Quicksand is a new Swedish drama from Netflix, which is streaming from today (Friday, April 5). Netflix has made Quicksand its first original Swedish series, which will only be available to watch online on the streaming service. Netflix will not only stream episodes of the series, which is titled Störst av allt in Swedish, but will allow users to download episodes to watch them online.
How to watch Quicksand online
Quicksand will be streaming on Netflix from Friday, April 5.
Quicksand will be available to watch online on Netflix from midnight California time.
In the UK, this means Quicksand will be available to watch online from 8am on April 5, while in Sweden the series will stream from 9am.
All six episodes of Quicksand will be streaming at once on Netflix from Friday.
Netflix will allow users on selected devices to download Quicksand to watch offline.
The full list of compatible devices is available on the Netflix website.
New Netflix subscribers can watch Quicksand online for three by signing up to a 30 free trial.
After that trial has ended, Netflix subscriptions cost from £5.99 a month.
What will happen in Quicksand?
The Netflix synopsis for Quicksand reads: “A tragedy takes place at a prep school in Stockholm’s wealthiest suburb.
“A normal high school student, Maja Norberg (Hanna Ardéhn), finds herself on trial for murder.
“When the events of that day are revealed, so too are the private details about her relationship with Sebastian Fagerman (Felix Sandman) and his dysfunctional family.
“Störst av allt (Quicksand) is based on the best-selling novel by Malin Persson Giolito which has been published in 26 countries and was voted Nordic Crime Novel of the year in 2016.”
IMDB adds to this summary: “More doubts and suspicions arise when new revelations are made.”
In the series, a mass shooting in a school leads to Maja being charged, despite her boyfriend and best friend dying in the incident.
The drama sees her spend nine months in prison before the trial begins, which reconsiders the events of that day.
The Amazon summary for the book Quicksand is based on reads in part: “An incisive courtroom thriller and a drama that raises questions about the nature of love, the disastrous side effects of guilt, and the function of justice.”
Quicksand is streaming now on Netflix
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