Nordic Noir – movies, films, series, shows, etc. Also known as Scandi Noir. It is set in Europe’s successful Scandinavian countries with dark underbelly.
Huset (Prisoner/2023) mini-series is a heartbreaking Nordic tale from Denmark. This Danish show depicts the tough and demanding lives of prison inmates as well as the prison guards.
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Entrapped (Trapped/Season Three) series depicts how past crimes catch up. Notably, this Nordic-Noir crime drama is an entertaining sequel to the award-winning Trapped series. Once again, two good artists, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Andri Ólafsson) and Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir (Hinrika Kristjánsdóttir) reprise their lead roles in this 2022 show.
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The Trapped (Ófærð/Season 2) series focuses on a small town in Iceland, which hides many dark secrets. The setting of this mysterious crime drama is in a remote port city located in Northern Iceland. And it is one of the Nordic or Scandinavian countries of Europe. So, it is also known as the Nordic noir crime drama.
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The Borgen – Power & Glory (2022) Series is about the control and triumph of Danish politicians. As they take centre stage in the contemporary Denmark government institutions. In the past, we reviewed the First (2010), Second (2011) and Third (2013) seasons of the Borgen series in our Focus magazine.
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The Nurse (2023) is a limited mini-series that narrates a scary and spine-chilling tale. A nurse in Denmark committed those heinous real-life crimes over the years. Its true story tells about the medical crimes committed by the Danish night nurse working at a provincial hospital during the period from 2012 to 2015.
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