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The Unlikely Murderer
2021Show1 season · 5 episodesTV-MAEnded
Summary
After the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, Stig Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+27)
Critics 100Audiences 73GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer100%
Audience score76%
IMDb7.0
Time to watch it all
3 h 55 min
5 episodes, about 47 min each
An episode a night: done in 5 nights.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121First aired
2021
November 5, 2021
Ended 2021
Genre
DramaLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
Sweden
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13 · most episodes first
Robert GustafssonStig Engström · 5 episodes
Mikael PersbrandtHans Holmér · 5 episodes
Eva MelanderMargareta Engström · 5 episodes
Björn BengtssonPeter Petterson · 5 episodes
Peter ViitanenOlaf Palme · 5 episodes
Cilla ThorellLisbeth Palme · 5 episodes
Joel SpiraLennart Granström · 5 episodes
Magnus KrepperHarry Levin · 5 episodes- CECia ErikssonKvinnlig väktare Skandia · 5 episodes
Shanti RoneyPer Häggström · 2 episodes
Matti BoustedtChrister Pettersson · 1 episode
Mårten KlingbergÖverstelöjtnant Tord · 1 episode
Jonathan SandPolis · 1 episode
Directing · 9
- Charlotte Brändström Director, Executive Producer
- Adam Hilario First Assistant Director
- James Velasquez First Assistant Director
- Joséphine Adams Second Assistant Director
- Frida Hvenmark First Assistant Director
- Ottila Wahl Second Assistant Director
Production · 7
- Joshua Mehr Executive Producer
- Pontus Edgren Executive Producer
- Frida Asp Producer
- Tusse Lande Casting
- Pernilla Eriksson Line Producer
- Sofia Lindberg Line Producer
Camera · 2
- Elizabeth Edwards Second Assistant Camera
- Robert Eldrim Still Photographer
Sound · 10
- Richard Löthner Boom Operator
- Ronnie van der Veer Foley Artist
- Karl Camnert Boom Operator
- Jonas Lindskog Boom Operator
- Carlos Contreras Boom Operator
- Jonas Goldmann Boom Operator
Art · 7
- Mikael Varhelyi Production Design
- Lovisa Brandel Property Master
- Frida Angberg Assistant Property Master
- Paul Gustavsson Art Direction
- Frida Bernhardsson Property Master
- Mikko Ekholm Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Kicki Ilander Costume Design
- Fanny Rätz Simonsen Makeup Artist
- Madeleine Törnqvist af Ström Makeup Artist
- Eva von Bahr Makeup Designer
- Sophie Rockwell Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 3
- Bjorn Arvid Hestad Visual Effects Supervisor
- Johan Harnesk Special Effects Supervisor
- Daniel Rådén Visual Effects Production Manager
Lighting · 3
- Kalle Dahlberg Electrician
- Leonard Gaszynski Electrician
- Samuel Gonzalez Electrician
Other crew · 16
- Wilhelm Behrman Creator
- Niklas Rockström Creator
- Thomas Pettersson Creator
- Frans Bak Music
- Emil Larsson Special Effects Technician
- Martin Alfredson Jofs Special Effects Technician
The Unlikely Murderer episodes
1 season · 5 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Avsnitt 1, 7.2
- S1 E2 Avsnitt 2, 7.3
- S1 E3 Avsnitt 3, 7.1
- S1 E4 Avsnitt 4, 7.2
- S1 E5 Avsnitt 5, 7.3
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