Caliphate

National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. Meanwhile Sulle, a teenage girl in Stockholm, gets interested in her student assistant who opens doors to a new and fascinating world - the true path. Kalifat is a thriller about the intermingled fates of five young women who get caught up in the seducing and destroying force of religious fundamentalism.

Caliphate (2020) is a Swedish national-television thriller miniseries created by Niklas Rockström and Wilhelm Berhman for SVT1 and Netflix. Its single eight-episode season follows National Security agent Fatima Zukic (Aliette Opheim), who receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is being planned, and a Stockholm schoolgirl named Sulle (Nora Rios), who grows fascinated by her student assistant and the new world he opens for her. Other principal figures include Pervin (Gizem Erdogan), Husam (Amed Bozan) and Nadir (Arvin Kananian), whose lives are caught in the same web. The engine of the story is a race against time: Fatima must trace an unseen plot through surveillance, interviews and informants while the young women drift deeper into a seductive and destructive religious movement. Episodes alternate between the security investigation and the recruitment process in ordinary Stockholm neighbourhoods, building a tense, dread-filled atmosphere. Its intermingled storylines give it a grounded, serious register, and the tone stays claustrophobic and morally weighted. Fans of Homeland, Hunted and Borgen will find resonance in its blend of state security procedure, political unease and intimate portraits of radicalization. Its tight single-season shape makes it a focused, self-contained viewing experience.

Audiences rate the miniseries as acclaimed for its timely, tense portrayal of radicalization and its ensemble of young actors.

• Huntedshared tense terrorism thriller tones and state security investigation
• Borgenshared radicalization themes and Nordic-style political thriller tension
• Homelandshared intelligence agency procedural tension and terrorism plotting
• The Wireshared young characters drawn into extremist movements with dread-filled tone

Created by

Niklas Rockström, Wilhelm Berhman

Release Date

2020-01-12

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

8.2 / 10 (169)

What is Caliphate about?

A Swedish national security agent races to stop a terror plot while five young women are pulled into religious extremism.

What is Caliphate like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Caliphate as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Caliphate violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Caliphate as moderate.

What did critics think of Caliphate?

Audiences rate the miniseries as acclaimed for its timely, tense portrayal of radicalization and its ensemble of young actors.

Which shows are like Caliphate?

Shows with a similar feel include Hunted, Borgen, Homeland, and The Wire.

How long is Caliphate?

Caliphate: 1 season, 8 episodes.

Is Caliphate still running?

No, Caliphate has ended.

Where can I watch Caliphate?

In United States, Caliphate streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon MX Player.