Vanguard

Name: Vanguard
Released: 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jakob Oftebro, Zoe Helen Boyle, Irene Lindh

TV Show · Drama

The rise of visionary disruptor Jan Stenbeck who left Wall Street for Sweden, turning family feuds into a media empire that reshaped Nordic TV and telecom. Torn between passion and duty, he battles sibling rivalry in a relentless pursuit of success.

2025 · 44m

Starring Jakob Oftebro, Zoe Helen Boyle, Irene Lindh

Director Goran Kapetanovic

EPISODE 1

The Other Country

In 1975, young Jan lives in New York. He works for Morgan Stanley, but a death in the family forces him to consider whether he should stay in the US or return to Sweden to run the family business.
EPISODE 2

David vs. Goliath

Jan and Margaretha remain at odds. Margaretha wants Kinnevik to continue focusing on wood and steel, while Jan wants Kinnevik to focus on telecom and media.
EPISODE 3

Staying Alive

Jan loses his lawsuit against his sisters, meaning they can do whatever they want with Kinnevik. Shelby comes up with a daring plan that causes quite a stir.
EPISODE 4

What Svensson wants: 1986

Fresh off his battle with the state telephone giant, Jan sets his sights on a new monopoly: public television. He begins launching the commercial TV channel TV3, broadcasting from London and beaming into Swedish homes via satellite.
EPISODE 5

Just One More Bite

Jan now runs Kinnevik from a remote farm in Luxembourg. The next battle: securing a state licence for an ad-funded terrestrial TV channel in Sweden.