Strive Stories Ab

What Strive Stories Ab does

Strive Stories AB is an independent production company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden (corporate registration 559299-0765), that produces feature films and TV drama for distribution across streaming platforms, national broadcasters, and theatrical distributors. The company was co-founded by best-selling Swedish crime author Jens Lapidus, who serves as Author/Executive Producer, and award-winning producer Nicklas Wikstr\u00f6m Nicastro, who serves as CEO. Its production slate consists of four identified titles: Snabba Cash Season 2 for Netflix (2022), Paradis City for Amazon Prime Video (2025), The Villain of Villains as a feature film for SF Studios (2026), and Burden of Justice for SVT (2026). Three of the four productions are adapted from novels by Jens Lapidus, providing a built-in narrative pipeline, while Burden of Justice is based on an original idea by Lapidus, signaling some movement toward originating IP.

The business operates on a B2B commissioned-production model in which the company develops and produces scripted content under contract with a single distribution partner per title, earning production fees and licensing revenue. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per project with the commissioning platform or studio. The company serves two primary customer segments: global streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video) and regional Nordic broadcasters and studios (SVT, SF Studios). The senior team comprises six named members (CEO, four producers, one line producer), with no disclosed engineering or technology function. The technology footprint is limited to a standard WordPress website (strivestories.se), a MyNewsdesk PR distribution channel, and IMDB profiles for team credentials; there is no proprietary technology platform, app, API, or AI/ML capability referenced in the source data.

Ownership is founder-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, venture capital, or parent company. The company is privately held as a Swedish Aktiebolag and is actively operating. No funding rounds, M&A activity, regulatory actions, or headcount figures have been disclosed, and financial metrics such as revenue, ARR, or production budget figures are not available in the source material, limiting any quantitative assessment of scale.

Name

Strive Stories Ab

Legal name

Strive Stories AB

Website

https://strivestories.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Strive Stories AB is a Stockholm-based independent production company that develops and produces feature films and TV drama for global streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video) and Nordic broadcasters and studios (SVT, SF Studios).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action TV Movies, Miniseries & Specials Production (MPADABAD)

Keywords

• Film production services
• TV drama production
• Scripted content production
• Nordic content production
• Feature film production

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. TV and Film Production: Revenue generated through producing feature films and TV drama content for broadcast and streaming platforms. The company produces content under commission for major platforms and studios, earning production fees and licensing revenue.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Strive Stories AB is an independent Stockholm-based production company that produces feature films and TV drama for major streaming platforms, broadcasters, and film distributors. The company develops scripted content based on established literary properties, often from co-founder Jens Lapidus's novels, and delivers productions under commission for partners such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, SVT, and SF Studios. The company operates as a content production studio, not a technology or distribution business.

Product overview

Strive Stories AB is an independent Stockholm-based production company that produces feature films and TV drama for all platforms. The company operates as a single product line focused on high-quality dramatic productions, with their portfolio consisting of four named TV productions: 'Burden of Justice' (SVT 2026), 'The Villain of Villains' (SF Studios 2026), 'Paradis City' (Amazon Prime 2025), and 'Snabba Cash / Season 2' (Netflix 2022). Founded by best-selling author Jens Lapidus and producer Nicklas Wikström Nicastro, the company focuses on intriguing stories with greater meaning for both local and global audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burden of Justice TV drama commissioned by Swedish public broadcaster SVT. Targeted for release in 2026. Head writer Frans Milisic Wiklund, directed by Lisa Linnertorp, produced by Nicklas Wikström Nicastro and Caroline Landerberg, based on an idea by co-founder Jens Lapidus.
• The Villain of Villains Feature film/TV production for SF Studios with theatrical and digital distribution across Nordic territories. Targeted for 2026 release. Written by Jessika Jankert, directed by Alain Darborg, produced by Nicklas Wikström Nicastro and Tora Greiff Bergström. Based on the novel Skurkarnas Skurk – Skurkskolan.
• Paradis City TV drama series produced for Amazon Prime Video. Released in 2025. Head writer Björn Paqualin, directed by Fenar Ahmad and Alain Darborg, produced by Nicklas Wikström Nicastro and Caroline Landerberg. Based on co-founder Jens Lapidus's novel Paradis City.
• Snabba Cash / Season 2 Second season of crime drama series produced for Netflix. Released in 2022. Head writer Oskar Söderlund, directed by Jesper Ganslandt, Måns Månsson and Lisa Farzaneh, produced by Nicklas Wikström Nicastro. Inspired by co-founder Jens Lapidus's novel Snabba Cash.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SVT (Sveriges Television)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Production partnership for 'Burden of Justice' TV drama. SVT serves as the national broadcaster for this Swedish crime drama series.
• SF StudioscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Production and distribution partnership for 'The Villain of Villains' feature film. SF Studios handles theatrical and digital distribution across Nordic territories.
• Amazon Prime VideocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Production and distribution partnership for 'Paradis City' TV drama. Amazon Prime serves as the exclusive streaming platform for this series based on Jens Lapidus's novel.
• NetflixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Production and distribution partnership for 'Snabba Cash' Season 2. Netflix serves as the exclusive streaming platform for this crime drama series based on Jens Lapidus's bestselling novel.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ITV Studios: Global production and distribution arm of ITV producing scripted drama and entertainment. Comparable as a global scripted-content producer supplying major broadcasters and streamers, but at vastly greater scale.
• SF Studios: Swedish/Nordic film and TV production and distribution company. Comparable as a Nordic scripted-content producer and distributor, though larger and vertically integrated; also serves as one of Strive Stories' distribution partners.
• Nordisk Film: Major Scandinavian film and TV production/distribution company owned by Egmont. Comparable as a Nordic scripted-content producer and distributor, but operates at significantly larger scale with a much broader portfolio.
• Banijay Group: Global content producer and distributor with large scripted and unscripted portfolio across Europe. Comparable in scripted content production for major platforms, though significantly larger and more diversified than Strive Stories.
• Fremantle: Global production company producing scripted drama, entertainment, and documentaries across multiple territories. Comparable as a scripted-content producer for global streamers and broadcasters, but operates at massive scale with hundreds of titles per year.

Regional players

• Nimbus Film: Danish independent production company producing premium drama series and films for Nordic broadcasters and global streamers. Comparable as a Scandinavian indie scripted-content producer with international distribution footprint.

Direct peers

• Anagram Sweden: Stockholm-based independent production company producing premium scripted series and films for streamers and broadcasters. Comparable as a fellow Swedish indie producing literary IP adaptations for international distribution.
• Tre Vänner Produktion: Stockholm-based independent production company producing feature films and TV drama. Comparable in scale and business model as a fellow Swedish indie producing premium scripted content for domestic and international buyers.
• Yellow Bird: Swedish independent production company behind the Millennium (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) film/TV franchise. Directly comparable as a Stockholm-based indie producer of premium Nordic crime drama for major global buyers.
• Filmlance International: Swedish production company producing scripted drama series and feature films for Nordic broadcasters and international streamers. Direct peer as a Stockholm/Sweden-based scripted content producer with similar platform relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strive-stories

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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