The Best TV Shows on Viaplay

Every Viaplay Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Viaplay has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 2016 all the way to 2023. Among Viaplay’s finest offerings are Black Lake and Swedish Dicks, which debuted in 2016 and 2016, respectively. As of June 2025, our compilation of Viaplay’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.

  • The Ambassador
    The Ambassador (2020)8.0

    At the Swedish embassy in Mexico City, the staff tries to do everything to promote the image of Sweden. But for the selfish ambassador Thomas Hofwander, it is mainly about lifting himself.

  • Börje - The Journey of a Legend
    Börje - The Journey of a Legend (2023)7.3

    From a small town in Sweden to an NHL icon - the inspiring story of hockey legend Börje Salming and his road to international stardom and passionate love.

  • The Machinery
    The Machinery (2020)6.9

    Olle Hulten wakes up drunk on the ferry between Sandefjord and Strömstad. In his car is a gun and a lot of money. Simultaneously the police is chasing a robber whom have hijacked a car and is holding the security guard at gunpoint.

  • Love Me
    Love Me (2019)6.8

    Friendship, grief and romance intersect with love in the lives of three generations of people living in Stockholm.

  • Threesome
    Threesome (2021)6.4

    David and Siri are a young couple living in London. During a night out, they meet Camille and a flirtatious game arises where the boundaries are gradually dissolved. In an act of drunken curiosity, they have a threesome.

  • Max Anger
    Max Anger (2021)6.4

    Max Anger is a former member of the Swedish military who finally found love with his Russian colleague Pashie. When Pashie suddenly goes missing in St Petersburg, Max sets off on a mission to find her but soon finds himself on a deadly hunt leading him to a terrifying discovery that could potentially change the entire world order.

  • Swedish Dicks
    Swedish Dicks (2016)6.3

    Two unlicensed Swedish private investigators try to make a living in Los Angeles.

  • Alex
    Alex (2017)6.3

    Ruthless and corrupt police officer Alex has decided to come to terms with his dubious past and become clean. But the dark forces he has collaborated with earlier refuses to let him off the hook, putting both Alex and his family's lives at great danger. At the same time Alex gets a new partner, Frida, who secretly has been instructed to bring him down.

  • The Box
    The Box (2021)6.3

    Sharon Pici, a Kansas City Police Detective, is locked in a room that she cannot escape.

  • Conspiracy of Silence
    Conspiracy of Silence (2018)6.2

    Robert Kastell returns to Sweden after having been presumed dead for thirty years. A personal tragedy has made him leave his exile, and sent him on a last journey of revenge

  • Rig 45
    Rig 45 (2018)6.2

    When Andrea, a damage regulator from Benthos Oil, is sent out to Rig 45 two days before Christmas to investigate a fatal accident, the rig is hit by a hurricane and all communications lost. Soon, the crew realize that the accident is in fact a murder, and they now know that they are in real danger.

  • Professionals
    Professionals (2020)6.1

    After their advanced medical satellite explodes on deployment, billionaire futurist Peter Swann, and his fiancée, medical visionary Dr. Graciela "Grace" Davila, turn to a hardened former counterintelligence officer.

  • Hammarvik
    Hammarvik (2020)6.1

    When police officer Johanna Strand returns to her hometown Hammarvik to attend her mother's funeral, she expects to stay only for a few nights but the body of a young woman is found and she decides to stay and investigate what happened.

  • Meaning of Life
    Meaning of Life (2022)6.0

    Alva wants nothing more than to become a parent together with boyfriend Nico, but it's just not happening. Meanwhile, her sister Ellen has three children with husband Alex — and dearly wishes she hadn't.

  • Black Lake
    Black Lake (2016)5.5

    An unsettling chain of events are set into motion when a group of young friends an visit an abandoned ski resort in the far reaches of Sweden. The remote and neglected Black Lake has been closed for years when Johan invites his friends to stay there. He dreams of reopening the isolated hotel and restoring it to a luxury ski resort, but what begins as a fun research trip soon takes a sinister turn as the group is gripped by a series of unexplained and disturbing events. They soon uncover the real reason Black Lake was abandoned all those years before, and solving the mystery rapidly becomes a matter of life and death.

  • Limbo
    Limbo (2023)5.5

    A late-night phone call changes everything for Ebba, My and Gloria. The news that their sons have been involved in a serious car crash puts their friendship and priorities to the ultimate test

  • A Class Apart
    A Class Apart (2021)5.2

    When a student at the famous boarding school Tuna Kvarn is found dead, investigators are met with a wall of silence. Suspicions soon turn to pupils from a disadvantaged neighbouring state school – until a mobile film that reveals Tuna Kvarn’s humiliating initiation rituals appears on social media and triggers dramatic consequences.

  • Honour
    Honour (2019)3.7

    Four partners at a law firm called "Heder" gain notoriety by helping victims of sex crimes and speaking out against patriarchy.

  • The American Runestone
    The American Runestone (2020)N/A

    This follows Stormare on a personal and often humorous journey through Minnesota to uncover the truth about the founding of America through meetings with scholars, skeptics and sensationalists.

  • Svenska Powerkvinnor
    Svenska Powerkvinnor (2021)N/A

    Get to know Camilla Läckberg, the TV and radio profile Laila Bagge, the comedian Kristina "Keyyo" Petrushina, the influencer Antonija Mandir and the doctor Mouna "Doctor Mouna" Esmaeilzadeh in depth.