Millennium is a Swedish six-part television series that aired in 2010, which was based on the film trilogy of Stieg Larsson

Stieg Larsson

Karl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously...

's Millennium series. The series was produced by Yellow Bird

Yellow Bird (company)

Yellow Bird is a Swedish film and television production company founded by best-selling novelist Henning Mankell and film-producers Ole Søndberg and Lars Björkman. The company was founded to produce films based on Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels. Yellow Bird was sold to Danish media house Zodiak...

 in cooperation with several production companies, including SVT, Nordisk Film

Nordisk Film

Nordisk Film , established in Denmark in 1906 by Danish filmmaker Ole Olsen, is the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world. Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name "Ole Olsen's Film Factory" but soon changed it to the Nordisk Film Kompagni...

 and Film i Väst

Film i Väst

Film i Väst is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, founded in 1992. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as Dogville and Manderlay.-Walk of Fame:...

. Unlike the films, the series got a rating from age 11. At Kristallen 2010

Kristallen

Kristallen is the official Swedish television award, administrated by the foundation Det svenska tevepriset. It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.- The trophy :...

, the series won the prize for "Årets TV-drama" ("This year's TV drama") and in 2011 it won an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

 in category TV movie/mini-series.

About the series

Each episode of the series is about 90 minutes long, which makes the television series about 110 minutes longer than the movies, with more depth in both the stories and the characters. It was broadcast in six parts on SVT1

SVT1

SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...

 between 20 March 2010 and 24 April 2010. Later in the summer of that year the series was released on DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 and Blu-ray, with the following additional support material and deleted scenes.

Movies that were included in the series:

#	Title	Directed by

Cast

This is a list of characters who appeared in the series.

