With a top director, well known cast and an international best seller as source material, the screen adaptation of Ragnar Jónasson’s The Darkness was always going to be highly anticipated. It’s a surprise, therefore, to find that the end result is something less than its constituent parts promise. Continue reading The Darkness – TV Series Review
If you were to think of Nordic Netflix, you’d think of grisly noir thrillers, police procedurals, series based on a true story or Christmassy stories straight out of a postcard. But its latest Scandi offering, Diary of a Ditched Girl, has absolutely nothing in common with these genre favourites. It’s vibrant; it’s unapologetic; it’s bold. Continue reading Netflix Must Watch: Diary of a Ditched Girl Review
A famous crime writer vanishes, her friends at a loss to know where she is. Her books are an international sensation, but secrets in her personal life haunt the author – could these have driven her to do something reckless? … Continue reading The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson – Book Review
A good thriller is often described as ‘the stuff of nightmares’ but in Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker that is literally the case. For seventeen-year-old Hugo, sleep is a troubled thing. He suffers from severe somnambulism, or sleepwalking. When undergoing an … Continue reading The Sleepwalker by Lars Kepler – Book Review
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was an international phenomenon on both page and screen. Stieg Larsson’s original trilogy of novels has continued to grow after his death, with Karen Smirnoff now adding the eighth installment = The Girl With Ice In Her Veins. The question is though is it now time to call time on Lisabeth Salander? Continue reading The Girl With Ice In Her Veins by Karin Smirnoff – Book Review
Former Icelandic First Lady Eliza Reid’s debut novel, Death Of A Diplomat, draws heavily on her knowledge of ambassadorial receptions, but this modern take on Agatha Christie is no pastiche. A debut that proves Reid can stand proudly alongside the masters of the genre while bringing something distinctly her own to the table. Continue reading Death Of A Diplomat by Eliza Reid – Book Review
Walter Presents has been spoiling Scandinavian TV lovers this summer, and this continues with their latest release, Omerta 6/12. You can forget the cosy jumpers and hygge decor, however, as this political thriller aims to showcase something altogether more explosive. Continue reading Omerta 6/12 – New Finnish political thriller comes to Walter Presents
Nordic Watchlist reviews Murder Tide, the third English translation penned by Stella -a pseudonym whose true identity still remains the biggest unsolved case, Continue reading Murder Tide by Stella Blómkvist – Book Review
There’s a challenge for any author of a successful long-running series to try and break free and write a standalone work. For Jo Nesbø, his Harry Hole series continues to sell millions of copies worldwide, a trend that looks only … Continue reading Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbø – Book Review
Broken – a word with many different connotations. For the two central protagonists in Jón Atli Jónasson’s debut English novel, Broken, what could be seen as a derogatory description of them actually turns into their greatest strength. Iceland is not exactly known as … Continue reading Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson – Book Review
“What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive” – so said Sir Walter Scott, but it could all too easily be the subtitle for Eva Björg Ægisdóttir’s Home Before Dark. A standalone novel, separate from Ægisdóttir’s Forbidden Iceland series, Home Before … Continue reading Home Before Dark by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir – Book Review
In our final review before taking a summer break, Nordic Watchlist reviews The Congregation Season 2, which arrives on Viaplay in both the USA and UK this month Continue reading The Congregation Season 2: Release Date and What to Expect
UK fans of Dan, Flemming and Marianne have had to wait just four weeks between series two and season three of The Sommerdahl Murders airing via Walter Presents. Since season two left us with a double personal tragedy for Dan, … Continue reading The Sommerdahl Murders Season 3: More Picturesque Crime from Walter Presents
Discover 8 new Nordic releases with our June Monthly Guide and find out which titles to add to your Nordic Watchlist this month. Continue reading 5 New Nordic Releases: July Monthly Guide
The Last Journey opens with a quiet simplicity: stark title cards. The Son. The Father. They are followed by the sterile whiteness of a hospital waiting room. An MRI machine hums ominously as Lars, the father, lies still, his son … Continue reading Reviving Memories: A Father-Son Road Trip in ‘The Last Journey’
Viaplay has a decidedly gritty new offering coming to the platform. Mafia, a six-part drama thriller, centres around a community of smugglers and dealers from the former Yugoslavia, all of whom are using their new home in Stockholm to fund … Continue reading Mafia – Viaplay’s tense new crime thriller
The ultimate comfort watch is back on Walter Presents. Sure, there’s death involved, but there’s something so cosy and charming about The Sommerdahl Murders. It’s as if Midsummer Murders was set in Denmark – there’s an unusually high body count … Continue reading The Sommerdahl Murders Season 2 Review: The Cosy Crime Drama Returns
The Barracuda Queens are back on Netflix with Season 2! We cover everything brilliant and badass about the new season, including the cast, director, history behind the Barracuda Queens, and our review of the second season. Barracuda Queens Season Two … Continue reading Barracuda Queens Season 2 on Netflix: Everything Brilliant and Badass About the New Season
Discover 8 new Nordic releases with our June Monthly Guide and find out which titles to add to your Nordic Watchlist this month. Continue reading 8 New Nordic Releases: June 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 – May | Monthly Roundup
Nordic Watchlist reviews and introduces you to the Norwegian series Pernille (or Pørni) which now has all five seasons available on Netflix. Continue reading Why Pernille (Pørni) is a Witty Must-Watch on Netflix
Alex from Nordic Watchlist got the opportunity to talk the Amaryllis August, star of Thomas Vinterberg’s TV Series Families Like Ours which is currently available on BBC iPlayer. Continue reading Emerging Talent: Exploring Amaryllis August’s Role in Families Like Ours
Nordic Watchlist’s Glen reviews Back In The Day by Oliver Lovrenski — the award-winning debut that made waves in Norway in 2025 and now arrives for English-language readers. Continue reading Back In The Day by Oliver Lovrenski – Book Review
Nordic Watchlist speaks to Danish star Jacob Lohmann about his his role in romantic comedy Chaos which comes to Viaplay this month. Continue reading Chaos series: Jacob Lohmann discusses filming new Viaplay romantic comedy
Icelandic filmmaker Rúnar Rúnarsson’s When the Light Breaks is a poignant meditation on grief, love and the quiet devastation of loss. Set against the backdrop of Iceland’s ethereal landscapes, the film follows Una (Elín Hall), a young art student grappling … Continue reading Exploring Grief in Rúnar Rúnarsson’s When the Light Breaks
Have you ever had something happen to you that has made you reassess the rest of your life? A moment so striking in its capacity for change that you realise you have been living a life that you’re not entirely … Continue reading Chaos – All you need to know about Viaplay’s brilliant new romantic drama series
Norwegian Director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen discusses A New Kind of Wilderness, her documentary which is released in selected UK cinemas Continue reading Director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen discusses A New Kind of Wilderness
When we said last month that you had to cancel all of your plans for The Glass Dome, we didn’t anticipate having to tell you to do the same this month. But Ingeborg Topsøe’s Secrets We Keep (Reservatet) really is worth staying in for. The endlessly binge-able six-part series comes to Netflix on May 15. Continue reading Secrets We Keep – Review of Thrilling Nordic Netflix Crime Drama
The Nordic Watchlist team watch A New Kind of Wilderness and share a their review of the documentary that his UK cinemas this month. Continue reading A New Kind of Wilderness – Documentary Review
“It’s quite a trippy movie and I have quite a trippy brain.” Nordic Watchlist speaks to Emilíana Torrini about The Extraordinary Miss Flower which is released in UK cinemas on the 9th May. Continue reading The Extraordinary Miss Flower: exploring Emilíana Torrini’s new film
