End of Summer (Swedish: Slutet på sommaren) is a Swedish television series, which was broadcast from 23 October 2023. It is an adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Anders de la Motte. It stars Julia Ragnarsson and .

The six-part series is produced by Viaplay and directed by Jens Jonsson and Henrik Georgsson. It was written by Stefan Thunberg and Björn Carlström, who also produced the series with Per Janérus. The series is also produced with Harmonica Films, SF Studios and Film i Skåne.

Premise Action is set in 2004 and 1984 in both Stockholm and the fictitious town of Reftinge in Skåne, Sweden. As a child in 1984, Vera witnesses her mother Magdalena's suicide by drowning herself in a lake near Reftinge. As an adult in 2004, Vera is a psychologist facilitator for a grief support group. After becoming sexually involved with a client, Vera has been put on probation in her job. Vera promises that the relationship has ended, but her sessions with the group are kept under observation by a manager until she is deemed to be capable enough to rejoin the clinic's practice and work independently.

Vera meets a young man, Isak, who comes to one group meeting. Isak claims that when his mother died, she told him he was adopted. Some of his confused early memories remind Vera of her own childhood and her younger brother Billy - who disappeared from Reftinge 20 years previously, in 1984. Vera becomes obsessed with Isak, thinking that he is the now-adult Billy. Her rather tactless investigations cause ructions with her still-grieving father Ebbe, her policeman brother Mattias, and her impulsive uncle Harald. All three men are convinced that Tommy Rooth, a local drifter, was involved in Billy's abduction (and possible murder – no corpse was found).

Over the course of six episodes, the truth emerges.

Cast and characters The cast is led by Julia Ragnarsson and :

Julia Ragnarsson as Vera Nilsson: psychiatrist, grief counsellor at Saint Göran Hospital, Stockholm as Isak: young man, claims to be adopted as child as Mattias Nilsson: Vera's older brother, Reftinge policeman as Magdalena Nilsson (1947–1984): Vera, Mattias, Billy's mother; Ebbe's wife. Died by suicide Lars Schilken as Ebbe Nilsson (born 1944): Mattias, Vera's father; corn farmer Simon J. Berger as Krister Månsson: Reftinge police inspector during Billy's disappearance. Later, recovering alcoholic Torkel Petersson as Harald: Vera's uncle, Magdalena's brother; prominent farmer Ellen Nikka as Young Vera: 12-year-old, Billy's sister, lives near Reftinge as Tommy Rooth: Magdalena's former lover, Nilla's husband, odd jobs man as Kjell Åke Runberg "Sailor": Tommy's friend as Berit Möller: hairdresser, Harald's lover Akay Jasarovski as Billy Nilsson: 5-year-old, Vera's younger brother; missing 20 years ago Ruben Lopez as Leon Vargas: Vera's former client, became her lover Linda Kunze Nahlin as Cissi: Mattias' wife, Vera's sister-in-law as Lennart Vikström: Reftinge police assistant during Billy's disappearance Per Ragnar as Jeppson: Harald's worker, henchman Anna Bjelkerud as Ruud: Vera's former employer Henrik Norlén as Lars: Vera's client, becomes infatuated with her as Bengt: Adult Psychiatric Clinic manager, supervises Vera Sandra Redlaff as Nilla Rooth: Tommy's wife, mother of two children William Jannert as Young Mattias: Vera's older brother Sasha Becker as Åsa: runs scrapyard-rental business Bahador Foladi as Karim: journalist researching Billy's disappearance Emelie Garbers as Malin Månsson: Krister's wife

Broadcast It was first broadcast from 23 October 2023 on Viaplay. It appeared on Viaplay's Australian partners SBS On Demand in March 2024. In April 2024, rights for the series were acquired in France by Polar+, and in the United Kingdom by the BBC.

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