Character	Episodes
	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3 The Girl Who Played with Fire (film) The Girl Who Played with Fire is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson, and the sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the second in his "Millennium series".The...	Part 4 The Girl Who Played with Fire (film) The Girl Who Played with Fire is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson, and the sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the second in his "Millennium series".The...	Part 5 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (film) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson. It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the third and final entry in his "Millennium series". More were to follow, but because...	Part 6 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (film) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson. It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the third and final entry in his "Millennium series". More were to follow, but because...
Mikael Blomkvist Mikael Blomkvist Mikael Blomkvist is a fictional character created by writer Stieg Larsson who appears as a main character in the Millennium series along with Lisbeth Salander.-Name:...	Michael Nyqvist Michael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist is a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known from his role as police officer Banck in the first series of Beck movies made in 1997. He is recently most recognized for his role in the internationally acclaimed Millennium series as...
Lisbeth Salander Lisbeth Salander Lisbeth Salander is a fictional character created by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. She is the heroine of Larsson's award-winning "Millennium series", first appearing in the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...	Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish/Danish film adaptations of the "Millennium series": The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest...
Erika Berger	Lena Endre Lena Endre Lena Endre is a Swedish actress. She was born in Lidingö, Stockholm County, and grew up in Härnösand, Ångermanland and Trollbäcken, Tyresö. She had her breakthrough in the Swedish TV-series Varuhuset and Lorry in the 1980s. Since then she has acted in a number of TV-series and movies, both in...
Dragan Armanskij	Michalis Koutsogiannakis
Christer Malm	Jacob Ericksson
"Plague"	Tomas Köhler
Malin Eriksson	Sofia Ledarp
Annika Giannini	Annika Hallin
Alexander Zalachenko	Georgi Staykov Georgi Staykov Georgi Staykov is a Bulgarian-Swedish actor.In Swedish cinema, he typically portrays Eastern European villains. "My Serbian friends refer to me as 'the main bad guy,'" he said in a 2007 interview. "I've played this role for all possible languages which has these 'bad guys' - Russian mafia,...
Miriam Wu	Yasmine Garbi
Ronald Niedermann	Mikael Spreitz
Nils Bjurman	Peter Andersson Peter Andersson (actor) -Selected filmography:- External links :...
Holger Palmgren	Per Oscarsson Per Oscarsson - External links :...
Henrik Vanger	Sven-Bertil Taube Sven-Bertil Taube Sven-Bertil G. E. Taube is a Swedish singer and actor. Born in Stockholm, he is the son of songwriter Evert Taube and sculptor Astri Bergman Taube.-Biography:...
Cecilia Vanger	Marika Lagercrantz Marika Lagercrantz Marika Karin Louise Lagercrantz is a Swedish actress. She is the daughter of Olof Lagercrantz, granddaughter of Hans Ruin, sister of David Lagercrantz, and cousin of Lars and Johan Lönnroth. She resides in Bagarmossen, a suburb of Stockholm.-Selected filmography:-References:...
Martin Vanger	Peter Haber Peter Haber Peter Alexander Haber is a Swedish actor. He grew up in Södertälje and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until 1994....
Dirch Frode	Ingvar Hirdwall Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall , is a Swedish actor. He was educated at Gothenburg City Theatre stage school 1957-1960. Since the early 1960s he has been active as an actor in many films, TV series and on theatrical stages, mainly Stockholms stadsteater...
Janne Dahlman	David Dencik David Dencik David Dencik is a Swedish actor.After having had minor roles in different films, David Dencik became an established actor in Sweden for his role as the killer John Ausonius in the three-part TV mini-series Lasermannen in 2005...
Gustaf Morell	Björn Granath Björn Granath Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath is a Swedish actor.Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He has starred in a broad range of films from comedies to dramas. He was active as an actor and director on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm between the years 1987-2007...
Harriet Vanger	Ewa Fröling Ewa Fröling Ewa Fröling, Eva Marie Fröling , is a Swedish actress.She was born in Stockholm. Fröling has appeared on-screen in various roles throughout her career...
Brännlund	Fredrik Ohlsson Fredrik Ohlsson Fredrik Ohlsson is a Swedish actor. In 1956 he won a scholarship to RADA, where he trained for two years.-External links:...
Harald Vanger	Gösta Bredefeldt Gösta Bredefeldt Gösta Bredefeldt was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 61 films and television shows between 1961 and 2009. He starred in the 1974 film A Handful of Love, which was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* A Handful of Love * The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...
Isabella Vanger	Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Lindblom , is a Swedish film actress and director. As an actor she has been particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in Miss Julie for BBC Television...
Birger Vanger	Willie Andréason
Otto Falk	Christian Fiedler Christian Fiedler Christian Fiedler is a former German football goalkeeper, who spent his entire career playing with Hertha BSC.-Football career:...
Birgit Falk	Margareta Stone
Enrico	Reuben Sallmander Reuben Sallmander Reuben Robert Joakim Sallmander is a Swedish actor and singer of Jewish heritage. He graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1990 and has since acted in a wide array of theatre plays, films and television productions.-External links:...
Paolo Roberto			Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto is a Swedish ex-boxer, actor, and TV host of partial Italian descent.-Outside boxing:...
Jan Bublanski			Johan Kylén
Gunnar Björk			Ralph Carlsson
Sonja Modig			Tanja Lorentzon
Rikard Ekström			Niklas Hjulström Niklas Hjulström Niklas Hjulström is a Swedish actor, singer and director. He is brother to Carin Hjulström, grandson to Filip Hjulström and son to Lennart Hjulström. Niklas Hjulström is father to Embla Hjulström....
Hans Faste			Magnus Krepper
Niklas Eriksson			Daniel Gustavsson Daniel Gustavsson Daniel Gustavsson is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for AIK. -Career:Gustavsson is a Midfielder who playing during his AIK career on loan in the 2009 season time with FC Väsby United and Västerås SK.- AIK :...
Jerker Holmberg			Donald Högberg
Dr. Peter Teleborian					Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl
Evert Gullberg					Hans Alfredson Hans Alfredson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson is a Swedish actor, film director, writer and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson...
Fredrik Clinton					Lennart Hjulström Lennart Hjulström Lennart Hjalmar Hjulström is a Swedish actor and director. He is married to Gunilla Nyroos and father to Niklas and Carin Hjulström...
Torsten Edklinth					Niklas Falk Niklas Falk Niklas Daniel Falk is a Swedish actor. He is brother to the actor Jonas Falk.Falk is educated at NAMA in Gothenburg. He worked at Gothenburg City Theatre until 1988. 1990 he moved to Stockholm and Stockholm City Theatre...
Monica Figuerola					Mirja Turestedt
Hallberg					Jan Holmquist
Georg Nyström					Rolf Degerlund
Birger Wadensjöö					Jacob Nordenson
Dr. Anders Jonasson					Aksel Morisse
Jonas Sandström					Johan Holmberg
Judge					Ylva Lööf Ylva Lööf Ylva Lööf is a Swedish actress who has appeared in a number of films and television shows.-Filmography:*1989–1991 – Tre kärlekar *1992 – En komikers uppväxt...
Sonny Nieminen					Pelle Blomander
Hans-Åke Waltari					Nicklas Gustavsson
Watchman					Jim Wiberg

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