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The Truth Will Out

2018–2021 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning Nordic noir that keeps you uneasy with its fractured detective and tangled cold cases.

Created by
Aron Levander, Hans Jörnlind
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Robert Gustafsson, Louise Peterhoff, Johan Ulveson
Overview
Could Sweden’s most notorious killer be innocent? Detective Peter Wendel struggles to hold together his fractured psyche – and mismatched cold case team – while uncovering the truth of a cryptic message.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Viaplay Amazon Channel
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Created by
Aron Levander, Hans Jörnlind
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Robert Gustafsson, Louise Peterhoff, Johan Ulveson
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • corruption
  • grief
  • obsession
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
Aron Levander, Hans Jörnlind
Written by
Aron Levander, Hans Jörnlind
Starring
Robert Gustafsson, Louise Peterhoff, Johan Ulveson, Ingela Olsson, Christopher Wagelin, Ia Langhammer, Maria Sundbom, Adrian Macéus
Music
Kåre Bjerkø
Length
2 seasons, 13 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Kanal 5, Viaplay
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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