There's something about the mix of bleak backdrops, whether it's drizzly, grey city streets or eery volcanic landscapes brutal crimes by twisted criminals tortured detectives and often strong female leads and intriguing plots with plenty of twists and turns that keep us on the edge of our seats. I hope it isnt giving too much away for iPlayer catcher-uppers to say that in the end Sarah Lund never did get that undemanding desk job. So, what was once a niche, indie corner of entertainment has become a global phenomenon. Then the world became even more hooked on Nordic noir following a trio of Scandi exports – also in 2011, when The Killing was remade in the US starring Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman Borgen and The Bridge. Our obsession with the gloomy, gritty genre started back with Swedish author Stieg Larsson's Millennium series, of which The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was the first instalment, later made into a 2011 blockbuster starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig. The snakebit show was canceled twice by its original channel, AMC, the second time after a. So, why are we all obsessed with Scandinavian crime series? The genre has gained an international following for its dark, suspenseful, sinister, sometimes complex, always enthralling stories. The Killing returns on Friday for one last somber season, a six-episode coda on Netflix.
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