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“Vanguard,” a drama about Swedish mogul Jan Stenbeck, has sold to TG4 (Ireland), Err (Estonia), Viaplay SVOD on Amazon Prime, Viaplay Select on Cindie (LatAm), Prima+ (Czech Republic) and Vodafone (Greece), Variety has found out exclusively.

Flx’s Lejla Bešic produced the five-episode show – about to screen at Monte-Carlo Television Festival – for Svt in collaboration with the N8 alliance, while Viaplay Content Distribution handles international sales.

The story, based on Per Andersson’s biography “Stenbeck: A Biography of a Successful Businessman,” kicks off with Stenbeck returning to the family he has spent his whole life rejecting.

Just like … Michael Corleone. “I wanted to do a homage to ‘The Godfather,’” laughed director Goran Kapetanović.

He’s happy, working in New York and romancing an American socialite. But when tragedy strikes, twice, he needs to lead his family’s industrial group.

The king is dead. Long live the king.

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Viaplay Content Distribution has boarded the anticipated drama series “Vanguard,” a gripping portrayal of Swedish media mogul Jan Stenbeck played by Jakob Oftebro.

Produced by Flx for Svt in collaboration with New8 Alliance, the five-part series was directed by Goran Kapetanović.

“Vanguard” was penned by Alex Haridi, Lotta Eriksson (“The Hunt for a Killer”) and Helene Lindholm (“The Hunt for a Killer”), based on Per Andersson’s acclaimed biography “Stenbeck: A Biography of a Successful Businessman.”

Viaplay Content Distribution has boarded international sales rights to the series and will unveil the first episode to buyers during Viaplay Content Distribution’s London Screenings event in February.

The show charts Stenbeck’s “transformative 1970s New York years to his meteoric rise and enduring legacy in Sweden’s media landscape. It chronicles the high-stakes deals, groundbreaking innovations, and the family rivalries that shaped his life.

“At 35, Jan Stenbeck appears to have it all:...

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