The Killing
A slow, grey Copenhagen rain-soaked puzzle that pulls you into grief and politics, leaving you uneasy and hooked.
Same director: Mikkel Serup · Dark, tense, slow-burn · about mystery and grief · procedural
The Chestnut Man
A cold, methodical Nordic noir that tightens like a wire, leaving you uneasy long after each episode ends.
About Danish thriller television series
Genres drama, crime, thriller, mystery
Created by Kasper Barfoed, Mikkel Serup
Written by Dorte Warnøe Høgh
Starring Sofie Gråbøl, David Dencik, Danica Curcic, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lars Ranthe, Iben Dorner, Anders Hove, Elliott Crosset Hove
Music Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Length 2 seasons, 6 episodes
Network Netflix
Country Denmark
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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