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The only reason I don't rate this 10 is because it is excruciating to watch, being so painfully realistic. It doesn't follow the traditional cop shows where one or more cases are followed from start to finish. It instead tells the story of the persons in the uniforms, humanizing them, in their daily life as regular "street" police officers. They don't get to crack the big cases, instead they only see misery and darkness.

Excellent acting in believable characters, in combination with the realistic script, makes this one of the best shows in the genre. But don't expect snappy comments, shootouts or high speed car chases. It's a drama, not an action or thriller.

If nothing else, watch it to get a better understanding of what police officers have to deal with on a daily basis.

It´s difficult to rewrite this higly explored genre into a new fresh way but this is totally unique in it´s kind. The language is in Swedish, but I highly recommend this show for the non speaking swedish viewers. Not any police show has ever had this close to reality feel as this one has.

The shooting is close to documentary and the story is about the daily struggles of the local police force in Malmoe. Highly addictive and you never want the story to have an end. The narrative is invincible but the caracters grow into your bare skin.

It´s a must to have seen this show if youre into reality based storys and it totally changes your view on day to day police work. So very human and warm.

Season 1 - 10/10. Sincere and real, full of empathy and it literally gives hope in the dark. Outstanding soundtrack!

Season 2 - 5/10. I regret that I watched it. The message of the season 2 has nothing in common with the message of season 1. The script and sometimes even acting made me disappointed. Sometimes I just did not believe in what I saw, and this is not what I expected from this series. Also, it seems that in the second season the script writers and directors enjoy playing with the audience's feelings. But they do it in a very rude and stupid way. The second season made me feel really bad. And I am sorry that I had to write this kind of review, as the first season impressed me very much.

Exceptional direction, screenplay and acting. Pretty much faultless, emotive and somewhat inspiring

Have seen both seasons of this series and am quite impressed. They really show some of the day to day challenges of being a police officer while also making the characters out to be ordinary humans who make mistakes and can be heroic and professional. After getting to know them, you really have empathy for them even when they sometimes are not at their best. While this takes place in Sweden, you will see they deal with the same issues that any city police force has to. They kind of put an emphasis on how social media is influencing their self perception and I wonder if that is the case in police forces and they got a little too into their personal romances in the second half of the first season but I also found the second season to be well balanced between their personal lives and the pressures of their jobs. But, you will have a jaw dropping end of the second season. Recommended if you like police stories.