Nordic Noir Locations

Nordic Noir is a Scandinavian and Nordic genre of detective stories in both literature and filmed media. With it's roots in Sweden and Norway from the sixties and seventies. Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö is said to be the grandparents of it and Gunnar Staalesen their kid brother. The big break for the genre came with Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson's dark crime novels. With the Tv series Forbrydelsen (The Killing) and Bron/Broen (The Bridge) the genre started to dominate the detective scene.

18 May 2022

Nordic Crime as Theatre

Nordic Noir on the theatre stage.

Swedish Nordic Noir Actors from series about Wallander and Johan Falk and more will perform in a play at Dramaten. The Swedish National Theatre in Stockhom.

Premiere Sept 8 2022.