Whiskey on the Rocks: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the middle of the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground outside Karlskrona and suddenly Sweden finds itself at the center of events. Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin tries to resolve the conflict and avoid a world war between two nuclear powers while struggling with a wise foreign minister and a belligerent commander-in-chief.

Series details

• Title: Whiskey on the Rocks
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Swedish
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2024-12-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-12-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: SVT Play
• Network country: Sweden
• Typical episode runtime: 29 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 81491
• IMDb ID: tt13391432
• TVDB ID: 455129

Cast and credited roles

• Rolf Lassgård — Thorbjörn Fälldin
• Kęstutis Jakštas — Leonid Brezhnev
• Mark Noble — Ronald Reagan
• Per Lasson — Anders Karlsson
• Niklas Engdahl — Börje Lagerkrantz
• Anders Mossling — Ola Ullsten
• Filip Berg — Håkan Martinsson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-12-25; final listed air date 2024-12-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Whiskey on the Rocks 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.