Swedish actor Peshang Rad has extensive experience from both the screen and the theatre stage, and moves with ease between the genres drama, comedy, thriller and crime.

Rad was educated at the esteemed Malmö Theatre Academy and has since his graduation had major roles in several films and TV-series including Holy Mess (2015), Backstabbing for Beginners (2018), Innan vi dör (2017-2019), Jana – Marked for Life (2024) and Bäckström (2020-2024).

Rad plays the starring role of Radovan “Jakov” Jakovic in the highly anticipated series Mafia. The six-episode crime thriller, delves into the life of the notorious gangster “Jakov”, chronicling his journey from poverty to wealth. Drawing inspiration from actual events, it unfolds the transformation of Sweden in the 1990s, evolving from a relatively tranquil nation untouched by organised crime into a land marked by intense gang conflicts and violent shootouts.

Furthermore, Rad has performed at renowned theatre stages all over Sweden. Among his memorable performances are The Brothers Lionheart at Uppsala Theatre and most recently Sviten at Intiman in Stockholm where he played the leading role to great praise.

Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer for Marvel veterans the Russo Brothers’ The Electric State, the adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s atmospheric illustrated novel of the same name, which stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.

The first look at the spectacular sci-fi adventure through a post-apocalyptic ’90s America, which hits the streaming service on March 14, 2025, comes ahead of yesterday’s panel presentation at the now-underway New York Comic Con.

The star-studded cast also includes Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander and Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk voice the robots.

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The new film about JerryMaya’s Detective Agency is directed by Tina Mackic, who also directed the previous film JerryMaya’s Detective Agency – The Riddle of the Scorpion (2022). The sequel, The JerryMaya Detective Agency – The Mascot Who Disappeared, is both a scary and funny Halloween film for the whole family. Among the cast we find Maria Mustafa, Elma Säterhagen-Lekander and Maria Nohra. The script is written by Michaela Hamilton and David Wiberg.

The JerryMaya Detective Agency – The Mascot Who Disappeared is based on the popular children’s book series written by Martin Widmark, and will premiere in Swedish cinemas Friday October 18.

When Lydia leaves Sweden behind for an exchange year across the Atlantic, she finds herself in a small and Christian – but godforsaken – rural community. The town has been deeply shaken by a tragedy that has left its mark on both the place and its inhabitants. Feeling lost, but keen to adapt to the local social codes, Lydia soon becomes caught up  in the region’s dark intrigues.

Parallel to this, Bonnie stands before a decisive year at the end of the 1990s. Following a difficult separation, her life revolves around the love for her rebellious teenage daughter, her job within assisted living and the fellowship of the church. When Bonnie encounters the free spirited Ronald she dares to dream of a life beyond her mundane routine. But in order to move on she first needs to confront that which has kept her confined since the day her husband disappeared.

Despite being separated by time and space, Lydia and Bonnie’s destinies become intertwined in this tale that explores life-changing love, social vulnerability and the pursuit for happiness.

A Little Death is Ebba Bandh’s unforgettable literary debut set amongst the boundless corn fields and deep forests of the American east coast.

For the sixteenth year in a row, the Stockholm International Film Festival will celebrate new talents in film and TV through the SkyShowtime Rising Star Award. Erik Svedberg-Zelman is one of the six Swedish actors nominated for the prestigious prize.

New this year is that the festival audience can also help choose the winner. The winner, who will be announced at the festival’s award ceremony on November 15, will be rewarded with an exclusive trip to the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.

On the day Iceland’s banking system collapses in 2008, trash collector Gómur Barðdal stumbles upon a severed human nose in a garbage bin outside a luxury home in central Reykjavík. Soon after, his cousin, Geir Norðann, a struggling poet, is employed as a poetry tutor for that same household.

As Icelandic society unravels, the two cousins—along with Zipo, the drive-through girl, Kata, the car dealer, and Didda, the trash lady and former prison guard of the year—set out to solve the mystery of the nose. Who does it belong to, and how did it end up in the trash? Their search pulls them into a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of Icelandic society.

Important Trash is a hilarious and gripping tale of love, intrigue, and societal collapse, bursting with narrative energy and wit.