Nordic Watchlist reviews upcoming Danish drama Families Like Ours which is coming to the BBC; the team also discuss the cast and director. Continue reading Families Like Ours – BBC’s new Nordic drama set in Denmark
Discover the best Nordic films, TV series, and books with Nordic Watchlist’s Nordic Spotlight. This month’s roundup features standout reviews, including a film adaptation, gripping series, and a festival highlight. Continue reading Nordic Spotlight: Best in Screen and Page – April | Monthly Roundup
One of Sweden’s most successful authors, Camilla Läckberg is now reaching new fans with her TV series The Glass Dome screening on Netflix. Läckberg has sold over 35 million books in 60 countries and is rightly known as ‘The Queen … Continue reading Camilla Läckberg: Top 5 Must-Read Novels for New Fans
The middle books of a trilogy are often ‘the problem child’. Gone is the initial excitement of the first instalment and the denouement needed for the final book – all that alongside the need to keep the reader engaged. It … Continue reading The Heirs of The Arctic by Aslak Nore – Book Review
Clear your diary; cancel your plans. There’s a new six part Nordic crime drama for you to binge watch on Netflix – The Glass Dome! Continue reading Netflix’s The Glass Dome Review – A Tense New Crime Thriller
Nordic Watchlist review: The Ugly Stepsister offers a dark, fresh twist on the Cinderella tale, told from the stepsister’s view. Continue reading The Ugly Stepsister Review: A Dark Twist on Cinderella
For a country that frequently tops the ‘world’s happiest place to live’ charts, Finland can certainly produce dark drama, and in season two of Bordertown, there’s darkness upon darkness. Lappeenranta, on the Finnish/Russian border, is a city wrapped in darkness, … Continue reading Bordertown Season Two – TV Series Review
In times of tragedy, it is often said that having a community around you – be it family members, loved ones, friends or neighbours – is one of the most important things. Having a hub of people around you who … Continue reading The Street Where I Live – Viaplay’s New Six Part Series
Discover the latest Nordic New Releases in our April Monthly Guide and find out which titles to add to your Nordic Watchlist this month. FILMS & TV SERIES The Street I Live On | TV Series | Viaplay USA (4th … Continue reading Nordic New Releases: April Monthly Guide
Discover the best Nordic films, TV series, and books with Nordic Watchlist’s Nordic Spotlight. This month’s roundup features standout reviews, including a film adaptation, gripping series, and a festival highlight. Continue reading Nordic Spotlight: Best in Screen and Page – March | Monthly Roundup
Read our review of Deception, the Finnish drama on Walter Presents. A gripping tale of wealth, betrayal, and desire, starring Daniel Virtanen Continue reading Deception – TV Series Review
If you’ve read any of Antti Tuomainen’s books, you’ll quickly get a sense of his style. It’s almost like the Coen Brothers wrote Finnish crime novels. There’s a quirky sense of humour that permeates his work, inevitably some violence along … Continue reading Little Siberia – Netflix Film Review
Arctic Circle is back for a third season on Channel 4’s Walter Presents, and fans of this popular Finnish drama won’t be disappointed. It packs a real punch, and, to put it mildly, there’s a lot going on in this … Continue reading Arctic Circle Season Three – TV Series Review
As SXSW gears up for its highly anticipated film premieres, Swedish director Mattias J. Skoglund is preparing to unveil his latest psychological horror, The Home. Speaking to Nordic Watchlist over Zoom from Austin, Texas, just days before the film’s debut, … Continue reading Mattias Skoglund unveils ‘The Home’ as it premiers at SXSW Festival
Elliott Crosset Hove reunites with fellow Danish star Sandra Guldberg Kampp in Electric Child. Hove and Kampp previously worked together in the fantastic Wildland, and he would later re-team with director Hlynur Pálmason for the Icelandic epic Godland. Electric Child … Continue reading Electric Child – Film Review from Glasgow Film Festival
Ahead of its first publication Son, the first instalment of a gripping new series by Thomas Enger and Johanna Gustawsson, is already making waves. The book has already sparked international interest, selling rights in 17 languages, even before its official … Continue reading Exploring Collaboration in Thomas Enger and Johanna Gustawsson’s Son
