Sandra's Pledge
Crime Series · In Development · 2 Seasons

Sandra's
Pledge

A world of old money, elite competition and unspoken rules. Two women on a collision course with the truth.

"In the world of elite equestrian sport, everyone has secrets. Sandra Bergenius is the one person who gets to see them all."

The Series

Set within the exclusive world of competitive equestrian sport, Sandra's Pledge is a crime series where wealth, prestige and criminal undercurrents collide.

Sandra Bergenius is a fiercely committed equine vet returning to Sweden to open her own practice — the one person who moves freely between all disciplines, present at the most critical moments, trusted by all sides. Detective Marion is the one person determined to break that world open. When their paths collide, neither of them is prepared for what they find.

As Sandra begins to expose the criminal networks running beneath the polished surface of elite horse sport, her own past starts to unravel — and her uneasy alliance with Marion, built on mutual suspicion and grudging respect, becomes as central to the series as the crimes themselves.

A world of old money, elite competition and unspoken rules. Two women on a collision course with the truth.

Sandra Bergenius The equestrian world

Sandra's Pledge — the world

The Characters

Sandra Bergenius

Sandra Bergenius

Equine Vet

Returning to Sweden to build her own practice, Sandra moves freely between all disciplines of elite horse sport — present at the most critical moments, trusted by all sides. Her access is unique. Her past is complicated. And the deeper she goes, the more she risks.

Detective Marion

Marion

Detective

Determined to break open the criminal networks hiding beneath the polished surface of the horse world. Marion sees what others miss — and suspects everyone, including Sandra. Their alliance is built on mutual suspicion and grudging respect.

The Crime

Beneath the surface

The equestrian world is built on trust — in the animals, in the handlers, in the old money that keeps it all running. But beneath the immaculate paddocks and prize ceremonies lies a web of illegal betting, fraud, doping, and worse.

Sandra knows this world from the inside. Marion knows how to dismantle it. Between them, they may just be able to bring it down — if they don't destroy each other first.

The money The investigation
Sandra's clinic

Why this series

The world of competitive equestrian sport is one of the most visually distinctive and least explored settings in Scandinavian crime drama. It is a world with its own codes, hierarchies and loyalties — and one that hides its darker currents exceptionally well.

Sandra's Pledge grew from a desire to tell a crime story driven by two strong, complex female characters who approach the same world from completely different angles. The tension between Sandra and Marion — insider and outsider, trust and suspicion — is the engine of the series.

We believe Sandra's Pledge has the ingredients for a long-running, internationally compelling Scandi noir series: a distinctive setting, two unforgettable leads, and a world that rewards the deeper you go into it.

— Anna G. Magnúsdóttir & Anders Granström, Producers

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Credits

Created byAnna G. Magnúsdóttir, Per Tengblad & Anders Granström
GenreCrime Series
Format2 seasons × 8 × 45 min
LanguageSwedish
StatusIn Development
ProducersAnna G. Magnúsdóttir & Anders Granström
Produced byLittleBig Productions & Film Partner Iceland