Riding in Darkness

In 1991, a man who owned a horse farm in Ekerö was convicted of sexual crimes against five girls between the ages of 14 and 17. After a two and a half year prison term, he returned to the farm and continued operating the farm. His business also remained accredited by the National Organization of Riding Schools. Several years later, in 1994, Sveriges Television aired a documentary Dömd på förhand () alleging that the girls who accused the man of abuse had lied. In May 2018, Sveriges Radio P1 released "Hästgården", a five-episode program about a riding instructor who was convicted of sexual crimes against his students in the 1990s, and was able to continue working even after his conviction and prison sentence. Robert Barkman and Daniel Velasco received the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism, in the category of Storyteller of the Year, for the program. In October 2021, , the daughter of the riding instructor (who had died of cancer in 2018), published a memoir in collaboration with Marie-Anne Knutas about her childhood titled ''Daddy's Girl on the Horse Farm'' (). == Cast ==

Main • Jonas Karlsson as Tommy Lund • Hanna Ardéhn as Victoria Lund • as Molly Bennett • as Lotta Lund • Amanda Jansson as Frida Karlsson Supporting • Tehilla Blad as Agnes Lund • Melinda Kinnaman as Katarina Rosén • Christopher Wollter as Tomas Rosén: Katarina's husband • Emma Comstedt as Victoria, aged 5 • Lovis Bello as Agnes, aged 4 • Jessica Liedberg as Linda: chair of the Heddesta Riding Association • Frida Argento as Bettina Hansson • as Petronella "Nella" Alveström: friend Molly makes at school after leaving Heddesta • Atina Simonovic as Jenny Rosén • Nova Salmi-Wikander as Linn Wenger • Mi-Lou Wehrling as Malin Broström == Episodes ==

After the case came to broader attention in the Sveriges Radio program, met with Jahn, her younger sister, and others with knowledge of the case. He began writing the script based on the content of those interviews. Jahn collaborated with show runners on the development of the series and visited set during the production. Filming began in August 2021, mostly in Lerum. == Reception ==

Writing for Dagens Nyheter, gave the series four out of five stars. She praised and 's direction, and Karlsson's "skin-crawling" depiction as the "sometimes charismatic, sometimes diabolical" Tommy. She also cited and Amanda Jansson as two standout performances. The series received a positive review from in Aftonbladet. Karlsson's performance as Tommy was given particular praise by Jan Andersson in Hallands Nyheter. Award nominations The series was nominated at Kristallen 2023 for Television Drama of the Year. Karlsson and Samuelsson also earned nominations for their individual performances. Karlsson was also nominated for an International Emmy for Best Actor. == References ==