Caliphate (2020)
- Original title
- Kalifat
- Directed by
- Goran Kapetanović
- Genre
- drama television series, thriller television series
- Country
- Sweden
- Length
- 1 season, 8 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 156 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Swedish security agent tries to stop a terror plot. A young woman gets drawn into joining ISIS. A teenager is groomed by extremists online.
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What happens
Caliphate (Swedish: Kalifat) is a Swedish thriller drama television series. It premiered on 12 January 2020 on Sveriges Television. It became the most-viewed series ever on SVT Play. The story is based on the real-life case of the Bethnal Green trio, in which three British teenage girls from London left home to join ISIS in Syria in February 2015. The television adaptation chiefly follows the characters of Fatima, a Swedish Security Service agent; Pervin, a young Swedish woman lured to Syria; and Sulle, an opinionated teenager groomed by ISIS. The plot explores and revolves around themes such as Islamic extremism, terrorism, tensions within Islam and among Muslims, women's rights, and human rights. All eight episodes were directed by Goran Kapetanović. Branded as a Netflix Original, Caliphate was released globally on Netflix on 18 March 2020, and removed from the service on 1 September 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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