Die Åre-Morde

Abusive husband busting through a hotel door with an axe to assault his wife and child? Sounds familiar. But it's just a throwaway scene in this rather odd procedural/Scandinoirish series. It's supposed to be a 5-episode season but it's more like two seasons of 3 and 2 episodes respectively, as they pertain to the investigations of unrelated cases. Brevity is the soul of wit or something, and kudos to the show for being efficient and economical. I admit I'm the first to gripe when shows pad the runtime with extraneous twists and goofy red-herrings. Here, however, the show goes to the inverse extreme since the investigations are so truncated and straightforward that their resolutions are banal; plus the characters don't get quite enough development to make an impression.

Don't miss these Netflix thriller episodes from Sweden. Three different murder stories well packed and fast paced guessing all the time who the real murder could be. It was not simple to solve but it was interesting to discover with the detectives the traces. It was never boring. Wonderful landscapes offered a special atmosphere for solving these mysteries. The main police woman and the police man delivered a respectable performance and the director had a good hand to create very suspenseful and breathtaking series.

If you like Scandinavian thrillers check out the Valhalla Murders. For all these reasons it deserves 7/10.

Cinematography and scenery is beautiful and lifts the crime series. We want to see more of this, maybe some episodes from the Norwegian border ? I live in Trondheim, Norway, and Åre is close to this city. Åre is the major alpine sports ski resort in Sweden and also popular place to visit by Norwegians. Åre is close to Norwegian border.

Now, about the series.

It is a more like a Crime Drama. The swedes are good at making "Dark Crime" TV series. The "Beck" crime series should serve as a benchmark for quality in the genre of crime series from Sweden. Despite financial backing from Netflix to create the series, it comes a bit short. Maybe I would expect it to be more scary and exciting. Instead, it feels a bit boring and drama oriented. Don't expect that much excitement in the series. There are some car chasing, but the overall script for possible future episodes of the series should focus more on less drama and more action.

2 Stars for the beautiful snow Setting.

The rest: The first episodes really caught my attention. The beautiful snowy setting, the northern atmosphere, and the striking landscapes-nothing groundbreaking, but compelling enough to draw me in. The show introduced an intriguing mystery: a young girl's murder, a party, a grieving girl, and a case that seemed worth following.

But then came episode 3, and that's where things started to unravel. Suddenly, we were bombarded with multiple characters whose significance was unclear. A blonde, high-profile politician struggling with her husband's issues-yet this subplot never really went anywhere. Then, out of nowhere, the mystery rushed to a conclusion. The female detective nearly dies in the snow, suffering some kind of freezing injury-or so it seemed.

What frustrated me most was the sudden reveal of the girl's backstory. Her choices, particularly getting into a car with someone obviously suspicious, felt completely unrealistic. By that point, I found myself rolling my eyes. The mystery, which had been built up so well, was wrapped up hastily and unsatisfyingly.

Then came Episode 4, and to my complete surprise, a completely different case began. The female detective, despite her apparent near-death experience, was suddenly fine-no frostbite, no consequences. This second case, from what I've seen so far, is much simpler: a domestic violence situation that seems to have an obvious perpetrator. There's no real intrigue, no depth, and frankly, it feels pointless.

What started as a promising thriller ended as a bland, foreseeable drama with weak storytelling choices. Instead of a gripping mystery, the show left me disappointed and unsatisfied.

Åremorden (The Åre Murders) is a TV series based on Viveca Sten's books. The series' leading character is a police officer Hanna Ahlander (Carla Sehn), who has been suspended from her job in Stockholm and dumped by her partner when she moves to her sister's vacation home in Åre. The first, second, and third episodes are based on the "Offermakaren -Hidden in Snow" book. The fourth and fifth episodes are based on the "Dalskuggan - Hidden in Shadows" book. I really liked the fourth and fifth episodes because they were filmed according to the book. I believe that there should be a second season which consists of the other three books. I give seven over ten for the first season because of the episodes four and five.