Marta Balaga Based on the book by Magnus Montelius, Swedish series “8 Months” seemed more like a fantasy than political thriller.
Not for long. “I read this book on vacation and I was intrigued by the idea that you could use a political consultant to find a new foreign minister.
The only problem was that it was about NATO. I thought: ‘Nobody cares about that,’” writer Jens Jonsson tells Variety at Series Mania. “I was skeptical, but we decided to take a gamble.
Suddenly, we were pretending that Sweden joined NATO, that they were wondering if we should have nuclear weapons as well. [Broadcaster] TV4 agreed.
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