Idol: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"Idol" is a Swedish reality-competition talent show airing on TV4. It debuted in August 2004, and has become one of the most popular shows on Swedish television. Part of the Idols franchise, it originates from the reality program Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, which was first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom.

Series details

• Title: Idol
• Format: Variety
• Language: Swedish
• Premiere date: 2004-09-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV4
• Network country: Sweden
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12118
• IMDb ID: tt1237844
• TVDB ID: 80498

Cast and credited roles

• Pär Lernström — Presenter (2011 - present)
• Kakan Hermansson — Sidekick, 2013
• Cecilia Forss — Sidekick, 2011
• Peter Jihde — Presenter (2007 - 2010)
• Carolina Gynning — Presenter (2007)
• Carina Berg — Presenter (2007)
• Sanna Bråding — Presenter (2006)
• Mogge Sseruwagi — Presenter (2006)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2004: premiered 2004-09-02; final listed air date 2004-11-26.
• Season 2005: premiered 2005-08-30; final listed air date 2005-12-02.
• Season 2006: premiered 2006-08-29; final listed air date 2006-12-01.
• Season 2007: premiered 2007-09-04; final listed air date 2007-09-12.
• Season 2008: premiered 2008-09-03; final listed air date 2008-12-12.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-09-08; final listed air date 2009-12-11.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-09-07; final listed air date 2010-12-10.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-09-04; final listed air date 2011-12-09.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-08-19; final listed air date 2013-12-06.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-08-18; final listed air date 2014-12-05.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-08-17; final listed air date 2015-12-04.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-08-22; final listed air date 2016-12-09.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-08-21; final listed air date 2017-12-08.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-08-20; final listed air date 2018-12-08.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-08-19; final listed air date 2019-12-06.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-08-17; final listed air date 2020-12-04.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-08-23; final listed air date 2021-12-10.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-08-22; final listed air date 2022-11-25.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-08-28; final listed air date 2023-12-01.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-08-31; final listed air date 2024-12-07.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-08-23; final listed air date 2025-09-06.

Source and licence

Adapted from Idol on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.