The Breakthrough
Seen it?2025 | 1 seasons | 38 min | Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 7.0 out of 10 from audiences and a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 38 minutes, about 3 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When a shocking double homicide goes unsolved for 16 years, a detective teams up with a genealogist to catch the killer before it becomes a cold case.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 47K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Peter EggersJohn
- Mattias NordkvistPer
- Jessica LiedbergFrancy
- Karin de FrumerieLollo
- Julia SporreStina
- Julius FleischanderlAnte
- Annika HallinKarin
- Bahador FoladiSaad
- Jonatan RodriguezMiran
- Per BurellKjell