The Killing
A slow, grey Copenhagen rain-soaked puzzle that pulls you into grief and politics, leaving you uneasy and hooked.
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Trapped
A slow, snowbound mystery that tightens around you, cold and quiet, with human warmth buried under the ice.
About Icelandic TV series
Genres Nordic noir, crime, thriller
Created by Baltasar Kormákur
Starring Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Baltasar Breki Samper, Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir
Music Jóhann Jóhannsson
Length 3 seasons, 28 episodes, 50 min each
Network RÚV
Country Iceland
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