Rebecka Martinsson's caseload at her Stockholm-based law firm has never been more challenging. Martinsson grapples with a young man's death by drug overdose; the unravelling of an old family feud; the reopening of a 16-year-old cold case; and a woman and infant who've been found dead in a car—was it an accident or a crime? Swedish with English subtitles. 8 episodes, 6 hrs, 2 DVDs.

Episodes

Episode 1: Reindeer Boy, Part 1
A dispute over poaching escalates when someone leaves a dead reindeer outside a herder's farm. Rebecka goes to the remote community with Krister to investigate.

Episode 2: Reindeer Boy, Part 2
The family feud among the herders has now claimed a human life; Krister knew the victim and believes the murder may be connected to a bear poaching incident years ago.

Episode 3: Foundations, Part 1
Construction workers find human remains under the floorboards while demolishing a building. The police identify the body as a young mother who disappeared 16 years ago.

Episode 4: Foundations, Part 2
Linn's husband remains the prime suspect, but there's not enough evidence to charge him. Mella's team follows up on the origin of the plastic sheet covering Linn's body.

Episode 5: The Lie, Part 1
When a young man overdoses while sampling a drug batch at a party, the police attempt to track down the dealers, but Mella doesn't realize her own daughter is involved.

Episode 6: The Lie, Part 2
Mella worries for her daughter's safety when an informant turns up dead. Rebecka returns to Kiruna with important decisions to make about her future.

Episode 7: Warning Triangle, Part 1
After a heavy snowstorm, a plow driver finds a car buried in the snow with a dead woman inside, but the victim had a head injury inconsistent with a crash.

Episode 8: Warning Triangle, Part 2
Mella is convinced they have the killer, but Rebecka believes the suspect's confession is false and won't let it go. Rebecka's boss forces her to go back on sick leave.

Details

Packaging: Boxed
Run Time: 6 hours
Format: Widescreen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English and Swedish (with forced English subtitles when Swedish is spoken)
Foreign Language Subtitles: English
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio Format: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Rating: NR
Content disclaimer: Contains strong language, nudity, sexual situations, violence, and disturbing images

Cast

Sascha Zacharias (Recipe for Crime), Eva Melander (Border), Thomas Oredsson, Ardalan Esmaili, Jakob Öhrman, Samuel Fröler, Gunilla Röhr

Press

"Spine-chilling mysteries" — The Wall Street Journal

"The script, and performances, shine throughout, as does the arctic background, both beautiful and menacing" — The Wall Street Journal

"In a television world now awash in female coppers there aren't many as interesting and human as Rebecka" — The Wall Street Journal

"Binge-worthy Nordic noir…compelling" — The Euro TV Place "Immensely watchable" — The Killing Times