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Anxious People

Anxious People

20216.11 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A bank robber holds the visitors of an open house hostage and then promptly vanishes, leaving the police baffled — and suspicious of everyone.

Created by Fredrik Backman
Written by Fredrik Backman, Camilla Ahlgren, Alex Haridi
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Alfred Svensson

Alfred Svensson

Jack

Dan Ekborg

Dan Ekborg

Jim

Leif Andrée

Leif Andrée

Roger

Per Andersson

Per Andersson

Lennart

Carla Sehn

Carla Sehn

Julia

Lottie Ejebrant

Lottie Ejebrant

Estelle

Anna Granath

Anna Granath

Zarah

Rafael Edholm

Rafael Edholm

Bosse

Marika Lagercrantz

Marika Lagercrantz

Anna-Lena

Sascha Zacharias

Sascha Zacharias

Liv

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookrobberbrotherpoliceloveagentdramedy

About Anxious People

Anxious People is a comedy, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of based on novel or book, robber, brother, police, love, agent. Created by Fredrik Backman, it stars Alfred Svensson, Dan Ekborg, Leif Andrée. A bank robber holds the visitors of an open house hostage and then promptly vanishes, leaving the police baffled — and suspicious of everyone.

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