Midnattssol

Midnattssol
FrenchJour polaire
GenreCrime
Created byMåns Mårlind
Björn Stein
Screenplay byMåns Mårlind
Directed byMåns Mårlind
Björn Stein
Starring
ComposerNathaniel Méchaly
Country of originSweden/France
Original languages
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
CinematographyErik Sohlström
EditorKristofer Nordin
Running time54 min
Production companiesAtlantique Productions
Nice Drama
Original release
NetworkSVT
ReleaseOctober 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
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Midnattssol (French: Jour polaire, English: midnight sun) is a Swedish-French police procedural series which aired for one season on Sveriges Television on 2016.[1][2] As Midnight Sun, the series debuted on Australia's SBS on January 12, 2017.[3] Anders Harnesk (Gustaf Hammarsten) and Kahina Zadi (Leïla Bekhti) are the two main protagonists. The pair investigate the death of a French national in far north Sweden, near Kiruna. It is the first in a series of mysterious, ritualistic killings. The town center is being moved as their biggest employer, an iron mining company, has worked from underneath.

  1. ^ "Internationell succé för "Midnattssol"". Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Radio, Sveriges (10 December 2016). "Starka känslor bland samer och kväner om SVT:s Midnattssol – P4 Västerbotten". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Knox, David (January 9, 2017). "Midnight Sun". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.