The Best TV Shows on SVT Play

Every SVT Play Show Ranked From Best To Worst

SVT Play’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1979 to 2023. Leading the pack on SVT Play are Pat & Mat and Kenny Starfighter, with their initial broadcasts in 1979 and 1997. Our curated list, current as of June 2025, showcases over 20 of SVT Play’s highest-rated series.

  • Trädgårdstider
    Trädgårdstider (2015)8.5

  • Pat & Mat
    Pat & Mat (1979)7.8

    Pat & Mat is a Czech stop-motion animated series featuring two handymen, Pat and Mat. It was created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek.

  • Mästarnas mästare
    Mästarnas mästare (2009)7.7

    A Swedish sport competition based on "Eeuwige roem" (Eternal Glory.)

  • Kenny Starfighter
    Kenny Starfighter (1997)7.5

    Kenny Starfighter fights against the evil lord Dr. Deo.

  • Thin Blue Line
    Thin Blue Line (2021)7.4

    Swedish drama series about police officers in Malmö, their tiring work and the difficulties of keeping their personal and professional life separate.

  • Eagles
    Eagles (2019)7.2

    Eagles is a Swedish TV show that revolves around a few teenagers living in the Swedish ice hockey town Oskarshamn while experiencing friendship, love, and rivalry on the ice.

  • Komiker utan gränser
    Komiker utan gränser (2022)7.2

  • Married at First Sight Sweden
    Married at First Sight Sweden (2014)7.0

    Six singles who have tried everything in the search for great love are matched by a team of experts. In front of the television cameras, they will then get married, even though they have never met before. The couple will live as husband and wife for four weeks. If love arises, the experiment has been successful, if not - they must divorce. Could an arranged marriage be the way to great love?

  • Utrikesbyrån
    Utrikesbyrån (2020)7.0

  • Hjälp, vi har köpt en bondgård!
    Hjälp, vi har köpt en bondgård! (2020)7.0

    Brita Zackari and Kalle Zackari Wahlström have long dreamt of a new life, to leave all anxiety and stress of citylife behind and move to the countryside with their family. Now the dream has come true: Brita and Kalle have bought a little farm.

  • The Hunt for a Killer
    The Hunt for a Killer (2020)6.8

    Based on true stories about real homicide investigations in the south of Sweden between 1989-2004. A reality-based crime drama about the policeman Per-Åke Åkesson and the reconnaissance group that was tasked with investigating several murders of women in northeastern Skåne. The series starts in Hörby in 1989.

  • History Of The World
    History Of The World (2020)6.5

    It's about human history, how humans shaped the world we live in. A history through cultures and civilizations - from early Mesopotamia to the industrial revolution. Documentary series from various european production company’s like BBC, SVT, NRK, DR, ARTE, Covering serveral topics of war, Persons Like Cleopatra, Hitler, George Washington, etc

  • Blackwater
    Blackwater (2023)6.3

    Set in the 1970s, Blackwater tells the story of how four random people's lives converge after two tourists are found murdered in a tent near the Swedish mountain town of Blackwater.

  • The Class
    The Class (2017)6.0

    The Class is aimed at children in their younger teens and addresses issues and dilemmas that are relevant to them but that parents or other adults usually do not think are important. It's about small and big things that create recognition with topics that range from how the friendship is put to the test when two friends fall in love with the same girl to how it feels not to be seen. The Class addresses the challenges and problems that children face in everyday life and are largely taken from the reality of high school students, the one they do not share with adults.

  • 66th North Precinct
    66th North Precinct (2023)5.0

    Police work, boxing and family life in Lapland! Maria Pudas (Saara Kotkaniemi), a former boxing world champion, investigates crimes with her partner Samu Pajala (Karim Rapatti) in Lapland. The life of Maria's cordial and slightly chaotic family (Iina Kuustonen, Eero Saarinen, Katariina Kaitue and Heikki Ranta) changes when Maria's father Esko has a seizure and it is revealed that he has debts of 500,000 euros. In order to save her family, Maria decides to return to the ring once more, and to resolve the situation, only victory matters.

  • Vem bor här?
    Vem bor här? (2015)4.5

    Five strangers guess who lives where, they visit each other's houses and at the end they guess which house is for whom.

  • Up4noise
    Up4noise (2020)4.0

    The four friends, Leo, Iggy, Sam and Alex, transform overnight into a successful boy band. But what happens to their friendship when they get their dreams fulfilled and celebrity puts their relationships to the test?

  • När Livet Vänder
    När Livet Vänder (2013)N/A

  • Svenska tv-historier
    Svenska tv-historier (2015)N/A

    Factual series about Swedish television shows that left an impression.

  • 1 mot Sverige
    1 mot Sverige (2021)N/A

    Can one person beat all of Sweden? Live quiz with spectacular experiments. Everyone can compete live via the DUO app and the whole of Sweden competes as a team. Who will win - the lone contestant in the studio or team Sweden?