This series is centred on Kurt Wallander, a young police officer in the Swedish city of Malmo. One day he witnesses an horrific crime on the estate where he lives... a young man, with a Swedish flag painted on his face, has been tied up with tape over his mouth; another man removes the tape revealing a grenade which explodes seconds later. This leads to him being moved to the serious crimes unit. The crime leads to tensions rising as many seek to blame the migrant community; following leads will put Kurt in real danger and uncovering a variety of secrets.
This series main surprises have nothing to do with the plot; it is in English not Swedish and more surprisingly it is set in the present so is a reboot for the character rather than a prequel to the stories we've seen before. Once one gets past this the story is solid if not too original. There are some decent twists as the story progresses and some genuinely tense moments... we might know Kurt isn't about to die but there is real danger for other characters. At only six episodes in length the series is quite short; hopefully there will be further seasons, the ending certainly felt like it was setting us up for more. Overall I wouldn't call this a must see series but it is a decent enough addition to the genre; at this point it isn't really linked to the older Wallander except for the character's name.
This series main surprises have nothing to do with the plot; it is in English not Swedish and more surprisingly it is set in the present so is a reboot for the character rather than a prequel to the stories we've seen before. Once one gets past this the story is solid if not too original. There are some decent twists as the story progresses and some genuinely tense moments... we might know Kurt isn't about to die but there is real danger for other characters. At only six episodes in length the series is quite short; hopefully there will be further seasons, the ending certainly felt like it was setting us up for more. Overall I wouldn't call this a must see series but it is a decent enough addition to the genre; at this point it isn't really linked to the older Wallander except for the character's name.