Wallander
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.
Season 2 Episodes
E1
An explosion in one of Ystad's power grids shuts down the electricity in the whole city. Wallander (Krister Henriksson),…
E2
6 year old Albin Landberg disappears without a trace from his kindergarten, and all of Ystad get involved in the family…
E3
A motorcycle rider is found murdered by the police, and the trail leads them to a local MC Club. The Club uses other rid…
E4
A wave of burglaries sweep through Ystad. A group of neighbours in the affected area decide to take matters into their o…
E5
A Russian concerto Cello player is the victim of a bomb attack after a performance in Ystad. The woman turns out to be a…
E6
A parish priest is found shot outside of a hostel in what apears to be a cold blooded execution. Wallander and his colle…
E7
Ystad is experiencing a rapid increase in high profile robberies against armored transports. Where cars are set on fire,…
E8
A sniper is Ystad in horror and his victims are persons connected to a jewel heist. Wallander soon understand that there…
E9
A guest playing chorus of young women are successful at the premiere of a rural church outside Ystad. As a member, 18-ye…
E10
Arson is suspected when a house burns to the ground following a gas explosion and a man and a woman are found dead. Wall…
E11
When Manfred Stjarne is stabbed to death outside the Brada cider factory his wife Claire has inherited - suspicion falls…
E12
Isabelle and Pontus pass out as police officers but he is dismayed when she says she wants to put their affair on hold i…
E13
Corrupt businessman Filip Pasolic stands trial for bringing illegal workers into Sweden and using them as slave labour. …
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