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Netflix does Nordic noir right in 'Jo Nesbø's Detective' series

A tortured Oslo police detective may be on the trail of a psycho killer in this genuinely suspenseful screen adaptation of Jo Nesbø's The Devil's Star.

Harry Hole. (L to R) Tobias Santelmann as Harry Hole, Ellen Helinder as Beate Lønn in Harry Hole Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

Tobias Santelmann stars as Det. Harry Hole, and Ellen Helinder plays Beate Lønn in the Netflix series Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole. Ronald Plante/Netflix hide caption

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Netflix does Nordic noir right in 'Jo Nesbø's Detective' series

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FA TV Review: Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole

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