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Vaka
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lola Zackow
Lovisa Hassan
6 eps
Jonas Karlsson
Christian
6 eps
Aliette Opheim
Elin
6 eps
Gizem Erdogan
Saga
6 eps
Silas Strand
Isak
6 eps
Malte Gårdinger
Hugo
6 eps
Frida Argento
Linda
6 eps
Jörgen Thorsson
Johannes
6 eps
Siham Shurafa
Moa
6 eps
Richard Ulfsäter
Göran
6 eps
Jens Hultén
Janus
6 eps
Thérèse Svensson
Eva
6 eps
Idun Djupsjö
Maja
6 eps
Kardo Razzazi
Daniel
6 eps
Torkel Petersson
Kaj
6 eps
Vanna Rosenberg
Petra
6 eps
Peter Viitanen
Liam
6 eps
David Fukamachi Regnfors
Viktor
6 eps
Jacques Karlberg
Noel
6 eps
Louise Ryme
Beatrice
6 eps
Ramear Gilani
Hamid
6 eps
Annika Ryberg Whittembury
Karin
6 eps
Martin Lagos
Mattias
6 eps
Stefan Gödicke
Tomas
6 eps
Johan Eriksson
Livvakt
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Vaka actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Vaka reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An insomnia epidemic plunges Stockholm into chaos. A prime minister manages the crisis while protecting his son, a nurse fights to save her infected partner, and a teenager protects her neighbor amid the spreading disease.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Wide Awake
S01E02
Behind Closed Doors
S01E03
Thicker Than Water
S01E04
Break The Fall
S01E05
The Greater Good
S01E06
Cut and Run
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Where to watch
Streaming
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