My Brother (TV series)
| My Brother | |
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| Swedish | Jag for ner till bror |
| Based on | My Brother by Karin Smirnoff |
| Screenplay by | Karin Arrhenius |
| Directed by | Sanna Lenken |
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| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| Original release | |
| Network | SVT Play |
| Release | 26 December 2025 |
My Brother (Swedish: Jag for ner till bror, lit. 'I traveled down to my brother') is a four-episode 2025 Swedish drama series, based on Karin Smirnoff's 2018 debut novel of the same name. The series stars Amanda Jansson, Rasmus Johansson, and Jakob Öhrman. It premiered 26 December 2025 on SVT Play and the following day on SVT1.[1]
Cast
- Amanda Jansson as Jana Kippo
- Rasmus Johansson as Bror Kippo
- Jakob Öhrman as John Brännström
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Sanna Lenken | Karin Arrhenius | 26 December 2025 | |
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Jana returns to her childhood home in Smalånger, Västerbotten, during a snowstorm and is given refuge by a man named John. While at his house, she notices paintings of a woman and his facial scars from a car accident. Jana reunites with her alcoholic brother, Bror, who has quit his job to care for their mother, whose deathbed wish is reconciliation with Jana. Although they disagree over their mother’s culpability, the siblings bond over memories of a traumatic childhood involving a sadistic father and a passive mother. Determined to get their lives on track, Jana cleans the dilapidated house and secures a job in home care, taking over the role previously held by Bror’s late partner, Maria. The townspeople are shocked by her return; Jana left abruptly in year nine. Despite warnings from locals and Bror to stay away from John, Jana begins a sexual relationship with him, later discovering the woman in his paintings was his wife. Bror bursts into John’s home, accusing him of murdering Maria. John claims Maria died after they separated, but Bror remains convinced it was not suicide. Jana tells Bror to stop drinking; he says she should stop sleeping with a murderer. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Sanna Lenken | Karin Arrhenius | 26 December 2025 | |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Sanna Lenken | Karin Arrhenius | 26 December 2025 | |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Sanna Lenken | Karin Arrhenius | 26 December 2025 | |
References
Citations
Sources
- Fjellborg, Karolina (25 December 2025). ""Jag for ner till bror" är något alldeles extra" ["Jag for ner till bror" is something really special]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- Hallhagen, Erika (25 December 2025). "Så bra är julens stora dramaserie på SVT" [SVT's big Christmas drama series is so good]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- * Sahlin, Fredrik (25 December 2025). "Karga och hårdkokta "Jag for ner till bror" är årets bästa svenska tv-serie" [Bleak and hard-boiled "Jag for ner till bror" is the best Swedish television series of the year]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 December 2025.
External links
- My Brother at IMDb