“All charm and smarts…A winner.”
— Newsday
 
“As the title suggests, the wit and heart of the show are available to all.  A-“
— Entertainment Weekly
 
“A winning mix of low-key charm and robust humor”
— The Philadelphia Inquirer
 

FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS AND SIBLINGS GREG & AMY POEHLER COMES A STAR-STUDDED, RATINGS-BUSTING FISH-OUT-OF-WATER SITCOM CALLED “THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO BROADCAST-NETWORK COMEDY SINCE MODERN FAMILY[1]

 

WELCOME TO SWEDEN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

 

Based on Greg Poelher’s True Life Story, the Hilarious, Top-Rated Rom-Com Arrives May 19 in a 2-Disc DVD Set Containing All 10 Season One Episodes;  Guest Stars Include Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Aubrey Plaza and Gene Simmons

 

Welcome to Sweden: Season One Sneak Peak

 

New York, NY/Toronto, Canada (April 7, 2015) – Americans best know Sweden for exports such as meatballs, Ikea furniture and Volvo.  But on May 19, Entertainment One (eOne) adds “sitcoms” to the list with its co-produced seriesWELCOME TO SWEDEN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, a 2-disc DVD set.  The acclaimed NBC sitcom, an offbeat single-camera comedy from executive producers and siblings Greg & Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”) and created by and starring Greg, became one of the highest-rated summer broadcast comedies of the past five years when it debuted last July.  And before its second season debuts, experience a strange land and its stranger customs, in this fish-out-of-water sitcom called “the best new NBC comedy in a long time”[2].

 

Based on Greg Poehler’s true life story, WELCOME TO SWEDEN, follows a successful New York money manager to the stars,  Bruce (Greg Poehler) who falls in love with a Swedish girl, Emma (Josephine Bornebusch, top-rated Swedish drama “Solsidan”), and follows her back to her native Stockholm when she returns for a job.  Moving halfway around the world with a new love is a huge step and Bruce, with no job, friends or real clue about what he is getting himself into, is quick to face the many unique challenges and culture clashes that living in a foreign land presents — most notably, how to win over Emma’s strange and very Swedish family.  From Bruce’s comical struggles to learn the language to his exploits behind the wheel of a Swedish car, run-ins at the immigration office and with his celebrity clientele, WELCOME TO SWEDEN reveals itself to be “romantically old-fashioned… and delightfully weird”[3].

 
Making his acting debut, Greg stars in the series along with Bornebusch, and Lena Olin (Chocolat, The Ninth Gate) as Emma’s therapist mother Viveka, retired sea captain father, Birger (Claes Månsson), and Illeana Douglas (Easy to Assemble, Grace of My Heart) and Patrick Duffy (“Dallas”) as Bruce’s parents. They’re joined in the inaugural season by guest stars Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Will Ferrell and Gene Simmons, who make guest appearances as themselves in this series predominately shot on location in Stockholm.
 

WELCOME TO SWEDEN is created by Greg Poehler. It is a co-production of eOne, TV4, FLX and Syskon and executive producers include Amy Poehler and Greg Poehler; Fredrik Arefalk for TV4; Carrie Stein eOne; and veteran Swedish TV helmer /creator Felix Herngren (Solsidan) for FLX.

 

About Entertainment One

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content.  The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea.  Through established Film and Television divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 40,000 film and television titles, 4,500 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.

 

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WELCOME TO SWEDEN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

Street Date:  May 19, 2015
Format:  DVD/2 Discs
Catalog#:  EOE-DV-7790
SRP:  $34.98
Running Time:  220 Minutes
Genre:  TV/Comedy
Aspect Ratio:  16 x 9 (1.78:1)
Audio:  English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
 
[1] The Los Angeles Times
[2] Newsday
[3] Entertainment Weekly