

Life and career

He was born on 13 January 1971 in Mölndal, Sweden.[1] He wrote the interactive television series The Truth About Marika, which was nominated in 2008 for Prix Europa in two categories: TV Fiction and Emerging Media.[2] He wrote the 2017 film Monky.[3] He was the screenwriter for 30 Degrees in February, a SVT series that won Best TV Drama at Kristallen 2013.[4] He co-created the crime series Interrogation (2020). Göteborgs-Posten reported that he was the first Swede to serve as showrunner for an American television series.[5] Alongside Linn Gottfridsson and Antonia Pyk, he adapted Fredrik Backman's novel of the same name into the HBO series Beartown (2020).[6] He and his wife Sofie have two children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Anders Weidemann". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 8 January 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ [Dagens Nyheter] (31 August 2008). "SVT-produktioner kan få pris" [SVT productions could win awards]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ^ Lindblad, Helena (21 December 2017). "Filmrecension: "Monky" - årets stora svenska film i juletid" [Film review: “Monky” – this year's big Swedish film for the Christmas season.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ^ ""Man måste berätta om baksidan av turismen"" [“You have to talk about the downside of tourism”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1 February 2016. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ^ Domellöf-Wik, Maria (2 January 2019). "Anders Weidemann het i Hollywood" [Anders Weidemann is hot in Hollywood]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  6. ^ Lundström, Jacob (16 October 2020). "Skridskovassa "Björnstad" bästa svenska serien just nu" [Razor-sharp ”Björnstad” the best Swedish series right now]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2025.