A Royal Secret

Drama 2021

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The Haijby Case is the story of a forbidden love that was meant to be kept hidden from the public at all costs. When the secret got out, it led to one of the worst miscarriages of justice that Sweden has ever witnessed. Theme: Pride & LGBTQ.

Drama 2021

Starring Sverrir Gudnason, Staffan Göthe, Reine Brynolfsson

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

The year is 1932, and in a final attempt to save his failing restaurant, former con man Kurt Haijby appeals for a private audience with King Gustav V of Sweden. To his wife Anna’s great surprise, he is granted one.

44 min · Jan 1, 2021
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

When Kurt Haijby’s wife and restaurant co-owner discovers that he’s having an affair with the king, she seeks a divorce and refuses to speak to Kurt. It’s not long before Governor Nothin receives the information.

45 min · Jan 1, 2021
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Haijby is thrown into a Gestapo prison for 18 months after being caught in a sexual act with a male prostitute. When he’s released in 1941, Nothin’s colleagues are waiting to collect him from the train in Stockholm.

44 min · Jan 1, 2021
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

In Kurt Haijby's dramatic 1950s trial, he stood accused of blackmailing the royal court, and many witnesses were called. This was his lawyer Henning Sjöström´s first case, and he then wrote a book about it.

15 min · Jan 1, 2021

Sverrir Gudnason

Actor
Staffan Göthe

Actor
Reine Brynolfsson

Actor
Sanna Krepper

Actor
Bengt Braskered

Actor

About

A Royal Secret

DRAMA

The Haijby Case is the story of a forbidden love that was meant to be kept hidden from the public at all costs. When the secret got out, it led to one of the worst miscarriages of justice that Sweden has ever witnessed. Theme: Pride & LGBTQ.

Information

Studio: Viaplay Group
Released: 2021
Region of Origin: Sweden

Languages

Audio: Swedish (Sweden)
Subtitles: English (United States), German (Germany)