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''Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole'' (titled ''Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole'' in Scandinavia) is an upcoming Netflix crime drama series, an adaptation of the
Jo Nesbø Jon "Jo" Nesbø (; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author to date. Siegel, Lee (5 May 2014).Pure Evil: Jo Nesbø and th ...
Harry Hole Harry Hole (the surname pronounced as "HOO-leh"), who is also called "Harry Holy" (strictly the first novel) by allies in the Australian police force,'' The Bat'' by James Nesbø, first novel of the Harry Hole series. Originally released under t ...
novels, specifically the fifth instalment ''
The Devil's Star ''The Devil's Star'' (, literally "The Nightmare Cross", 2003) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the fifth in the Harry Hole series. An English-translated version of the book named ''The Devil's Star'' was translated by Don Bartle ...
''. The series will be released on
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in 2026.


Premise

Harry Hole Harry Hole (the surname pronounced as "HOO-leh"), who is also called "Harry Holy" (strictly the first novel) by allies in the Australian police force,'' The Bat'' by James Nesbø, first novel of the Harry Hole series. Originally released under t ...
, a troubled
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police detective, must contend with both a horrific serial killer and his corrupt colleague Tom Waaler.


Cast

* Tobias Santelmann as
Harry Hole Harry Hole (the surname pronounced as "HOO-leh"), who is also called "Harry Holy" (strictly the first novel) by allies in the Australian police force,'' The Bat'' by James Nesbø, first novel of the Harry Hole series. Originally released under t ...
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Joel Kinnaman Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman (; born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in the 2010 Swedish film '' Easy Money'' and the ''Johan Falk'' crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally fo ...
as Tom Waaler * Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke *
Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (; Birth name, né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish actor. He played Prince Hamlet, Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film ''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'' (1996) and List of Prison Break characters#John ...
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Anders Baasmo Christiansen Anders Baasmo (born 29 January 1976) is a Norwegian actor originally from Hamar. Baasmo earned his breakthrough in 2003 when he received the Amanda award for his performance in the Norwegian picture '' Buddy''. He won the TV award Gullruten in ...
* Ellen Helinder * Simon Berger *
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* Manish Sharma *
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* Jonas Strand Gravli * Sonny Lindberg *
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Production

The series was revealed by
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as part of their "Next on Nordic presentation" at Stockholm in March 2024, to spotlight the company's forthcoming Scandinavian productions. Nesbø was announced to adapt his own novel, reuniting with ''
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'' collaborator Øystein Karlsen who signed on as director and executive producer. In August, Anna Zackrisson joined the directing team.
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are producing the series for Netflix, with Oystein Karlsen and Anna Zackrisson as directors. Tor Arne Øvrebø is producing while executive producers are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Katy Rozelle, Rene Ezra, Øystein Karlsen, Jo Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson.
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began on May 23 in
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. Nesbø is showrunner on the series. Filming began in May, and concluded in December.


Casting

In May 2024, the lead actors were revealed to be Tobias Santelmann as the titular Harry Hole,
Joel Kinnaman Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman (; born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in the 2010 Swedish film '' Easy Money'' and the ''Johan Falk'' crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally fo ...
as dirty cop Tom Waaler and Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke, Harry's partner. The three stars were unveiled at a press event at Oslo’s
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, a prominent location in the Harry Hole novels. In August 2024,
Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (; Birth name, né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish actor. He played Prince Hamlet, Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film ''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'' (1996) and List of Prison Break characters#John ...
,
Anders Baasmo Christiansen Anders Baasmo (born 29 January 1976) is a Norwegian actor originally from Hamar. Baasmo earned his breakthrough in 2003 when he received the Amanda award for his performance in the Norwegian picture '' Buddy''. He won the TV award Gullruten in ...
, Ellen Helinder, Simon Berger,
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (; born 2 March 1980) is a Norwegian actress. She started her career with the 2005 short film ''Limbo''. Her first leading role was in the Norwegian slasher film '' Cold Prey'' (2006). She has since appeared in over fourteen ...
and
Kelly Gale Kelly Olivia Gale (born 14 May 1995) is a Swedish model. She is known globally for her work for Victoria's Secret, the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', and ''Playboy'', as well as being featured in the music video of " Duele el Corazón" b ...
were amongst a number of casting additions which also included
Kåre Conradi Kåre Conradi (born 11 January 1972) is a Norwegian actor. Conradi was born in Asker and he is a graduate of the Norwegian Theatre Academy and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He made his stage debut at Oslo Nye Teater in 1989, was ...
,
Fridtjov Såheim Fridtjov Såheim (born 2 July 1968) is a Norwegian stage director, stage actor and film actor. Biography Såheim has worked for the theatres Den Nationale Scene, Rogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret. Among his characters is the title role in ...
and
Eili Harboe Eili Harboe (born 16 August 1994) is a Norwegian actress. She was born in Stavanger. She starred in Joachim Trier's 2017 film '' Thelma'' (as the principal character Thelma). ''Thelma'' and Harboe's performance received good reviews in the Norw ...
. In August, 28 new cast additions were announced, led by
Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (; Birth name, né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish actor. He played Prince Hamlet, Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film ''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'' (1996) and List of Prison Break characters#John ...
.


References


External links


Detective Hole
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