Blue Eyes (TV series)

{{short description|Swedish political drama television series}}

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| alt_name = Blå ögon

| image = Blue-Eyes-title-card.jpg

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| genre = Political drama

| creator = Alex Haridi

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| writer = Alex Haridi

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| starring = Louise Peterhoff
Linus Wahlgren
Sven Nordin
Adam Lundgren

| theme_music_composer = Fleshquartet

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| country = Sweden

| language = Swedish

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 10

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| runtime = 58 minutes

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|11|30|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2015|||df=yes}}

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Blue Eyes (original title Blå ögon) is a Swedish political drama television series created by Alex Haridi.[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/24/blue-eyes-more4-terrifying-tv-show-that-tracks-the-rise-of-the-far-right-in-europe Blue Eyes – the terrifying TV show that tracks the rise of the far-right in Europe], The Guardian, 24 March 2016 The programme focuses on two female leads against the backdrop of the rise of a far right political party, Trygghetspartiet ({{langx|en|the Security Party.}})

Haridi's inspiration for the show came from election gains made by the Sweden Democrats and from shows such as The Wire and Homeland. The show was a ratings success, attracting over 1 million viewers in Sweden.

Critics considered the Security Party to be too similar to the Swedish Democrats, leading to complaints to the broadcasting regulator.[http://www.expressen.se/noje/svt-serien-bla-ogon-frias-efter-sd-kritiken/ SVT-serien "Blå ögon" frias efter SD-kritiken], Expressen, 27 April 2015

As Blue Eyes – and with English subtitles – the series was available on demand from Channel 4 TV as part of its Walter Presents service and occupied the Friday 9pm slot on Channel 4's More 4 channel during April and May 2016. It was also broadcast in Australia on SBS. The series was released on home video (DVD and Blu-ray) in Sweden in 2015, and on DVD in the United Kingdom.