Spiral/Engrenages (2005 – 2020) Season 2
Follows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
My thoughts: One of the smarter shows I’ve watched as part of this Crime Binge. I’m hooked!
4/5
La Foret/The Forest (2017)
Sixteen-year-old Jennifer disappears one night from her village in the Ardennes. Captain Gaspard Deker leads the investigation with local cop Virginie Musso, who knew the girl well. They are helped by Eve, a lonely and mysterious woman.
My thoughts: This is another one that tosses logic out the window and leans into police incompetence to advance its narrative.
2.5/5
Hinterland (2013 – 2016) Season 1 A
noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption.
My thoughts: Heard good things and wanted to like it, but found this rural crime drama overwrought.
3/5
The Investigation (2020)
Copenhagen Police’s Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
My thoughts: This at times painfully slow 6 part miniseries would have probably made a really great 2 hour movie.
3/5
The Valhalla Murders (2019 – 2020)
Police profiler Arnar is sent back home from Oslo to his native Iceland to investigate the country’s first serial killer case. He teams up with the local senior cop Kata.
My thoughts: A solid Nordic thriller.
4/5
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