Bbc Scandinavian Crime Drama

Those who kill 9pm bbc four the next danish crime thriller off the rack introduces itself with breathtaking filmic opening credits that give way to the noirest of scandi noir plots.
Bbc scandinavian crime drama. The series will be available to watch on iplayer here if you live in the uk. Richard harrington mali harries alex harries hannah daniel. Updated november 4 2020.
Also known as scandinavian noir nordic noir is a term for the wave of crime fiction that came out of northern europe. Episode two follows at 9 45. The scandinavian sensibility has come to influence crime fiction television and film all over the world thanks to the international popularity of stieg larsson s millennium series home to the.
It s not exactly high action nor is it an atmospheric escape to the wilds of scandinavia but it is urban realistic and gripping. A noir crime drama set in aberystwyth wales where troubled dci tom mathias solves murders while searching for redemption. It begins airing in bbc four s customary foreign crime drama slot at 9pm on saturday 31 august.
The genre is popular in the region and nordic crime dramas are acclaimed all over the world. Bbc the bbc has acquired a new six part crime drama the investigation. Nordic cinematography is known for dark and gritty crime dramas.
What is nordic noir. That s probably enough to get most scandinavian crime buffs excited but we can also tell you a little bit about the cast and the storyline. The series will be written and directed by tobias lindholm mindhunter who received an oscar nomination in 2016 for his film a war.
Beck wallander borgen and the killing are the most familiar names on the television while the hunt 2012 northwest 2013 and pioneer 2013 lead among the movies. What ensues is a taut and gritty crime drama with procedural elements that has had fans of the nordic noir genre glued to their screens.