The central character in the 10-part series is criminologist Frederika Bergmann (Liv Mjönes), who after a tragic car accident, accepts a job at Stockholm police’s special investigation unit. Her colleagues’ initial hostility towards her gradually turn into respect, as her unique perspective and sense of logic help them solve their cases. Frederika’s partners are chief inspector Alex Recht (Jonas Karlsson) and is his right-hand man Peder Rydh (Alexej Manvelov).

The series is co-written by Jörgen Hjerdt (Blue Eyes) and Pauline Wolff; Karin Fahlén is concept director and Lisa Ohlin episodic director. Piodor Gustafsson, Martina Stöhr and Petra Jönsson are producing for Black Spark Film & TV/Kärnfilm, in co-production with C More/TV4, ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, Nice Drama, Chimney Pot, Film Capital Stockholm, Benelux’s Lunanime, in collaboration with Co_Made.

After its launch on C More, the show will run on TV4 and TV4 Play from October 17. In Germany, it will premiere next year on ZDF’s Sunday 22.00 slot for international co-productions. ZDFE will launch the series at MIPCOM in Cannes with the support of the key cast & crew.

The commercial subsidiary of German pubcaster ZDF has other Nordic TV shows on its MIPCOM slate:

  • The Team-reloaded/ Mord uden grænsen (8x60’).
    German/Danish/Dutch co-production, created by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. Premiered on DR1 August 19. Kick started with 652,000 viewers and number 2 slot. A hideaway for illegal immigrants in Denmark falls victim to a brutal attack. The only survivor is a young Syrian woman. Danish detective Nelly Winther (Marie Bach Hansen), Germany’s Gregor Weiss (Jürgen Vogel) and Belgium’s Paula Liekens (Lynn van Royen) investigate. Produced by Network Movie in coproduction with Lunanime, Nordisk Film, Superfilm and C-Films, in association with ZDF, DR, VTM.
  • The Dying Detective/Den döende detektiven (3x60’).
    Swedish crime show based on Leif GW Persson’s books. Premiered on SVT January 3rd 2018 with more than 1.4m viewers. Rolf Lassgård plays homicide detective Lars Martin Johansson. Produced by SVT, with DR and Yle.
  • Welcome to Texas/ Aallonmurtaja season 2 (in production).
    Finnish 10-part series created by writer/director Mika Kurvinen for Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland. Maria Ylipää and Turkka Mastomäki play a married couple leading a criminal organisation specialised in smuggling, who ends up in the world of international crime, while trying to protect their family. Season 1 premiered on C More Finland in 2017 and on MTV in February 2018.