Home > Drama TV Show > Wallander

Wallander

2005

Seasons & Episodes

  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

EP1 The Troubled Man Jan 11, 2013

Wallander has become a grandfather and is trying to seize the role as good as it goes, because he wants to be closer to his daughter Linda and her family. When Linda's father in law mysteriously disappears, Wallander is drawn into the case that takes him back in time to the Cold War and the submarine violations in the Stockholm archipelago. At the same time he's starting to suspect that something is not right with him...

EP2 The Missing Jun 19, 2013

Kurt returns to work after a temporarly suspention. At the same time a girl disappeares which draws in the entire Ystad police and military looking frantically for her. When Kurt starts to work on the case, he begins to see similarities to a case he worked on ten years earlier, which hit him very personally.

EP3 The Betrayal Jul 24, 2013

A young woman arrives at the Ystad police station to report her mother missing. Soon afterward the mother is found near the family home. Ystad police end up in a situation that constantly stirs up new topics, while police suspect that the father is the culprit. On a personal level Martinsson becomes increasingly worried about Kurt as he is starting to get more and more problems with his memory.

EP4 The Loss Aug 21, 2013

A young woman is found dead in Ystad. When the police begin the case, they are told that the woman came from Moldova and that she worked as a prostitute in Sweden. Kurt, who leads the case, decides to seek out the woman's family in Moldova. When he returns to Sweden, he is involved in a car accident and takes a leave of absence from work. Around the same time Kurt finds where is forgetfulness comes from.

EP5 The Arsonist Sep 25, 2013

Kurt Wallander has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but has a hard time accepting it and are therefore trying to keep it a secret for the surroundings. At the same time an arsonist who has served his sentence is freed from prison.

EP6 The Man Who Wept Oct 23, 2013

It's almost Christmas and Kurt is troubled by his memory disease. He realizes that it will soon be necessary to tell his colleagues and the rest of the world that he is sick. But he finds it difficult to give up his job, his only identity. In Ystad, there is a brutal kidnapping of a famous restaurateur, Paolo Salino. Kurt takes on the case but is forced to enlist the help of his colleague Jenny from the police in Malmö.
7.6| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.

Director

Producted By

Canal+

AD
AD

Watch Free for 30 Days

All Prime Video Movies and TV Shows. Cancel anytime. Watch Now

Trailers & Clips

Also starring Charlotta Jonsson

Eagles
Eagles
Wallander
Wallander

Reviews

Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
sonnybatson-57277 I was disappointed overall with the manner in which the final six episodes of the series brought about the end of Kurt Wallander. I have had firsthand experience dealing with the condition (my mother) and it was not presented in a believable manner. It just seemed as though Henriksson didn't give ample notice of his intent not to return and the writers threw together a fast resolution without much thought. A simple execution with that crime being the last of the series to be solved would have been better.Otherwise, overall a decent series though I don't think I would ever travel to Ystad or anywhere close as it must be the residence of every Scandinavian criminal. As is usual for this type of series, the crime rate in whatever locale is higher than that of Chicago or Cleveland and, at some point, requires the viewer to ignore previous episodes in order to attain some level of believability.
PartialMovieViewer Outstanding! And that is the worst I can say about this Swedish gem. Granted, I originally hitched my Wallander-Viewing-Wagon to the BBC's excellent version. Mr. Kenneth Branagh did an absolutely outstanding job gluing me to the television screen. Well, I wasn't really glued…that would have hurt every time I tried to move away from the TV…but you know what I mean. Anyways, my fellow workmates pointed me in the direction of the British-Swedish version of 'Kurt' and it took one viewing and I was hooked. Well OMG and all that stuff – overnight, I became a, true, blue, 'Wallander' addict. I needed to see more and more…so it took very little time to completely devour all of the BBC versions. Reluctantly, I tried watching this other thing called 'Wallander', starring this fellow by the name of, Krister Henriksson. What a fantastic program. Even though the cast speaks Swedish, the superior acting, directing and the overall production, render the subtitles to mere insignificance. The Swedish version is, by far, the best, a true masterpiece I recommend this show to one and all. Seldom do I get attached to a character as I did with Kurt Wallander. Talk about ups and downs…the man's personal saga is an emotional roller-coaster worthy of the stoutest of riders. Unlike the typical US TV – there is nothing supernatural about the main character's abilities; he does not have ESP; nor is he the smartest person in the world; nor is he invisible on demand; nor is he the fastest; strongest or able to render flying sharks from the sky – this guy is just amazingly wise and a very skilled detective who is painfully normal. No splashy-flashy CGI or silly over-the-top apotheosis at the PC alter – just a package of pure brilliance. Please, Hollywierd, do NOT attempt 'Wallander', you do not have the talent to succeed...leave perfection alone
pforrest-2 I'd heard so many good things, but when I finally got to see an episode, it was average. Not believable plot; cinematography that started great and then got average, and despite some pretty solid acting from the main characters, I couldn't even be arsed to sit through the two hours and ten minutes. Cardboard villains, silly dramatic set-ups, and really no better than a typical Brit or American offering - just a damn sight longer. And how does a car explosion as the hero is walking away from it blast the hero back at a 45 degree angle towards the explosion? And how do two cops who realise they need to get out of a car s l o w l y because of a potential hazard then slam the doors? Seriously disappointing.
Tweekums Being a fan of detective dramas and having watched the BBC's version of Wallander I was interested to see what the original was like when it aired on BBC4. Unfortunately I didn't catch all of the episodes but I enjoyed all of the ones I saw, in fact I preferred it to the British version.Each episode follows a single case so it doesn't matter too much if you miss the occasional episode. Krister Henriksson is great as the eponymous Kurt Wallander, a police inspector in the Swedish city of Ystad. He isn't the only Wallander in the department, his daughter Linda is also on the force. She is played by the late Johanna Sällström who did a great job, it was rather sad watching it to know that this able actress is no longer alive.The episodes I saw were all gripping, they also contained a bit more gore than one would expect in a British detective series set in attractive scenery, it isn't over the top though so shouldn't offend anybody unless they have a really weak stomach.I'd certainly recommend this to all fans of detective fiction, it is a shame that it was aired on digital only BBC4 rather than getting a slot on BBC2 where it might get a larger audience; it seems they are afraid of showing anything subtitled on a major channel.