Vanguard

About Vanguard

Born into a powerful Swedish family, Jan Stenbeck takes over after his father and brother's deaths. He challenges monopolies, launches TV channels and newspapers, becoming a visionary who changed Sweden, but at a high personal cost.

SVT1's Vanguard is a drama series. It reached one season of 5 episodes from March 2025.

The series is filed under family business, financial drama, media empire, and biography. It is adapted from real events. Jakob Oftebro appears as Jan Stenbeck, Malin Crépin as Margareta af Ugglas, Julia Marko-Nord as Elisabeth Silfverstolpe, and Irene Lindh as Märtha Stenbeck.

It streams on Viaplay Amazon Channel in the United States.

The Act, Succession, and Baby Reindeer make useful companions to Vanguard.