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Wallander

Name: Wallander
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2005-01-14
Cast: Krister Henriksson, Charlotta Jonsson, Signe Dahlkvist, Mats Bergman, Fredrik Gunnarsson

2005 | 3 seasons | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, 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 and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Luther, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 47 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Detective Kurt Wallander solves gruesome complex crimes in the city of Ystad, Sweden.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 55K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.

Season 12005 · 13 episodes · 4.7 out of 10
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Season 22009 · 13 episodes · 5.1 out of 10
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Season 32013 · 6 episodes · 5.4 out of 10
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Cast & crew

Created by Henning Mankell

Krister HenrikssonKurt Wallander
Charlotta JonssonLinda Wallander
Signe DahlkvistKlara Wallander
Mats BergmanNyberg
Fredrik GunnarssonJohan Svartman
Douglas JohanssonJan Martinsson