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Critics Consensus

Bearing little resemblance to the beloved procedural it presumes to reboot, Young Wallander is dispiritingly unenlightening as a prequel and merely functional as a drama in its own right.

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Lukas-Jeremie K

The young policeman Kurt Wallander (Adam Pålsson) has to find his way in the increasingly brutal environment of the Swedish city of Malmö. Bored with his job as a simple patrolman, he actually prefers to switch to the criminal police immediately to solve exciting cases. When one day he fails to protect a teenager from a horrific attack, a turning point in his private and professional career is imminent. "Young Wallander" brings along a reasonably interesting story and the main actor does his job quite well, but that's about it. If you don't expect much, you won't be disappointed. It's just one of those typical small town crime series.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/23

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Davy e J

Not bad, worth watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/19/22

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Audience Member

Good series. Great plot, well written.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Audience Member

I dont know why people are rating this down just because it isn't what they expected or they are disappointed because of their love for the original series. This is not that, but it is a great show in it's own right. I love the everything about it and I consider it a better show. The cinematography is far more interesting. The show has an edge that the original did not. Adam Palsson is riveting. It is hard to take your eyes off him. He creates such depth to the character, but does it in very subtle ways. The character development is slow, but methodical. It gives you just enough to care, but holds enough back to make you want to find out more. I thoroughly enjoy the show and hope for more seasons.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Audience Member

After the excellent Money Heist I tried Young Wallander being a fan of The Original series with Kristen Henriksson….and it's OK. Slightly bluntly patronising and ultimately annoying is the inherent lefty virtue signalling and woke issue agenda outbursts that pervades the show and most cop dramas nowadays wether in Swedish or English at any cost and usually to the detrimental plausibility/flow of the script/storyline.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Film R

Slow building and expertly crafted. Its always hard for a show to invent a new chapter off an old favorite. I have hated a few myself-I like this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/22

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Adam Pålsson

Kurt Wallander

Leanne Best

Frida Rask

Richard Dillane

Supt Hemberg

Ellise Chappell

Mona

Jordan Adene

Ibra

Kiza Deen

Mariyam

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Episode 1

Aired Sep 3, 2020

Episode 1

Rookie police officer Kurt Wallander stumbles onto a hate crime in his neighborhood; as he hunts the killer, the incident fuels anti-immigration anger.

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Episode 2

Aired Sep 3, 2020

Episode 2

Promoted to detective over friend Reza, Kurt joins Hemberg on the case and follows the clues to a notorious smuggler and a popular nightclub.

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Episode 3

Aired Sep 3, 2020

Episode 3

Kurt interviews illegal immigrants in a program funded by Gustav Munck and finds a link between a pregnant refugee and the killer.

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Episode 4

Aired Sep 3, 2020

Episode 4

Hemberg orders Kurt to take time off after the assassination of their prime suspect; Kurt continues investigating even though the public considers the case closed.

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Episode 5

Aired Sep 3, 2020

Episode 5

Suspicious of Gustav's ties to the case, Kurt jeopardizes his romance with Mona by confronting the billionaire at a black-tie affair.

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Episode 6

Aired Sep 3, 2020

Episode 6

Kurt, Rask and Hemberg try to connect their suspect to a shipment of explosives and determine where and when the bomb will go off.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Watchable, if a bit conventional.

Nov 19, 2020

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Chris Bennion

Daily Telegraph (UK)

All of this could be forgiven if Young Wallander worked as a drama in its own right, but it's so inept that one can only assume these decisions form some sort of elaborate marketing strategy by Netflix.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 8, 2020

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Ellen E Jones

Guardian

Young Wallander ticks off its lead's familiar attributes in checklist fashion, rarely pausing to offer more developed hints at psychological cause and correlation.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 8, 2020

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Beth Webb

NME (New Musical Express)

With a meaty budget and solid Scandi-noir foundation to build upon, Young Wallander proves a slickly-executed thriller.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 8, 2021

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Ángel S. Harguindey

El Pais (Spain)

The series is fine, formally functional, without ever reaching the degree of excellence achieved by the splendid Kenneth Branagh's excellent British Wallander. [Full Review in Spanish]

Nov 4, 2020

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Marty Brown

Common Sense Media

Some violence in topical update of popular detective series.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 12, 2020

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Director: Ole Endresen, Jens Jonsson
Screenwriter: Ben Harris
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date: Sep 3, 2020

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