The Chestnut Man2021
“If you find one, he's already found you.”
🏆 6 wins & 4 nominations total
The premise
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
Horror Vault's take
When Copenhagen detectives discover a disturbing handmade chestnut figurine left at a brutal murder scene, they find themselves drawn into a case with chilling connections to a high-profile politician's personal tragedy. As more bodies surface — each marked by the same eerie calling card — the investigation spirals into dark territory where nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Based on Søren Sveistrup's bestselling Danish novel, this Nordic noir series delivers methodical dread wrapped in grey Scandinavian atmosphere.
Content: Graphic Depictions Of Murder, Brutality Toward Women, Themes Of Domestic Abuse, Missing Child Storyline, Disturbing Crime Scene Imagery
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Episode 1Premiere7.5Sep 29, 2021 · 57 min · Dir: Mikkel Serup
Thulin and her reluctant new partner, Hess, investigate a gruesome murder. Politician Rosa Hartung returns to work after her daughter's disappearance.
S1.E2 · Episode 27.7Sep 29, 2021 · 56 min · Dir: Mikkel Serup
Hess uses unorthodox methods to prove a theory about the Hartung case. The detectives chase a lead linked to a text message. Rosa faces another threat.
S1.E3 · Episode 38.0Sep 29, 2021 · 52 min · Dir: Mikkel Serup
When a disturbing discovery provides a lead to a possible target, Thulin and Hess hatch a risky plan to lure the killer.
S1.E4 · Episode 47.7Sep 29, 2021 · 59 min · Dir: Kasper Barfoed
The detectives find inconsistencies as they dig deeper into the Kristine Hartung investigation, while the threats against Rosa take a terrifying turn.
S1.E5 · Episode 57.3Sep 29, 2021 · 55 min · Dir: Kasper Barfoed
Neither Thulin nor Hess can stop thinking about the unanswered questions hanging over their case. Rosa's career unravels as a childhood memory surfaces.
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