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Netflix’s ‘Land of Sin’ Debuts With Strong Performances and Familiar Nordic-Noir Beats

Early reviews spotlight Krista Kosonen’s performance, note familiar genre beats, cite a brisk five-episode run.

Overview

  • The Swedish miniseries, created and directed by Peter Grönlund, premiered on Netflix at the start of 2026 as a five-part crime thriller.
  • Set in the Scanian countryside on the Bjäre peninsula, the story follows investigator Dani Anttila and trainee Malik probing a teenager’s death in a tight-knit farming community.
  • Critics praise the craft and atmosphere typical of Nordic noir, emphasizing morally complex characters and bleak, brooding visuals.
  • Krista Kosonen’s lead turn draws widespread acclaim, and RogerEbert singles out Peter Gantman’s patriarch as a standout performance.
  • Some reviewers question the originality and pacing, describing the plot as familiar and compressed into roughly three and a half hours.