Creators of Iconic Chart-Topping Hits “All That She Wants”, “The Sign” and

“Don’t Turn Around” Reflect on Extraordinary Career, Featuring

Never-Before-Seen, Intimate Footage in All-New, Three-Part Documentary

Official Viaplay trailer

As one of the most successful bands of the 1990s with one of the highest-selling debut albums globally of all time (Happy Nation/The Sign) and over 11 million monthly streaming listeners on Spotify, award-winning Swedish pop band Ace of Base chronicle their unexpected ascent to stardom and its accompanying highs and lows, in an all-new, revealing documentary series with unique, never-seen archival material. ACE OF BASE: ALL THAT SHE WANTS debuts Thursday, December 5 on the Viaplay US streaming service with all three episodes available to binge.

Featuring private, unseen home movie footage and intimate diaries, ACE OF BASE: ALL THAT SHE WANTS is a warts-and-all docuseries providing deep insight into the genesis, peaks and valleys of this hugely popular band consisting of four friends from Gothenburg, Sweden - Ulf Ekberg and the siblings Jonas, Jenny and Malin Berggren. This uncensored documentary captures Ace of Base’s fascinating story - where grandiose pop dreams, charts and money collide with relentless adversity, performance anxiety and shattered friendships. Though no one believed in them at first, the pop quartet eventually became a world sensation and Sweden's third biggest pop export after ABBA and Roxette. Thanks to such iconic #1 hits as "All That She Wants", “The Sign”, and “Don’t Turn Around,” Happy Nation/The Sign (released worldwide in 1992 and in the U.S. in 1993) has now sold 25 million copies worldwide.

But behind the successes is a deep dark side, which the series covers: Ulf Ekberg is threatened with death by right-wing extremists and forced to perform in a bulletproof vest and have bodyguards with him during the world tours. Jenny Berggren is attacked by a German fan in her home, which traumatizes her for life. Quarrels about songs and money create further friction in the quartet.  When the band is at the absolute peak of their career in the mid-1990s, the band members begin to be slowly broken down by old and new demons. 

ACE OF BASE: ALL THAT SHE WANTS features all-new candid interviews with band members, manager Lasse Karlsson, iconic music executive Clive Davis, as well as artists such as Wyclef Jean. Each episode is packed with behind -the-scenes clips of video shoots, recording sessions, on the road, as well as live television appearances, concerts and of course, their popular, music videos.

Produced by Nexiko and Daniel Andreasson for Viaplay, Ace of Base: All That She Wants is directed by Jens von Reis. (English and Swedish with subtitles)

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COMING UP ON VIAPLAY US: 

·       Thurs., Nov. 7: Rebus - Sir Ian Rankin’s iconic detective series starring Richard Rankin (Outlander) and recently aired on BBC to rave reviews and ratings. Intl BBC Trailer. Interview Opportunities: Lead Richard Rankin (Outlander)

·       Thurs., Nov. 14: Verstappen – Lion Unleashed 1-3 - Featuring exclusive interviews with Max, his father Jos, and manager Raymond looking back at each of Max’s record-breaking seasons (2021-2023).

·       Thurs., Nov. 21: RONJA, the Robber’s Daughter, Season 1 - One of the most ambitious Nordic series ever, this fantasy adventure series aired outside the US on Netflix and was a Top 10 series in 15 countries and was adapted by the creator of the iconic Nordic series The Bridge. Interview Opportunities: Screenwriter Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge)

·       Thurs., Nov. 28: Max Verstappen – Anatomy of a Champion – With unprecedented access, this behind-the-scenes portrait examines the relationships that shaped Max into the driver he is today. (Trailer) Also added: Max Verstappen Picture Perfect and Verstappen Near Perfect

·       Thurs., Dec. 5:  Ace of Base: All That She Wants – International top-selling pop band Ace of Base share full story of phenomenal career in three-part documentary series featuring intimate, never-before-seen footage. Interview Opportunities: band members Ulf Ekberg, Jenny Berggren

Now available:

• Nordic Noir/Crime Dramas: BBC Nordic Noir End of Summer; Lars Mikkelsen in Face to Face, an intense interrogation drama; Murderesses, a gripping Polish crime thriller; Furia S1&2, a hit political thriller; Veronika, a psychological thriller with a supernatural twist; Trom, a mystery set in the picturesque Faroe Islands; Detective Maria Kallo S1&2, based on the bestselling book series; Darkness: Those Who Kill S1-3, a hugely popular Nordic Noir series; and Black Sands, a dark, popular Icelandic mystery; as well as all three films from the renowned Millennium/The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy
• Dramas: Timely, isolationist drama The Fortress, starring Russell Tovey; The Architect, the award-winning dystopian dramedy starring Eili Harboe (Succession) and called “vicious and funny” by The New York Times; International Emmy-nominated The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen starring Connie Nielsen (Gladiator); and Swedish ‘TV Drama of the Year’ nominee Limbo
• Young Adult Series: Provocative dramas Threesome, S1-2 and Delete Me, S1-2 and International Emmy®-nominated, coming of age LGBTQ+ series One of the Boys  
• Documentaries: Haunting true crime docuseries Under the Radar – Secrets of a Swedish Serial Killer operating in America; The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, a “can’t miss documentary” (Forbes) following the nearly impossible journey of a chef to set up shop in a remote location; sports documentaries on footballers Bendtner, Cody Gakpo, and Haaland; and Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled, a star-studded, intimate portrait of the legendary actress.