Swedish Dicks
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Our Review
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Our Review
Swedish Dicks (2016) is a comedy and crime series from Viaplay. It has built a run of 20 episodes at roughly 30 minutes each. It premiered on September 2, 2016. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 2 seasons.
What Swedish Dicks Is About
Comedy series set in Downtown Los Angeles. The first ten episode season centers around Ingmar, an ex stunt man, now trying to survive as a small time private detective. One day his miserable life takes a new turn when he stumbles into Axel, a former, somewhat successful DJ. Together they partner up and start their own private investigator firm, Swedish Dicks. They become a great team taking on the strangest and wildest cases in LA, but when Ingmar’s past catches up with them they have to solve the murder mystery of Ingmar’s former stunt buddy Tex.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 30 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 20 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its comedy/crime roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Peter Stormare, Johan Glans and Vivian Bang to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Peter Stormare, Johan Glans, Vivian Bang and Felisha Cooper lead the cast.
Key roles include Peter Stormare as Ingmar Andersson; Johan Glans as Axel Enström; Vivian Bang as Sun; Felisha Cooper as Sarah Bergman.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy and crime have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Viaplay’s other originals, a 6.2/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2016 and carried by Viaplay with the series still ended, it lands hardest with comedy and crime viewers.
How Swedish Dicks Compares
If Swedish Dicks lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy/crime lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Swedish Dicks is available to stream on Crave. Availability can shift by region, so confirm on the platform before you commit.
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On the whole Swedish Dicks is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Peter Stormare and Johan Glans doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy/crime roots, It has held up since 2016 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Swedish Dicks is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy and crime lane, at 20 episodes it is an easy run to work through, it is streaming on Crave right now, the audience score holds around 6.2/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.2/10. Watch it if you want comedy/crime you can settle into.
