The best Scandi Noir to watch this winter

With the dark evenings rolling in and the headlines sounding gloomier than ever, what better way to enter winter than by getting stuck into a good Scandi noir?

Once the preserve of late nights on BBC Four, the genre has become a bankable success for streaming services – and a source of friendly(ish) competition between the Nordic nations.

Here are eight of the best recent offerings currently available on Netflix:

Bordertown

Brooding crime drama Bordertown has attracted praise from such luminaries as horror supremo Stephen King, as well as smashing viewing records in its native Finland. The plot follows a detective inspector, Kari Sorjonen, who relocates to a small town (Lappeenranta) by the Russian border in search of a quieter life – only to find himself on the trail of a serial killer who might just be connected to his own family. Acquired by Netflix in 2017, the series has since launched a spin-off film and even a filming