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List your favourites. Came up on another thread. I love that shit. It's dark.
It's hard to find but The Bridge got me hooked.
Recently, on Netflix, have liked Bordertown and Borderliner, separate shows. Borderliner has a gay character as the lead, though it's a secondary aspect to the story in most respects.
Also loved La Mante, which is French, obviously, but in the dark tradition.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | December 19, 2021 4:38 AM |
The original Bridge is one of my favorites- it’s the gold standard imho
I just finished “The Investigation” on HBOMAX and it was wild - based on a true story
I know I’m missing out on some good ones, so suggestions are welcome! Great thread, OP
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | December 17, 2021 4:27 PM |
bump for the night shift
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 17, 2021 9:13 PM |
Where can one watch The Bridge? It’s not on Netflix unfortunately.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 17, 2021 9:17 PM |
The Killing is hands down the best Nordic Noir series. Wallander gets an honourable mention.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 17, 2021 9:20 PM |
The Break on Netflix (Belgian, 2 seasons) gets my vote, despite the unpalatable lead.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | December 17, 2021 9:26 PM |
The Valhalla Murders, Wisting, Before We Die, Young Wallander, Dead Wind.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 18, 2021 3:30 PM |
The Bridge (all 4 seasons) is on Topic.
This is one of my favorite genres, I've watched a shitload of those shows and here are my recommendations:
The Bridge (Sweden/Denmark) - the gold standard Forbrydelsen/The Killing (Denmark) - another gold standard, the grandaddy of them all; once you watch the original you realize how inferior the US remake was even in its "good" seasons Bordertown (Finland) Borderliner (Norway) Wisting (Norway) Case (Iceland) Trapped (Iceland) Deadwind (Finland) Valhalla Murders (Iceland) The Lava Field (Iceland) Man In Room 301 (Finland)
Non-Nordic Nordic Noir (the best stuff is from French-speaking countries)
The Break (Belgium) Hotel Beau Sejour (Belgium) - it has a paranormal aspect, which I usually hate but here it works Black Spot (France) - same comment as with Hotel Beau Sejour The Twelve (Belgium) Chalet (France) The Forest (France) Witnesses (France) The Frozen Dead (France) La Mante (France)
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 18, 2021 3:46 PM |
Aplogies for the screwed up formatting, I forgot about DL's idiosyncrasies when I posted that.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 18, 2021 3:57 PM |
R3 When I lived in the US, I watched The Bridge (Bron) on Hulu.
I’m not sure if these are available in the US, but I recommend Den Som Draper, Blå Ögon, Det Göms i Snö, Zebrarummet, Utredningen (this might be The Investigation on HBO Max). I believe Snabba Cash and Occupied are on Netflix US - both are good watches. Beforeigners on HBO Max is a great mix of Nordic Noir and Sci-fi - I think the 2nd season begins in the US next week.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 18, 2021 4:00 PM |
Snabba Cash and Caliphate are great Swedish shows, not Nordic Noir, but well worth watching.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | December 18, 2021 4:02 PM |
R10 Caliphate is another good one. Thanks for the reminder - I meant to add a qualifier regarding Snabba Cash and Occupied. Neither are Nordic Noir, but worth the watch.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 18, 2021 4:17 PM |
R7 listed the interesting ones. To me nothing beats Bron/Brœn the original series. Sofia Helin, who played fantastic Saga Noren, recently played princess Martha of Norway in a mini series Altantic Crossing, Kyle MacLachlan played FDR and wondeful Harriet Samson Harris was Eleanor. Okay series, interesting story.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 18, 2021 4:38 PM |
Sofia Helin was also in S2 of "Mystery Road", an Australian show starring very hunky Aaron Pedersen.
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