Rikenas Pakt

SVT is Sweden’s national public service television broadcaster, creating content across television and digital platforms. In this project, SVT provides the broadcaster context for exploring original youth-oriented fiction for today’s digital viewing habits, while connecting to accessibility, cultural relevance and Swedish/Nordic storytelling.

Young audiences are growing up with short-form video, mobile-first viewing and interactive digital experiences. Globally, micro-series are becoming an emerging format, but in Sweden and within public service this space is still relatively unexplored. The project investigates whether a short, cliffhanger-driven fantasy series for 10–14-year-olds could be a relevant format for SVT. It also builds on the insight that a story world for this audience can benefit from extending beyond linear episodes, into web content, character material and interactive experiences. At the same time, the project explores whether a hybrid production method, combining real young actors with AI-generated worlds, could become a feasible way to create visually rich fiction on a smaller scale.

Rikenas Pakt is a Nordic fantasy micro-series for 10–14-year-olds, built for mobile-first viewing. Five young people accidentally break an ancient pact between realms and are pulled into Sólvyr — a hidden world of folklore, mystery and dangerous secrets. The series is 15 cliffhanger-driven episodes of 90–180 seconds, testing whether compact serialised fantasy can work for a young SVT audience. The project is a proof of concept combining scriptwriting, AI-generated environments, hybrid video tests with real young actors, character development and a full pitch deck. A website extends the story world, letting visitors explore characters, watch a preview and interact through a personality quiz. Rikenas Pakt is more than a series idea — it is a test of how micro-format storytelling, mobile viewing, AI-supported production and audience engagement can come together to create a feasible, visually strong and public-service-relevant fiction concept for young viewers.