Anna Kinberg Batra

An election-eve special with *Skavlan & Sverige* – in an extended format. Guests from diverse worlds – and a host with no right to vote.

Gala gowns, passion, discipline, magic, glitter, sweat, and tears. A film about fashion designer Lars Wallin, one of Sweden’s most celebrated couturiers.

During one frenetic hour, comedians Petrina Solange Karlsson, Anders "Ankan" Johansson, Johanna Hurtig Wagrell, and Özz Nujen—led by Kristoffer Ahonen Appelquist—take aim at our eight party leaders. Anything goes. No jokes are off-limits. No embarrassment is too sacred. Scandals are scrutinized, shortcomings are mocked, and not even the Prime Minister escapes unscathed.

Theater the New Hip-Hop depicts the life of Sharmarke Elmi. In a world where hip-hop has been the primary creative expression, he challenges himself and his surroundings. Sharmarke starts with stand-up but discovers that theater also can be a way to create stories out of life. With the support of his friends who are artists, poets and writers, he gathers the courage and get up on a theater stage for the first time. The film captures Sharmarke’s struggle to break norms. It is a film about theater, hip-hop and society.

Following the 2014 general election, political turmoil and a government crisis ensue. When the Sweden Democrats—the third-largest party—vote in favor of the Alliance’s budget proposal, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven calls for a snap election. SVT political reporter Pontus Mattsson follows ministers, opposition politicians, and ordinary party members from election night through to the announcement between Christmas and New Year’s that the snap election has been cancelled.