Everything we know about Snabba Cash Season 2 so far

One of the most streamed and talked about Swedish series this year was Netflix’s Snabba Cash (Easy Money). The addictive crime drama charts the lives of an ambitious businesswoman Leya (Evin Ahmad), a gang enforcer Salim (Alexander Abdallah) and a troubled teen pre-teen Tim (Ali Alarik) whose stories become intertwined as they try to make some 'fast money' with sinister and devastating consequences.

The series is an adaptation of a book and film trilogy of the same name. Jens Lapidus’ novel Snabba Cash quickly became a bestseller when it was published in 2006 selling over 3.8 million copies worldwide. The author's own background as a criminal lawyer paved the way to tell stories from different parts of the society – offering a new perspective on Sweden.

The film trilogy (Easy Money, 2010, Easy Money II: Hard to Kill, 2012, and Easy Money III: Life Deluxe, 2013) was what launched a young Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad, For All Mankind) into the big time and gave him his big break.

The three films were just as successful as the book, galvanising a whole generation of fans. People not only devoured the movies, but the big-screen success of the trilogy also reinvigorated book sales, as audiences were desperate to find out more about the main characters whose fates were merged.

The films introduced the audience to a grittier underworld of Sweden, which was until then unusual to see on the big screen. Showing different social circles, perspectives and people but most important – how it was all connected – no one was left out.

When the announcement of a series named Snabba Cash produced by Netflix arrived in 2021, the anticipation was enormous. It was time for a new generation of stories and actors to enter the centre stage. When the first season premiered the cast lists combined both acclaimed actors Evin Ahmad (The Rain) with new faces Alexander Abdalla, Ayaan Ahmad and Dada Fungula Bozela. Not to mention, cameos from celebrated rapper Z.E. The producers of the show have stated that the first season was only a small part of what’s yet to come and we have only seen a glimpse of the Snabba Cash universe so far.

Netflix has confirmed season two will be going ahead and it’ll be written and produced by the same team as the first season and directed once again by Jesper Ganslandt.

Warning: spoiler alerts ahead

The last season ended with Leya (Evin Ahmed) being the new ‘boss’, finally obtaining her fast cash investment from entrepreneur Tomas Storm (Olle Sarri). But it wasn’t a completely happy ending, as her boyfriend Salim (Alexander Abdallah) became victim to gang leader Ravy’s gun. Leya wanting to revenge Salim’s fate, gets back at Ravy (Dada Fungula Bozela) decides by pay off what he owes the head of the organised crime, Marko, indebting him to her and making her untouchable in the process. Ravy is obviously not impressed, which is something we believe will be explored in season two. In the final scene, Leya’s son, not concerned about the unlimited money she puts on the coffee table in front of him, but rather him asking the compassionate question, where Salim was.

The most certain character to reprise their role is Evin Ahmad’s Leya and her lovely son Sami (Lennox Söderström). It is speculated that Olle Sarri will reprise his role as the pretentious investor. It's also likely that both Dada Fungula Bozela as Ravy and fellow gangster Ayaan Ahmad as Nala will return to the series in part two. Ahmad’s part was actually first written for a male actor but when the producers saw her audition changed the entire script to fit her.

In a photo posted on Instagram by Evin Ahmad, we see the classic polaroid photo seen in season one, but this time we also see Swedish actor Ardalan Esmaili, who will star in another Netflix production Black Crab (2022) with renowned actress Naomi Rapace. It's a strong hint that he will also have a role in this Netflix production.

The series is currently filming over different locations around Stockholm, Sweden (if you are lucky, you may find them around Gärdet, Hjulsta or in the city) and will have a premiere in mid-2022 exclusively on Netflix.

Since 2022 is a bit far away to wait for the new season, why not rewatch the trilogy? There is also a large back catalogue of outstanding stories directed by some of Sweden’s finest director’s who all got their international break following the Snabba Cash films - Daniel Espinosa (Life, Morbius), Babak Najafi (Proud Mary, London Has Fallen) and Jens Jonsson (Young Wallander) - so check them out.

You can find the entire Snabba Cash trilogy on C More, Viaplay or Apple TV.