Show Guide: 'A Life's Worth'

Synopsis: A Life's Worth is a six-part drama series inspired by the first Swedish UN battalion in Bosnia in 1993. The four young soldiers Forss, Babic, Strand and Kilpinen do their first overseas service in the tangled and bloody conflict in the Balkans. The mission proves impossible to solve by peaceful means alone. They are accompanied by their battalion commander Andreasson, who is torn between the desire to intervene and the duty to follow orders. It's a story of human brutality and difficult moral decisions, but also of strong friendship, love and trust between people.

A Life’s Worth is a gripping character drama infused with high suspense, deep emotion, and life-or-death stakes. Inspired by true events and Magnus Ernström’s novel ‘A Half Year, an Entire Life’, the series offers a rare, firsthand perspective on the Bosnian War. Rather than focusing on the mechanics of warfare, A Life’s Worth explores the resilience, moral dilemmas, and bonds that form in the face of conflict, making it a deeply human and universally relevant story. (Courtesy Viaplay, 2025)

The Cast:
Johan Rheborg as Colonel Andreasson
Edvin Ryding as Strand
Maxwell Cunningham as Micke Forss
Erik Enge as Kilpinen
Toni Prince as Babic
Sandra Stojiljkovic
Johannes Bah Khunke
Björn Elgerd asa Johannson

Production Credits:
Written by: Mona Masri, Oliver Dixon
Directed by: Ahmed Abdullahi
Producer: Maida Krak
Production Company: YellowBird

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (Viaplay)
1-01 Episode 1--10/30/2025
On their very first mission, the sergeant leading them is killed in an ambush. Meanwhile, Eldon, a Bozniac civilian, desperately searches for medicine for his asthmatic daughter.

1-02 Episode 2--
Promoted to sergeant, Forss faces the challenge of leadership as an attack on the village of Stupni Du looms.

1-03 Episode 3--
The battalion intervenes after Croatian forces abduct civilians, while tensions escalate tremendously. 

1-04 Episode 4--
Colonel Andresson tries to defuse the situation in the face of impending retaliation by Boznian paramilitary groups.

1-05 Episode 5--
The capture of the four soldiers, subjected to violence by their captors, shakes the high command.

1-06 --11/27/2025
The freed captives return to camp life and face their individual fates alongside Colonel Andresson.