Ulf Ryberg (Writer)

Wallander

Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.

Release Date2005-01-14

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Episode Count1

Vote Count62

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.

Release Date2009-11-27

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JobScreenplay

Vote Count1432

The Confession

A couple from Estonia visits a town in Sweden. One of the locals visits them a few times until one night things get out of hand after a few drinks. From then on we see how the police investigates a double murder and what complexions arise during this investigation.

Release Date2001-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count3

Death of a Juror

A young woman is found murdered in a small village. Police inspector Sandor Gross leads the investigation. Gross' wife died in an accident and he is alone with his young daughter. He soon discovers that the woman was murdered by her husband, juror Ernst Ljungberg. Ljungberg is sentenced, but Gross soon discovers that the case wasn't that easy to solve...

Release Date1995-10-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Lögnens pris

Helena lives with her husband and children but secretly has a lover. She has decided to end the relationship, but her last meeting with her lover comes to a devastating end.

Release Date2007-07-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Kvinna med födelsemärke

Release Date2001-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Millennium

Investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist is drawn into an endlessly dark world, with enigmatic hacker Lisbeth Salander his only guide.

Release Date2010-03-20

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JobScreenplay

Episode Count2

Vote Count106

Wallander: The Overdose

Kurt Wallander investigates the disappearance of a father under suspicious circumstances, as events at the local high school appear to be linked to the missing man's daughter, who recently committed suicide.

Release Date2005-10-12

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JobScreenplay

Vote Count14

Deep Water

The film is about a man (played by Jens Jørn Spottag) who is involved in a series of trouble and sinking deeper every time he tried to cover up the previous problem.

Release Date1999-03-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count4

The Laser Man

The series follows the events during the fall and winter of 1991–92, when John Ausonius shot a total of eleven people with an immigrant background. The series partly follows Ausonius during the execution of the crime, and partly the police's detective work. The series also provides an insight into Ausonius' earlier life, from high school age onwards.

Release Date2005-11-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count7

Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace

Set in Cold War in 1961, follows the story of diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld, who boards a plane in a desperate attempt to negotiate a ceasefire from his enemies after he leads UN troops into their first wartime operation.

Release Date2023-12-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count35

The Lost

Truck driver Erwin believes that he's helping people when he smuggles refugees, but shocking consequences follow a moment of distraction.

Release Date2022-11-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count6

Vote Count5

Kvinnan i det låsta rummet

Axel is unemployed and works illegally in an apartment. The young Linnéa who lives there has completely isolated herself from the outside world. Why does she stay locked up?

Release Date1998-04-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Det grovmaskiga nätet

Release Date2000-01-02

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JobWriter

Vote Count4

Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren

It is summertime and the campaign for the upcoming parliament election is in full swing. A young policeman is the first victim of a political terrorist who guns down senior officials and politicians. The two police inspectors Anna Holt and Bo Jarnebring are two of the policemen investigating. It is soon obvious that the murderer is in full control and knows every step they take. And some politicians and high officials are primarily interested in using the investigation to gain votes or make a career...

Release Date1994-04-19

DepartmentWriting

JobAdaptation

Episode Count4

Vote Count2

Återkomsten

On a quiet spring morning, a man leaves prison after spending most of his adult life there. The man has been convicted of murder, not once but twice. Now he has served his sentence for the most recent murder and takes the bus home to his small community. But is everything forgotten and forgiven? A year later, a mutilated corpse is found... Inspector Van Veeteren is confronted with a bizarre and terrifying human fate and a brutal murder where all clues lead back and where questions of justice and punishment are brought to a head.

Release Date2001-03-16

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JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count1

Kvinna med födelsemärke

The Van Veeteren films are based on Håkan Nesser's best-selling novels. Set in the fictional northern European city of Maardam, they follow retired police commissioner Van Veeteren Wollter and his two protégés, detectives Münster Hanzon and Moreno Rexed.

Release Date2001-04-06

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Lögnens pris

Helena lives with her husband and children but secretly has a lover. She has decided to end the relationship, but her last meeting with her lover comes to a devastating end.

Release Date2007-04-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2