Maria Nygren is a screenwriter, director and author educated in screenwriting at the Stockholm University of the Arts. After graduating, Maria won the Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s Screenwriting Award at Nordic Talent. In 2012, her debut short film Kiruna Kigali was shortlisted for an Oscar; the film was directed by Goran Kapetanovic.
Maria’s latest work includes the TV series Där solen alltid skiner, for which she serves as head writer, as well as the TV series Diagnoser. Her additional screenwriting credits include Vi i villa (Discovery), Fartblinda (TV4/C More), Kärlek och anarki (Netflix) and Vuxna människor (TV4/C More).
Maria moves freely between genres – she writes both for the screen and in the form of novels. She is interested in protagonists who yearn for something beyond themselves. Maria often finds that as humans, we get stuck in a limited reality, with gravity holding us down. She willingly lets her characters struggle to break free. Maria enjoys exploring experiences made to feel true through a radical set of events – whether it be thriller, drama, or comedy.
Agent: Elin Sandström Lundh
SELECTED WORKS
Diagnoser - series (head writer) - 2026
Där solen alltid skiner - series (head writer) - 2025
Meningen med livet s. 2 - series (creator, head writer & episode director) - 2025
Meningen med livet s. 1 - series (creator and head writer) - 2022
Vuxna människor - series (episode writer) - 2022
Vi i villa - series (storyline and episode writer) - 2022
Kärlek och anarki s. 2 - series (episode writer) - 2022
Fartblinda s. 2 - series (storyline and episode writer) - 2022
Advokaten s. 2 - series (episode writer) - 2020
Hemligheternas bok - novel (writer) - 2019
Advokaten s. 1 - series (episode writer) - 2018
Tjockare än vatten - series (episode writer) - 2018
Feberfågel - novel (writer) - 2015
Miriam om natten - novel (writer)- 2014
Fjärde riket - novel (writer) - 2013
100 meter lycka - novel (writer) - 2006
Awards & nominations
Där solen alltid skiner
Kristallen – Nominated for Best Comedy Series - 2026
Meningen med livet Season 2
Kristallen – Nominated for Best Comedy Show - 2025
Kristallen – Winner, Best Female Actor (Helena af Sandeberg) - 2025
Meningen med livet
Kristallen – Nominated for Best Comedy Show - 2023
Kärlek och Anarki Season 2
Kristallen – Nominated for Best Comedy Show - 2023
Vuxna människor
Kristallen – Nominated for Best Comedy Show – 2023
Vi i villa
Kristallen – Nominated for Comedy & Humour of the Year and Male Actor of the Year - 2022
Göteborg Film Festival – Nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize - 2022
The Swedish Comedy Prize – Nominated for comedy of the year - 2022
Advokaten Season 1
Göteborg Film Festival – Nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize - 2018
Feberfågel
Crimetime Specsavers Award – Best Crime Debut - 2016
Kiruna Kigali
Academy Award – Shortlisted for Best Short Film - 2012
Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s screenwriting prize Nordic Talent - 2012
