Netflix has greenlit a five-part Swedish-language series on Stig Engström, the man who was named as the probable murderer of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.The Unlikely Murderer is made by Swedish producer FLX — which is behind Netflix series Quicksand and Love & Anarchy — and stars Robert Gustafsson as Engström.
The part-fictionalized story is based on a 2018 book by Thomas Pettersson.Following the assassination of Palme in 1986, Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.Other cast includes Eva Melander, Mikael Persbrandt and Peter Andersson.
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