Whiskey on the Rocks - Season 1 - Eps 1: Off Course

Name: Eps 1: Off Course
Released: 2024-12-25
Rating: 3.2

2024-12-25 • 31 min • ⭐ 6.3/10

It's October 1981, the height of the Cold War, where political tensions are high and the threat of nuclear war is never far. It's a cold night on Soviet submarine U-137, but the crew are keeping warm with a raucous party to celebrate a new father in their midst. One drink leads to another, and the submarine ends up running aground in neutral Sweden on the Karlskrona archipelago, only a stone's throw from the nations top-secret naval base." Whiskey on the Rocks" is a playful retelling of this unbelievable true story that explores the catastrophic fallout of this boozy mistake. Never before has the world been closer to a nuclear conflict, and all responsibility now rests on the shoulders of one man to de-escalate various warmongers ambitions, Sweden's Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin.

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About Whiskey on the Rocks

Title: Whiskey on the Rocks

First Air Date: 2024-12-25

Last Air Date: 2024-12-25

Status: Ended

Rating: 6.3/10 (from 15 votes)

Language: SV

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 6

Network: SVT1

Genres: Drama, Comedy, War & Politics

Production Companies: Skyverse Nordic, SVT, The Walt Disney Company Nordic, Humanoids

Synopsis

In the middle of the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground outside Karlskrona and suddenly Sweden finds itself at the center of events. Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin tries to resolve the conflict and avoid a world war between two nuclear powers while struggling with a wise foreign minister and a belligerent commander-in-chief.