Discover the latest Nordic New Releases in our March Monthly Guide and find out which titles to add to your Nordic Watchlist this month. FILMS & TV SERIES Arctic Circle Season Three | TV Series | Walter Presents/Channel 4 | … Continue reading Nordic New Releases: March Monthly Guide
Frida Kempff’s breathtaking biopic of Swedish swimming sensation, Sally Bauer, opens with failure. Bauer (Josefin Neldén) is gasping for air; we can almost feel the ache in her arms as she struggles to keep her head above the water. She … Continue reading The Swedish Torpedo – Film Review from Glasgow Film Festival
Usually, when a film makes you want to visit the location in which it was shot, it implies sunny Mediterranean coastlines or dramatic, isolated scenery. But a decaying, pulsating hotel that won’t let you leave? Surely, that’s the stuff of … Continue reading Mr. K – Film Review from Glasgow Film Festival 2025
Each month, Nordic Watchlist curates the best in film, TV, and literature from across the Nordic region, bringing you our standout picks in one place. Nordic Spotlight: Best in Screen and Page is your go-to roundup for the most compelling … Continue reading Nordic Spotlight: Best in Screen and Page – February | Monthly Roundup
While they may feature prominently in many Nordic Noir TV Series, and indeed a whole generation of memes were created around Sofie Gråbøl’s knitwear in The Killing, there are not many Nordic Noir books where Nordic knitting patterns prove pivotal. … Continue reading The Grave In The Ice by Satu Rämö – Book Review
The Glasgow Film Festival enjoys its twenty-first birthday this year, opening on February 26 and running until March 9. The festival continues to grow, annually, with audience numbers on the rise and a host of international stars walking the red … Continue reading 5 Nordic Films to Watch at Glasgow Film Festival 2025
The body doesn’t lie, even when the mouth does. For psychologists, body language can say much more about a situation than words ever can. Even the most hardened liar finds it hard to control the often minuscule signals the body … Continue reading Son by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger – Book Review
A small, isolated town seemingly fuelled by gossip and the church. A chilly welcome to “mainlanders”. School bullying. Ableist discrimination. A persistent fear of the occult. LARPing. A detective with a series case of burnout. Walter Presents: Evilside is a … Continue reading Evilside Review – New Walter Presents Series
On paper, Frelle Petersen’s Home Sweet Home might not seem as engaging as it sounds—but its nearly two-hour runtime unfolds into a compelling and deeply affecting experience, thanks in large part to an outstanding performance from lead actress Jette Søndergaard. … Continue reading Home Sweet Home – Film Review
From the snow-covered mountains of Åre—where no one is safe—to the sun-soaked beauty of Gotland, Netflix has delivered a thrilling crime drama with The Åre Murders and followed it up with something far more lighthearted in Love Forever. For those … Continue reading Love Forever – Netflix Film Review
After I’d finished wiping away the tears that coincided with the closing credits of R.I.P. Henry’s final episode, I started to give some thought as to how I’d best describe this show; a show that I’m fairly certain for the … Continue reading R.I.P. Henry – TV Series Review
There’s a big caveat for anyone reading this and confused over Wisting series three. For viewers in the UK, series three of Wisting, airing on the BBC, differs from the version originally shown in Norway. For the UK (and many … Continue reading Wisting Series Three – TV Review
As the cold weather lingers, there’s nothing better than getting wrapped up in a gripping Nordic crime thriller. The Åre Murders is the perfect winter watch, taking us away from the usual city-based crime dramas and into the breathtaking yet … Continue reading The Åre Murders – Netflix TV Show Review
Discover the latest Nordic New Releases in our February Monthly Guide and find out which titles to add to your Nordic Watchlist this month. FILMS & TV SERIES The Åre Murders | TV Series | Netflix | 6th February Suspended … Continue reading Nordic New Releases: February Monthly Guide
