
A Stockholm detective under internal investigation heads to a ski resort to unwind, until a young girl's disappearance compels her back to work.
First Aired: 2/6/2025
Languages: Swedish
Created by: Viveca Sten
Type: Scripted
Companies: SF Studios, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Countries: Norway, Sweden

Police officer Hanna Ahlander has been suspended from her job in Stockholm and dumped by her partner when she moves to her sister's vacation home in Åre. When a young woman goes missing on the icy night of Lucia, Hanna can't help but start investigating the case. With a tough family situation and an understaffed police station, local police officer Daniel Lindskog reluctantly has to accept Hanna's help. But the big question is whether they can trust each other.
MovieGuys
I generally like Scandi crime series, but this one's a little lacking. Castings, characterisations and the premise of a cop relocating from the city to the Swedish countryside are fine. Where this production falls down is in the storytelling department. For example, an intelligent girl planning to study law gets into a car with a man she knows is a human trafficker and then proceeds to tell him whilst they sit in his car, down a secluded lane, at night, how she plans to report him to the police. You and I can guess what happens next, but somehow she can't? It's this kind of ridiculous plot line that kills this series' credibility faster than a Swedish winter. In summary, "The Are Murders" has all the trappings of a sophisticated Swedish crime drama, but its simplistic, often unconvincing plotlines limit its appeal. A mediocre watch.
Anton Lundin
1999
2024