TV series

The Valhalla Murders

2019–2020 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burning Nordic noir that burrows into buried institutional cruelty, leaving a chill of unease and quiet dread.

Overview: An Oslo detective with a painful past returns to his native Iceland to help a dedicated cop hunt a serial killer with a link to a mysterious photo.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, corruption, justice, guilt
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: trauma
corruption
justice
guilt
isolation
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild