
The Investigation
Taste attributes: crimedramadetectivejournalisticmysteryslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Bring truth to the surface."
Boxlist takeExpect an intricate, intimate crime series, heavy rather than light. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.3 /10
TMDB · 31 votes
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Season
Season 1
· 2020 · 6 episodesCopenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Episodes (6)
1Episode 128 Sep 2020
While Head of Homicide for Copenhagen Police Jens Møller comes in for the morning briefing, an investigator reports on a strange case. A homemade submarine carrying a female Swedish journalist and the submarine's inventor has gone missing.
2Episode 25 Oct 2020
Jens Møller is constantly under pressure from journalists who are chasing news of the case. Meanwhile, rumours and theories abound. Were the Swedish journalist and the accused previously acquainted?
3Episode 312 Oct 2020
While the forensic team works, Jens Møller and his team of investigators are waiting for answers. Have they found conclusive evidence that the Swedish journalist is dead, and if so, has a crime been committed?
4Episode 419 Oct 2020
Jens Møller gets assistance with the search. Swedish cadaver dogs that can locate bodies more than 20 metres below sea level are brought in. Although the dogs mark the areas quite accurately, the divers don't find anything.
5Episode 526 Oct 2020
The case is slowly coming together, but Jens Møller and his team still have no conclusive evidence. Chief Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen emphasises that they must determine the motive and cause of death in order to charge the accused.
6Episode 62 Nov 2020
Chief Prosecutor Jakob-Buch Jepsen makes it clear to Jens Møller that they need more firm evidence to bring charges in the case. Otherwise, they risk the accused walking free.
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- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
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- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Miso Film
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