The Hunters (TV series)

Jägarna (English: The Hunters) is a Swedish crime drama TV series, which was broadcast on C More and TV4 from 14 November 2018.^[1][2] The first season of six episodes was filmed in Älvsbyn, Norrbotten County with Jens Jonsson [sv] and Johan Lundin directing.^[1][2] It was created by Björn Carlström [sv] and Stefan Thunberg [sv] who were also its main script writers. Appearing in both seasons, Rolf Lassgård reprises his lead role as Erik Bäckström from Swedish films The Hunters (Swedish: Jägarna, 1996) and False Trail (a.k.a. The Hunters 2 or Swedish: Jägarna 2, 2011). Carlström co-wrote both films while Thunberg co-wrote False Trail. Erik is a retired policeman who unofficially investigates a local murder involving mining company boss Markus (Pelle Heikkilä [fi; sv]).^[3] The second season of six episodes began on 8 March 2021 with Jonsson and Lundin directing and Carlström and Thunberg as main script writers.^[4] Erik re-investigates the 2005 murder of a local woman, which Erik had ascribed to her boyfriend Joar (Simon J. Berger). Lassgård is joined across both seasons by Johan Marenius Nordahl [sv], who portrays Erik's nephew and rookie policeman Peter, Annika Nordin [sv], who reprises her False Trail role as Peter's mother Karin, and Caroline Johansson Kuhmunen [sv] as Peter's love interest (later wife) Liza.