Kanal 5's Swedish autumn 2026 program announcements bring together comedy travel, renovation, personal reality stories and demanding group challenges. Semestertestarna and Gunde & Ferry are introduced as new formats, alongside returning productions such as Kompaniet, Över Atlanten and Wahlgrens värld.
The common thread is people responding to an experience, but the experiences differ considerably. Testing a holiday, rebuilding a family property and taking part in a structured challenge create different kinds of program, even within the broad reality category.
At a glance
| Reference | Detail |
|---|---|
| Market | Sweden |
| New formats | Semestertestarna and Gunde & Ferry |
| Challenge programme | Kompaniet |
| Documentary example | Gränsbevakarna Sverige |
Semestertestarna treats the holiday as entertainment
The broadcaster describes Semestertestarna through comedians trying and rating popular trips. The announced participants include Robert Gustafsson, Keyyo and Anis Don Demina, with examples ranging from a ferry journey to Venice and Mexico.
The comic premise is part of its identity. A destination receives attention through the participants' reactions and the program's entertainment format, rather than through a formal consumer-testing method. Viewers following a particular comedian may therefore be seeking a different experience from someone looking for a conventional destination documentary.
Gunde & Ferry follows a family building project
Gunde Svan and his son Ferry undertake the renovation of a neglected cottage on family land in Dalarna. The announced premise gives them a year to complete the project. It places the work within a father-and-son relationship and a wish to bring the family together.
That personal setting distinguishes the show from a competition in which unrelated teams renovate properties for judging. The project supplies a continuing story, while decisions and family relationships provide another reason to follow it. The program's premise is not a forecast for how long every similar building project should take.
Challenges and documentary observation add other formats
Kompaniet places ten public figures in a disciplined group environment under Petra Malm and Marko Lehtosalo. The announcement emphasizes physical and mental challenges, teamwork and leaving familiar comforts behind.
The wider slate also includes Gränsbevakarna Sverige, which follows border-control work, and returning renovation and family-reality productions. These broaden the selection beyond a single celebrity challenge format.
Kanal 5's announcements also name HBO Max as a separate streaming destination for the slate. The program identity is shared across the announcement, while channel and platform remain different viewing destinations. For this Swedish selection, the most useful distinction is the production's premise: comic travel, a family renovation, a group challenge or documentary observation of working life.
Useful answers
Is Semestertestarna a formal consumer-testing service?
The broadcaster presents it as entertainment in which comedians try and rate holiday experiences. Its comic format is part of the premise.
What is the central project in Gunde & Ferry?
Gunde Svan and his son Ferry renovate a neglected cottage on family land in Dalarna, with a one-year goal in the program’s announced premise.