Nordic Noir (and other European tv series)

[HalfOrc HalfBiscuit]

Not nordic, and possible not really "noir" in the usual cinematic sense, but I highly recommend the French series "Spiral" ("Engrenages" in the original) about cops (and the legal system in general) in Paris. Eight series of murder, drugs and corruption.

 

[HalfOrc HalfBiscuit]

There are tons of different Wallander adaptions, but I enjoyed the ones with Rolf Lassgård, I haven’t seen the ones with Kenneth Branagh.

My favourite Wallander series are the ones starring Krister Henriksson - but that's probably just because I saw those first, so he is Wallander for me (I've not read any of the books). The Branagh ones are pretty, but somehow not "right" - probably because they're not in Swedish.

 

[HalfOrc HalfBiscuit]

Also a quick mention for "Beck" - another Swedish cop show. Not as dark as some, but not exactly cosy either.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Beck is great.