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Whiskey on the Rocks

Whiskey on the Rocks

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Overview

In the middle of the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground outside Karlskrona and suddenly Sweden finds itself at the center of events. Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin tries to resolve the conflict and avoid a world war between two nuclear powers while struggling with a wise foreign minister and a belligerent commander-in-chief.

Created by Patrick Nebout
Written by Henrik Jansson-Schweizer
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Top Cast

Rolf Lassgård

Rolf Lassgård

Thorbjörn Fälldin

Anders Mossling

Anders Mossling

Ola Ullsten

Niklas Engdahl

Niklas Engdahl

Börje Lagercrantz

Kęstutis Jakštas

Kęstutis Jakštas

Leonid Brezhnev

Mark Noble

Mark Noble

Ronald Reagan

Filip Berg

Filip Berg

Håkan Martinsson

Artur Svorobovich

Artur Svorobovich

Andrei Bortnik

Rolf Lydahl

Rolf Lydahl

Gustav Jansson

Per Ragnar

Per Ragnar

Harry Jansson

Adam Lundgren

Adam Lundgren

Hammarberg

Themes & Keywords

submarinecold warbiographysatirebased on true storydramedysatiricalbased on real person

About Whiskey on the Rocks

Whiskey on the Rocks is a drama, comedy, war & politics series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of submarine, cold war, biography, satire, based on true story, dramedy. Created by Patrick Nebout, it stars Rolf Lassgård, Anders Mossling, Niklas Engdahl. In the middle of the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground outside Karlskrona and suddenly Sweden finds itself at the center of events. Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin tries to resolve the conflict and avoid a world war between two nuclear powers while struggling with a wise foreign minister and a belligerent commander-in-chief.

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