Best Nordic TV Shows of 2025
It has come to that time of year, and the Nordic Watchlist team have put their heads together to share some of the favourite and best Nordic TV shows of 2025.
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Home for Christmas Season 3 – Netflix’s delightfully cosy festive romance is back
The perfect way to get in the mood for Christmas! Nordic Watchlist reviews Season 3 of the much loved Norwegian TV Series, Home For Christmas, out on Netflix today.
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Jakob Oftebro Shines in Viaplay’s Vanguard
He’s a nice guy, a terrible person, a beautiful husband—and one of the most demanding characters an actor could ever face.
In our exclusive interview, Jakob Oftebro discusses the pressure and pleasure of portraying the complex media titan Jan Stenbeck.
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How Isabella Eklöf Transforms The Death of Bunny Munro
Nordic Watchlist speaks to Swedish director Isabella Eklöf about working on the adaptation of The Death of Bunny Munro.
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The Death of Bunny Munro – A dream combination of a Nick Cave book adaptation, directed by Isabella Eklöf and starring Matt Smith
Nordic Watchlist reviews the Isabella Eklöf-directed series The Death of Bunny Munro When news arrived earlier this year that Nick Cave’s The Death of Bunny Munro was headed for a screen adaptation, we were immediately excited – largely thanks to the announcement that Swedish filmmaker Isabella Eklöf was to direct it. At that point, I… Continue reading The Death of Bunny Munro – A dream combination of a Nick Cave book adaptation, directed by Isabella Eklöf and starring Matt Smith
Vanguard – Viaplay’s fiery new biopic is all about glamour and grit
Vanguard is a bold, five-part dramatisation of Jan Stenbeck’s transformation from Wall Street financier to Nordic media tycoon. Directed by Goran Kapetanović (Caliphate, The Congregation) and written by Alex Haridi (Quicksand, Love & Anarchy), the show is based on Per Andersson’s biography Stenbeck: A Biography of a Successful Businessman.
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Actor Edvin Ryding on His Role in ‘A Life’s Worth’
Nordic Watchlist caught up with Swedish actor Edvin Ryding during a break in filming his upcoming Hunger Games film. The Young Royals star, who has recently appeared in the 28 Years Later, is back on our screens in Viaplay’s A Life’s Worth which is available now on both Viaplay UK and USA.
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The Asset – Netflix’s slick Danish crime thriller
Nordic Watchlist reviews The Asset – Netflix’s slick Danish crime thriller Danish crime thriller The Asset centres around a new intelligence service agent, Tea, who goes undercover to infiltrate the inner circle of prolific drug smuggler, Miran, who has eluded the grasp of the P.E.T. for some time. Adopting a completely new identity, Tea must… Continue reading The Asset – Netflix’s slick Danish crime thriller
A Life’s Worth – Edvin Ryding stars in Viaplay’s emotional new war drama
Nordic Watchlist reviews A Life’s Worth, Viaplay’s new six-part drama which stars Edvin Ryding and Erik Enge.
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Bordertown Season 3: Intense Finale Review
Intense is very much the go-to word for Nordic Noir, the entire genre known for its deep, brooding storylines, but in Bordertown Season 3 (its final series), intensity is taken to a whole new level. Those who have followed the exploits of Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen in the previous two series, perhaps won’t be surprised… Continue reading Bordertown Season 3: Intense Finale Review
To Cook A Bear Disney+ Series Review: Must-Watch Dark Thriller
Winner of the 2021 Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel, Mikael Niemi’s To Cook a Bear (Koka Björn) has been adapted into a stunning six-part series for Disney+. It’s a fascinating amalgamation of the classic detective story, historical drama, murder mystery and a Western. Plunging viewers into a world of superstitions, prejudices, religion and… Continue reading To Cook A Bear Disney+ Series Review: Must-Watch Dark Thriller
Gustaf Skarsgård on mud make up, life lessons and the perils of polarism in his new series To Cook A Bear
Gustaf Skarsgård on mud make up, life lessons and the perils of polarism as he discusses his role in Disney+ series To Cook A Bear with Nordic Watchlist
The New Force – Netflix’s retro new crime drama
Nordic Watchlist reviews Netflix’s The New Force. This six-part series follows Carin, Siv and Ingrid as Sweden’s first female police officers who have to navigate the sexual politics of their time, as well as a dangerous new case.
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Unravel the Mystery of ‘Isolated’ on Walter Presents
It says much about geopolitical tensions in the world that many Nordic TV shows, films, and books now include a Russian-threat subplot. So, it is with the eight-part Finnish TV series Isolated, now showing as part of the Walter Presents strand on Channel 4.
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The Darkness – TV Series Review
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.
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Netflix Must Watch: Diary of a Ditched Girl 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.
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Omerta 6/12 – New Finnish political thriller comes to Walter Presents
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.
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The Congregation Season 2: Release Date and What to Expect
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
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The Sommerdahl Murders Season 3: More Picturesque Crime from Walter Presents
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, it seems only fair that we haven’t had too long to wait to catch up… Continue reading The Sommerdahl Murders Season 3: More Picturesque Crime from Walter Presents
5 New Nordic Releases: July Monthly Guide
Discover 8 new Nordic releases with our June Monthly Guide and find out which titles to add to your Nordic Watchlist this month.
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