Inspired by the real-life romance between Sweden’s Crown Prince Carl Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath, 'Queen Silvia' will be released by Prime Video in German-speaking Europe and Nordic Countries Beta Film’s “Queen Silvia” is world-premiering at Mipcom. The series is a joint production of Pyjama Pictures (Germany) and Unlimited Stories (Sweden) for Prime Video in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland and the Nordic countries, as well as for SAT.1 in Germany. We discovered that we actually have a queen: Silvia Sommerlath, who’s partly German and partly Brazilian,” Alexandre tells Variety.
Sommerlath was brought up between two different cultures and was looking for home. Carl Gustaf had that, but you could also call it a prison. In Silvia, he found someone who loved him for who he really was, and that gave him the strength to fulfill his role.” “Carl Gustaf has said publicly that he needed to find a queen for Sweden.
It was difficult for him to date because he needed someone who could ‘do the job.’ Silvia was far better at it than he ever was,” says Edvin Endre. Still, it’s important to note that she was a fully formed human being even before setting foot in the royal court. She was already very independent.
But how do you fit into a world where you have to give up the things you’ve built for yourself?,” wonders Alicia von Rittberg. They got engaged four years later. We asked: ‘What happened within those four years?’ That’s where we found the heart of our tale.
It’s not about a woman who wants to become a queen; it’s about a woman who has to come to terms with it. It’s not a Cinderella story,” adds showrunner Carsten Kelber. This breaks the usual narrative because it’s not about ‘When is he going to ask’?!.” They wanted to show someone who isn’t overwhelmed by her new surroundings.
Instead, she’s trying to find her place within them. But Sylvia was one of the few people in his life who could see him as a real person.” He continues: “He became king at 27, and spent his entire life resenting many of the things he had to do. Their kids were allowed to marry for love and I think that says a lot about how they chose to change things within the monarchy.” Despite the growing criticism and never-ending wave of scandals plaguing royal families pretty much everywhere, people want to keep watching them, says the team.
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