The series depicts the active life of Detective Kurt Wallander in the seaside town of Ystad.
EPISODE 1
Before the Frost
Through the mist, burning swans rise from the lake. What first appears to be a cruel prank soon takes on frightening proportions, with a murder linked to the mutilated birds. Kurt Wallander's only clue is a Bible in English.
EPISODE 2
The Village Idiot
When a man walks into a bank with what looks like a bomb around his neck, he demands that a precise sum of money be transferred to an account. Kurt Wallander and his colleagues face a long and complicated investigation.
EPISODE 3
The Brothers
Olof and Carolina Wrangel are found murdered during a military exercise. Kurt Wallander is under pressure from his superiors in Stockholm to find out what happened to them and why.
EPISODE 4
The Overdose
Kurt's failing health sees Linda take the lead in their case. Linda has never been so committed to solving a case. She has her lover and colleague Stefan to help her, but even Kurt is drawn in, unknowingly and against his will.
EPISODE 5
The African
A train rolls into the railway station in Gdansk, with a dead black man on board. It appears he was murdered in Ystad, making this a case for Kurt. Most of the evidence points to a race crime, but the investigation takes an unexpected turn.
EPISODE 6
Mastermind
Someone infiltrated the Ystad police station, closing it for several critical hours. At the same time, Kurt is trying to comprehend the connection between his colleague Martinson's daughter and a woman found hanged.
Krister Henriksson
Ola Rapace
Marianne Mörck
Mats Bergman
Douglas Johansson
Stina Ekblad
Lena Endre
Fredrik Gunnarsson
Stephan Apelgren
Kjell-Åke Andersson
Peter Flinth