TV series

Wallander

2008–2016 · 4 seasons

A somber, slow-burning procedural that immerses you in a bleak Scandinavian landscape and the quiet anguish of a weary detective.

Overview: This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, isolation, morality, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Wallander

Stream in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

More like this

Like Wallander, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
isolation
morality
grief
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild