{{Short description|Spy drama television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox television | caption = | image = | genre = {{plainlist| * Drama * Espionage * Spy thriller }} | based_on = | creator = {{Plainlist| *William Diskay *Jonas løkke *Ola Norén *Roland Ulvselius *Stephen Brady }} | starring = | writer = {{Plainlist| *Stephen Brady *Paul Coates *Rachel Smith }} | director = {{Plainlist| *Jill Robertson *Paul Murphy *Declan Recks }} | music = {{Plainlist| * Kormac }} | opentheme = | country = | language = {{Plainlist| * English * Russian * Danish }} | num_episodes = 10 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| *Stephen Brady *Frederik Ljungberg *Moreyba Bidessie *Jill Robertson *William Diskay *Christian Alveborg *Jonas lord }} | producer = {{Plainlist| *Tristan Orpen Lynch *Aoife O'Sullivan *Veronika Eriksson }} | location = | runtime = 45 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * Mopar Studios (Sweden) * Subotica (Ireland) }} | network = *Viaplay (worldwide) *Ovation (United States) | first_aired = {{start date|2021|10|3|df=y}} | last_aired = | related = | num_series = | cinematography = Ciarán Tanham | editor = {{Plainlist| * Eoin McGuirk * Gareth Young }} }}
'''''Red Election''''' is an English-language Swedish spy drama television series. The story follows a British intelligence agent (Lydia Leonard) and a Danish secret service agent (Victoria Carmen Sonne) who team up to stop a Russian terrorist attack in Britain. The 10-part series premiered as a Viaplay Original on 3 October 2021
==Cast== ===Main=== <!--Main cast order is according to original opening credits (the pilot episode). In addition, new main cast members will be at the bottom of the list.--> *Lydia Leonard as Beatrice Ogilvy, MI5 agent *Victoria Carmen Sonne as Katrine Poulson, DSIS agent *Stephen Dillane as William Ogilvy, MI5 director and Beatrice's father<ref name="deadline" /> *Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Levi Nichols, MI5 agent *Lorraine Burroughs as Etta Cornwell *Aidan McArdle as Zak *Clinton Liberty as Marcus *Goran Kostić as Oleg Adamov *Ian Kenny as Declan *James D'Arcy as Adam Cornwell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom <!--Original opening credits end here.--> *Rori Hawthorn as Holly *Amy Shiels as Nikki Foster-Lyons *Pavel Kříž as Gavel Surkov *Sophie Jo Wasson as Isla Robson *Andy Kellegher as Shaun Graham *Tadhg Murphy as Nigel Braynor *Owen Roe
===Recurring=== *Stephen Hogan as Alaric Henderson, MI5 agent *Niels Justesen as Torben Jensen *Fiach Kunz as Kelvin Cruickshanks
==Production== ===Development=== The drama was created by William Diskay, Jonas Fors, with Ola Norén, Roland Ulvselius, and lead writer Stephen Brady. Paul Coates and Rachel Smith joined Stephen Brady on the writing team. Jill Robertson served as lead director and executive producer of the series. Paul Murphy and Declan Recks were also directors on the series. Executive producing were Moreyba Bidessie of A+E Networks. Veronika Eriksson and Christian Alveborg of Mopar Studios would produce. It is part of Mobpar's English-language slate.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Layton |first=Mark |date=12 May 2021 |title=NENT Group's Viaplay orders UK thriller 'Red Election', as producer Mopar's English-language push continues |url=https://tbivision.com/2021/05/12/nent-groups-viaplay-orders-london-based-thriller-as-producer-mopars-uk-push-continues/ |journal=TBI |accessdate=23 July 2021}}</ref>
===Casting=== In May 2021, Nordic Entertainment Group announced that Stephen Dillane, Lydia Leonard, James D'Arcy, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lorraine Burroughs, and Victoria Carmen Sonne had been cast in the drama with Sonne and Leonard as the lead spy duo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2021 |title=NENT Group stages international 'Red Election' drama with star cast |url=https://www.nentgroup.com/news/news-releases/nent-group-stages-international-red-election-drama-star-cast-1916532 |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=Nordic Entertainment Group}}</ref>
===Filming=== The series and cast announcements dropped just as production wrapped. It had originally begun in 2020, but was shut down after only two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming was able to resume after six months. Principal photography took place in Ireland.<ref name="deadline">{{Cite journal |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=12 May 2021 |title=Stephen Dillane, Lydia Leonard & James D'Arcy Lead Viaplay/A+E Networks Spy Noir 'Red Election' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/stephen-dillane-lydia-leonard-viaplay-ae-networks-james-darcy-red-election-1234753977/ |journal=Deadline |accessdate=23 July 2021}}</ref>
==Release== A trailer was released on 23 September 2021. The 10-part series premiered on NENT Group's streaming platform Viaplay in Nordic countries. A+E Networks International are responsible for international distribution.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The series premiered on Ovation TV in the United States starting August 6, 2022 as part of the "Mystery Alley" crime drama mystery-themed Saturday night block.
The series premiered on public television channel SBS Television in Australia on 28 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2021 |title=Espionage thriller drama Red Election premieres on SBS |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/10/28/espionage-thriller-drama-red-election-premieres-on-sbs/ |access-date=23 December 2021 |website=TV Blackbox}}</ref>
The series was added to the Disney+ line up in October 2022 in UK and Ireland.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|13696808}}
Category:2021 Swedish television series debuts Category:English-language Swedish television shows Category:Espionage television series Category:Television shows filmed in the Republic of Ireland Category:Television shows about terrorism Category:Swedish spy television series Category:Multilingual television series