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Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole review | Nordic noir series plays the hits

Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole review | Nordic noir series plays the hits

A star rating of 3 out of 5. In the early 2010s, the entire world saw a Nordic noir boom, as the incredibly popular Scandinavian literary trend came to screens around the globe. The distinctive traits of the crime fiction sub-genre are as follows – each entry into it tends to follow a morally complex, troubled protagonist, who has a distinct knack for solving crimes amid a Scandinavian backdrop. They are also known for their presentation of particularly brutal violence and for their bleak, dark tone. With shows like The Killing and The Bridge dominating conversation, it wasn’t long before America and the UK tried to get on board the trend. A US adaptation of one of Jo Nesbø’s acclaimed Harry Hole books, The Snowman, was released in 2017 and was resoundingly panned. Now, almost 10 years on, comes a second attempt to bring Harry, one of Nordic noir’s most famous figures, to the screen. This time around, the adaptation is from Netflix, and they’re going right back to the source. A nine-part series, Detective …

Netflix releases first-look trailer for adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole books

Netflix releases first-look trailer for adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole books

It wouldn’t quite be a crime drama without a complicated detective at its helm and taking that trope to new heights is Netflix’s latest thriller, Detective Hole, which is based on the bestselling Harry Hole novels by Jo Nesbø. Fans of the original books will know this broody central character all too well but thanks to an official teaser trailer that’s just dropped, we get to see just how Hole goes about getting results in his professional life and leaving his personal life somewhat dwindling. In the teaser, we see The Last Kingdom’s Tobias Santelmann as Hole, drinking at late night bars, getting into physical scraps and punching people square in the face. Nevertheless, he’s good at his job, his colleague admits – he’s just not necessarily good at everything else. The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman stars as Hole’s colleague Tom Waaler, who may seem similar to Hole in terms of their professional capabilities, but is clearly hiding some secrets of his own. As the tension builds, we see Hole come undone literally as he’s seen …