Description
Series 1: 6x90' Series 2: 6x90'
Yellow Bird for ARD Germany
Based on the bestselling novels by acclaimed Swedish author Helene Tursten, the series is co-produced by Yellow Bird, the company behind the highly successful film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy.
Irene Huss is a charismatic modern woman in her early forties, dedicated to her job, training in martial arts, and also a successfully married woman with two teenage daughters. She is in the middle of her career and tries to find balance between job and private life in contemporary Swedish society.
In each gripping story, Irene Huss has to confront an contemporary world full of vicious crime. In order to find, stop and catch the criminals, she has to spend a great amount of time on solid and patient police work, which creates difficult situations and conflicts within her family throughout the series.
Ratings:
- Huge success on ARD Germany averaging 3.5 million viewers and a 15% market share
- Major broadcast success in Scandinavia transmitting on Canal+, Kanal 5 Sweden, DR Denmark, Norwegian TV2 and MTV3 in Finland
- The first series of films has been seen by more than 40 million viewers worldwide