Millennium is a 2010 Swedish six-part television miniseries expanded from the 2009 film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium book series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.
The miniseries was produced by Yellow Bird in cooperation with several production companies. It was broadcast on SVT1 from 20 March 2010 to 24 April 2010, and released in 2011 in DVD and Blu-ray in the US under the name Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition. Millennium was well received, winning a jury award for drama at Kristallen 2010, and an International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries in 2011.
Production The Millennium TV miniseries is a compilation of the three Swedish film adaptations, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest with extended scenes, adding more depth in both the stories and the characters. It was divided into 6 episodes total, with each episode of the series about 90 minutes long,In PAL video, i.e. 25 fps. The HD version on Blu-ray is about 93 minutes per episode (24 fps). making the television series about 110 minutes longer than the movies. The series was produced by Yellow Bird in cooperation with several production companies, including SVT, Nordisk Film, Film i Väst and ZDF Enterprises. It was broadcast on SVT1 from 20 March 2010 to 24 April 2010Sveriges Television - Millenniumtriologin and released on a DVD and Blu-ray boxset titled Millennium Trilogy on 11 November 2011. Music Box Home Entertainment released the English version in US on 6 December 2011 under the name Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition.
Cast This is a list of characters who appeared in the series. Character Actor/Actress Episodes Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Mikael Blomkvist Michael Nyqvist colspan="6" Lisbeth Salander Noomi Rapace colspan="6" Erika Berger Lena Endre colspan="6" Dragan Armanskij Michalis Koutsogiannakis colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Christer Malm Jacob Ericksson colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="4" "Plague" Tomas Köhler colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Malin Eriksson Sofia Ledarp colspan="6" Annika Giannini Annika Hallin colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Alexander Zalachenko Georgi Staykov colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" Miriam Wu Yasmine Garbi colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" Ronald Niedermann Mikael Spreitz colspan="2" colspan="4" Nils BjurmanPeter Andersson colspan="5" colspan="1" Holger Palmgren Per Oscarsson colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Henrik VangerSven-Bertil Taube colspan="2" colspan="4" Cecilia Vanger Marika Lagercrantz colspan="2" colspan="4" Martin Vanger Peter Haber colspan="2" colspan="4" Dirch Frode Ingvar Hirdwall colspan="2" colspan="4" Janne Dahlman David Dencik colspan="2" colspan="4" Gustaf MorellBjörn Granath colspan="2" colspan="4" Harriet Vanger Ewa Fröling colspan="2" colspan="4" Brännlund Fredrik Ohlsson colspan="2" colspan="4" Harald Vanger Gösta Bredefeldt colspan="2" colspan="4" Isabella Vanger Gunnel Lindblom colspan="2" colspan="4" Birger Vanger Willie Andréason colspan="2" colspan="4" Otto Falk Christian Fiedler colspan="2" colspan="4" Birgit Falk Margareta Stone colspan="2" colspan="4" Enrico Reuben Sallmander colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Jan Bublanski Johan Kylén colspan="2" colspan="4" Gunnar Björk Ralph Carlsson colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" Sonja Modig Tanja Lorentzon colspan="2" colspan="4" Rikard Ekström Niklas Hjulström colspan="2" colspan="4" Hans Faste Magnus Krepper colspan="2" colspan="4" Niklas Eriksson Daniel Gustavsson colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Jerker Holmberg Donald Högberg colspan="2" colspan="4" Dr. Peter Teleborian Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Evert Gullberg Hans Alfredson colspan="4" colspan="2" Fredrik Clinton Lennart Hjulström colspan="4" colspan="2" Torsten Edklinth Niklas Falk colspan="4" colspan="2" Monica Figuerola Mirja Turestedt colspan="4" colspan="2" Hallberg Jan Holmquist colspan="4" colspan="2" Georg Nyström Rolf Degerlund colspan="4" colspan="2" Birger Wadensjöö Jacob Nordenson colspan="4" colspan="2" Dr. Anders Jonasson Aksel Morisse colspan="4" colspan="2" Jonas Sandström Johan Holmberg colspan="4" colspan="2" Judge Ylva Lööf colspan="4" colspan="2" Sonny Nieminen Pelle Blomander colspan="2" colspan="4" Hans-Åke Waltari Nicklas Gustavsson colspan="4" colspan="2" Watchman Jim Wiberg colspan="4" colspan="2"
Reception Millennium won the award for "Årets TV-drama" ("TV Drama of the Year") at Kristallen 2010. The series also won the award for "Best TV Movie or Miniseries" at the 39th International Emmy Awards. Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict praised the choice for reconfiguring the three films into an extended miniseries stating, "This change of format not only doesn't harm the material, it actually enhances it. Given the extra room to breathe, the films are both richer and a much more palatable proposition. Whether by chance or design, each of the films also has a natural break-off point, where each episode can draw to a close; this allows the viewer to take in each story in easily digestible chunks whilst ensuring they are left desperate to find out what happens next. It's also important to stress that the story still maintains its cinematic feel." Thomas Spurlin of DVD Talk gave similar praise stating, "The Swedish film trilogy captures the character examination portion of the equation quite well; combining Noomi Rapace with generally well-adapted text (aside from a few character divergences and rewrites) renders a compelling cinematic exploration of the character, one similar in tone and impact to that in Larsson's text. The films aren't perfect in terms of their effectiveness as procedural thrillers or dramatic powerhouses, but the elements that they do get right elevate the content to something noteworthy."
See also
Stieg Larsson Millennium series
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