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Emma Peters takes on the role of Mede as Katja in the new season of “Bonusfamiljen”
Grotesco’s Emma Peters replaces covid-ill star in SVT series
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It will be Emma Peters who jumps into the “Bonus family”.
Take on the role of Katja after Petra Mede fell ill with covid-19, SVT announced Friday morning.
– I’m a pretty good actress, so it should probably work, she says in a press release.
Emma petersThe 42-year-old will already shoot his first scenes for “Bonusfamiljen” on Monday.
– I will try to fill the suit of Petra and especially Katja. I never wear a suit, but I’m a pretty good actor so it should work. I love the Bonus family and I think that Katja is a wonderfully troublesome character and I hope the TV audience will get used to a slightly shorter version. That’s the way it is in bonus families, you just have to get used to a new stepmom, Peters says in a press release.
“These times are far from ordinary”
SVT drama director Anna croneman thanks to Emma Peter for being able to intervene in such a short time after that Petra mede, 50 years old, got sick.
– Your participation is of great importance for the continuation of the series. It is not easy to replace a popular actor like Petra, who has also been behind for three seasons. But Emma is a seasoned actress who I am sure will be able to play the role with gala, she says in the press release.
The producer of “Bonus Family” from FLX production company, Helena franck, is also grateful.
– Replacing a supporting character with a new actor in the ongoing drama series and started filming is not common. But these times are far from normal. First of all, we wish Petra a speedy recovery. And we also want to emphasize how happy and grateful we are that the talented Emma Peters wants to participate and play this role, she says.
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Emma Peters is part of the Grotesque humor group.
Mede: “Health is a priority”
Petra Mede has played the role of Katja Rosén, ex-wife of Erik Johansson’s character, since the first season of “Bonusfamiljen” in 2017. But when filming for the next season has started, she has been forced to leave the role after get sick from covid-19.
– Covid-19 affected me two weeks ago. It has made me realize the seriousness of this pandemic. Now health is priority one. Because of this, I have to leave the “Bonus Family”. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for these fantastic years with the “Bonus family”. It has been one of the most fun things I have ever done and I can only hope to be a part of something just as fun again. I wish the entire production good luck, he said in a press release regarding SVT announcing the departure.
Emma Peters, who is recognized by many from the comedy group Grotesco and the TV4 comedy series “Finaste familjen” appeared in the late 1990s on the TV3 soap opera “Vita lögner” and has also had roles in television series and films such as “Gustafsson 3tr”. , “Boy machine”, “Speed blind”, “Hug me” and “Sthlm requiem”. She is the most current in the new TV series about “Bert”.
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