“Glowing, magnificent, enchanting.”
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.
- Created by
- Ingmar Bergman
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 4 episodes
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, m
S1 E1Episode 1
Dec 25, 198499 min
Young Alexander glimpses the supernatural before the scattered branches of his family gather at his grandmother's house for a traditional Christmas party. Contains the Prologue and the First Act (The Ekhdal Family Celebrates Christmas).
S1 E2Episode 2
Dec 27, 198475 min
Alexander's family is torn apart by the death of his father, and his mother's subsequent marriage to the icy priest Edvard Vergérus. Fanny and Alexander continue to suffer at the hands of their cruel stepfather while a series of ghosts pay
S1 E3Episode 3
Dec 30, 198457 min
Alexander makes up a story about his stepfather for which he gets brutally punished. Meanwhile Helena discusses with Gustav about his intentions for Maj. Contains the Fourth Act (The Summer's Events).
S1 E4Episode 4
Jan 2, 198583 min
Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act (The Demons) and the Epilogue.
Starring
Pernilla Allwin
Fanny Ekdahl
Bertil Guve
Alexander Ekdahl
Ewa Fröling
Emilie Ekdahl
Jarl Kulle
Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Börje Ahlstedt
Carl Ekdahl
Gunn Wållgren
Helena Ekdahl
Ernst Günther
Rector Magnificus
Sune Mangs
Mr. Salenius (Actor)
Pernilla Wahlgren
Esmeralda
Allan Edwall
Oscar Ekdahl
Erland Josephson
Isak Jacobi
Jan Malmsjö
Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Fanny and Alexander?
- Fanny and Alexander is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of Fanny and Alexander are there?
- Fanny and Alexander has 1 season and 4 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Fanny and Alexander?
- Fanny and Alexander has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on January 2, 1985.
- Who stars in Fanny and Alexander?
- Fanny and Alexander stars Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Ewa Fröling, Jarl Kulle, Börje Ahlstedt.
