''100 Code'' (also known as ''The Hundred Code'') is an internationally co-produced Swedish
crime drama
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series, developed by
Bobby Moresco, that first aired on German premium channel
Sky Krimi
Sky Krimi is a German television channel dedicated to crime series. It mostly features original German language productions.
It started out as "Krimi & Co" on the DF1 satellite platform when it launched. DF1 had several channels dedicated to ...
on May 14, 2015. The series, which stars German-born British actor
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings'' (2001–2003), and Charlie Pace on J. J. Abram ...
and the late Swedish actor
Michael Nyqvist
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...
, is based upon
Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen (born 1951) is an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction.
Biography Education and teaching career
Born in Galway, he was educated at Gormanston College, County Meath and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a ...
's 2014 novel ''Merrick'', and follows Tommy Conley (Monaghan), an
NYPD
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detective who travels to Stockholm to advise and investigate a particularly gruesome series of murders.
The series was broadcast on
Sky Atlantic
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in the United Kingdom, airing weekly from January 6, 2016. A DVD release of the complete series was released on October 30, 2015 in Germany, and on March 28, 2016 in the UK. The series premiered in the United States on
WGN America
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on May 29, 2018.
Premise
Detective Tommy Conley travels to Stockholm to advise and investigate a particularly gruesome series of murders.
Young, blonde, blue-eyed women are found murdered at regular intervals near water bodies and flower fields. Conley has to work with the Swedish investigator Mikael Eklund.
The two hate each other, both fight with their own demons. After initial problems, the investigators investigate a series of murders, which, as initially thought, is not limited to New York and Stockholm, but has much larger dimensions.
Cast
Main
*
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings'' (2001–2003), and Charlie Pace on J. J. Abram ...
as Tommy Conley
*
Michael Nyqvist
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...
as Mikael Eklund
*
Felice Jankell
Felice Jankell is a Swedish actress. She is known for playing the lead role of "Sophie" in the movie Unga Sophie Bell.
Acting career
Unga Sophie Bell (''Young Sophie Bell'') was her feature film debut. She again played the female lead in :sv ...
as Hanna Eklund
*
Charlotta Jonsson
Charlotta Jonsson (born 11 May 1973) is a Swedish actress. She is from Umeå in northern Sweden but now lives in Stockholm.
Between 2000 and 2004, Jonsson studied at the Gothenburg Theatre Academy. She is best known for her role as Charlotte Eke ...
as Karin Hammar
* Danilo Bejarano as Björn Johnsson
Recurring
* Kristoffer Berglund as Phille
*
Peter Eggers
Peter Eggers (born 1980) is a Swedish actor, best known for his starring role in the TV series ''Anno 1790''.
Selected filmography
*''Evil'' (2003)
*''Drowning Ghost'' (2004)
Selected television
*''Anno 1790'' (2011)
*''Snabba Cash (TV series) ...
as Göran
* Hedda Stiernstedt as Josephine
* Roisin Murphy as Maggie
*
Martin Wallström
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as Tomas
* Christian Svensson as Andrej
*
Patrick Brennan as The Dentist
*
Magnus Krepper
Rolf Magnus Krepper (born 10 January 1967 in Norrköping, Sweden) is a Swedish actor, dancer, singer, and magician. He is a member of ''Moderna Illusionisters Cirkel''.
In 2006, Krepper received the Guldbagge Award for best male role in the 200 ...
as Henrik Renberg
* Johanna Hedberg as Sandra Olsson
*
Aliette Opheim
Aliette Opheim (née Aliette Johansson; born 21 July 1985) is a Swedish actress.
In 2015, Stockholm's Rising Star Award went to Opheim, for her performance in Lisa Aschan's ''White People''.
Selected filmography
*''Sandor slash Ida'' (2005)
*'' T ...
as Asha
*
Anna Åström
Anna Åström (born 5 November 1990) is a Swedish actress born in Gråbo, near Lerum.
Career
Anna Åström has been seen in leading roles in features such as ''Home is Here'' and ''Us (Vi)'' and had supporting roles in a variety of other films, ...
as Frida
* Joe Pacheco as Frank Scarpetta
Episodes
References
External links
*
{{Robert Moresco
2015 Swedish television series debuts
2015 Swedish television series endings
2016 British television series debuts
2016 British television series endings
2010s British drama television series
Fictional portrayals of the New York City Police Department
Television shows based on Irish novels
Television shows set in New York City
Television shows set in Stockholm
Swedish crime television series
Swedish drama television series