The Truth Will Out
TV Show · Drama · Crime

Detective Peter Wendel wants to create an elite team of investigators to crack cold cases. When the police receive a tip that Sweden’s most notorious serial killer is a fraud, and therefore eight killers might have gone free, Wendel gets his chance-but only the dregs of the force are available to work the case. Can his lowly group solve these high-profile crimes? Swedish with English subtitles.

2018 · 1h 0m
Starring Robert Gustafsson, Johan Ulveson, Louise Peterhoff
Director Kjell-Åke Andersson, Lisa Farzaneh

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Recruiting the Team
    Detective Peter Wendel is assembling a new cold-case group, but the only people who apply for the job are Jorma and Caijsa, two cops who hate each other. But then an attorney is found murdered, with a note on his body stating that a notorious serial killer he defended is a fraud. Peter has no choice but to hire his lackluster candidates, along with Barbro, who isn’t even a police officer.
    40m
  • EPISODE 2
    Leaked Investigation
    Peter’s investigation leaks to the media, causing chaos at police headquarters and the justice department, where Peter’s ex-wife, Ann-Marie, works. As Peter hides his connection to the murder weapon, all the evidence indicates that a missing pedophile, previously a suspect in one of the serial killer’s murders, killed the attorney.
    41m
  • EPISODE 3
    Murder Weapon
    Peter and Barbro keep looking for the killer in Stockholm, as Jorma and Caijsa search the pedophile’s house. Peter becomes a suspect when it comes to light that the murder weapon belonged to him, and Ann-Marie realizes that the minister of justice, who was involved in the serial killer’s trials, is trying to influence the investigation.
    40m
  • EPISODE 4
    Prior Crimes
    Peter decides to try to speak to the minister of justice about the old murder cases. In Hallstavik, Jorma and Caijsa find the missing pedophile and end up exposing a dark family secret. Later, Peter and Barbro talk to a witness whose testimony takes the investigation in an unexpected direction.
    42m
  • EPISODE 5
    Old Grudges
    The cold-case group have to release their suspect, and Jorma and Caijsa’s old conflicts finally come to the surface and explode. Peter’s disdain for the minister of justice causes grave consequences for the team. Meanwhile, their suspect seems to be planning a horrible crime.
    42m
  • EPISODE 6
    New Lead
    Peter refuses to accept his suspension and continues to follow the suspect, secretly aided by Caijsa and Jorma. The investigation takes Barbro to the village of Österbymo, where there was a mysterious disappearance many years ago. As Ann-Marie seizes an opportunity to document the conspiracy at the justice department, the suspected killer decides to talk to Peter, face-to-face.
    43m

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Cast & Crew

  • Robert Gustafsson
    Peter Wendel
  • Johan Ulveson
    Björn Stenius
  • Louise Peterhoff
    Caijsa Bergholm
  • Maria Langhammer
    Marcus Johansson
  • Christopher Wagelin
    Jorma Virttanen
  • Erik Johansson
    Marcus Johansson
  • Maria Sundbom
    Ann-Marie Wendel
  • A‌R
    Ala Riani
    Freshteh Laurell
  • J‌B
    Johan Berg
    Polis
  • Thomas W. Gabrielsson
    Temo Björkman
  • Kjell-Åke Andersson
    Director

About

The Truth Will Out

Drama

Detective Peter Wendel wants to create an elite team of investigators to crack cold cases. When the police receive a tip that Sweden’s most notorious serial killer is a fraud, and therefore eight killers might have gone free, Wendel gets his chance-but only the dregs of the force are available to work the case. Can his lowly group solve these high-profile crimes? Swedish with English subtitles.

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Studio
Viaplay Group
Released
2018
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
Sweden
© Yellow Bird, Viaplay, Discovery Networks Sweden, Nordisk Film

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