Jacob Seth Fransson
Jacob Seth Fransson is an experienced screenwriter and director. He directed the award-winning hit comedy series Solsidan, a show he co-created, as well as Kontoret (the Swedish remake of The Office), and Familjen Holstein-Gottorp.
In the spring of 2022, he worked as a screenwriter on Amazon Prime’s first Swedish original series, the political satire Toppen, produced by FLX. At the moment, Jacob is developing an original feel-good feature film. He is also working as the creator and head screenwriter on a series based on true events, which is currently in development at a production company.
After ten years of working as a journalist, he started writing jokes for panel shows and, later on, for comedy series. Jacob writes in a wide range of genres and for different audiences. He has created and written many hours of Swedish comedy, but in recent years he has also worked with and developed projects leaning more towards the drama genre.
Agent: Martina Österling
Selected works
Untitled – series (creator/head writer) – in development
Untitled – feature (original idea/screenwriter) – in development
Solsidan/The Sunny Side Season 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 & 10 – series (original idea/screenwriter/director) – 2009-2025
Snödrömmar/Snow Dreams – Christmas calendar-series SVT (screenwriter/conceptualizing director) – 2024
Toppen Season 1 – TV series (screenwriter/head writer) – 2022
LasseMajas detektivbyrå/LasseMaja’s Detective Agency season 1 and 2 – series (screenwriter) – 2020
Bonusfamiljen/The Bonus Family Season 3 & 4 – series (screenwriter) – 2018-2020
Sjölyckan Season 1 and 2 – series (creator/screenwriter) – 2017-2019
Andra åket – series (screenwriter) – 2018
Småstaden – series (screenwriter) – 2016
Finaste Familjen – series (screenwriter) – 2015
Sommartid/Summertime – series (creator/screenwriter/director) – 2013
Familjen Holstein-Gottorp – series (original idea /screenwriter/director) – 2011
Kontoret/”The Office remake” (screenwriter/director) – 2010
Awards & nominations
Solsidan/The Sunny Side
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Nominated for Best Comedy Series - 2024
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Nominated for Best Comedy Series and Nominated for Best Male Actor Johan Rheborg - 2020
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Nominated for Best Comedy Series and Nominated for Best Male Actor Johan Rheborg - 2016
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Winner, Best Comedy Series and Winner, Best Male Actor Henrik Dorsin - 2014
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Awards) – Winner, Best Comedy Series - 2011
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Awards) – Winner, Best Comedy Series and Winner, The Audience Award - 2010
Snödrömmar/Snow Dreams
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Winner, Best Children’s Programme - 2025
Bonusfamiljen/The Bonus Family
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Nominated for Best Drama Series – 2022
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Nominated for Best Drama Series - 2019
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Nominated for Best Female Actress Vera Vitali and Nominated for Best Male Actor Fredrik Hallgren - 2018
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Winner, Best Drama Series and Nominated for Best Female Actress Petra Mede - 2017
LasseMajas detektivbyrå/LasseMaja’s Detective Agency
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy Award) – Winner, Best Children’s Series – 2022