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''Sthlm Reqviem'' is a Swedish television series based on the characters created by Kristina Ohlsson who is a political scientist, has worked as a Counter-Terrorism Officer at OSCE (the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and also writes crime fiction novels. This series are based on the Fredrika Bergman and Alex Recht book series. I've only read the first one, titled ''Unwanted'' which I found a bit boring and prosaic and this experience prevented me from further reading of this particular series. It should be mentioned though that Ohlsson has also written some great standalone crime novels such as ''Buried Lies'' and ''The Lies We Tell''. I believe that not all of the stories shown in the series are taken from the Bergman/Recht books, but Ohlsson got herself involved in the script writing of all ten episodes along with a number of others, one being Jonas Karlsson who also plays Alex Recht. Each separate story is completed in two episodes, so in a total of ten episodes in the first season, the viewer has the opportunity to follow five different cases with a common thread running through the series as a whole. The story-lines are not equal in quality and some of them are rather trite and tiresome, creating an uneven feeling to the viewer who wants to evaluate the series as a unity. The performances from the three main protagonists (Liv Mjönes, Jonas Karlsson and Alexej Manvelov) are above average but the characters, especially Fredrika, lack the strength of other fictional police officers and detectives. My personal favorite stories were the first and the last one, even if I found the finale a bit unsatisfying. I don't know if there is a second season coming and moreover I am not sure that I would like something like that. Scandinavian crime fiction certainly have offered many better crime tv series and one should check them out first, before indulging in ''Sthlm Reqviem'' (like ''Innan Vi Dor'', ''Alex'', ''Broen'', ''Bedrag'' and others). Finally, I should add that the main advantage of the series is the fact that it is very well-shot and the city of Stockholm is a character on its own merit. It is perhaps the number one reason to watch it.

Again!! a very well done Swedish series. Great acting and story lines, also very sad all the way. Nordic series are my favorite now, ..the best by far!! America eat your heart out!! Avoid it if you are only a fan of comedy and good feeling series.

It should be noted that some of the reviews here are so excessively unfair in their criticism and ratings that quite frankly they are not worth paying much attention to. Being British, I watched it with English subtitles and enjoyed it, so perhaps it is weaker from the perspective of a Swedish native.

The series was well worth my time, with some interesting characters and stories that deserved more space for further development. Some of the characters struggle with psychological problems as a result of their work and/or events in their personal lives, and I thought this was portrayed reasonably realistically.

It is somewhat dark and you will not be spoon-fed happy endings, but is all the better for that.

A series with good acting, interesting storylines, but with soulless character personalities completed with an awful score.

Would you like to see a depressed investigations unit, follow their demons and psychological weaknesses, that's the series for you. The writers and producers even managed to waste Alexej Manvelov's acting and presence.

Anti-depressants for most involved would have raised the bar. A disgrace to the Noir genre and Scandinavian fine shows.

• Screenplay/story: 7
• Development: 7
• Realism: 6.5
• Entertainment: 6
• Acting: 7
• Filming/cinematography: 8
• Special effects: 7
• Music/score: 3
• Depth: 5.5
• Logic: 5.5
• Flow: 5
• Suspense/thrill: 5.5
• Ending/closure: 5.5

Not so successful adaptation of brilliant books. Could have been done so much better, look at "innan vi dør» and other brilliant Swedish crimeshows.

Really enjoyed this cop program, characters different, you do have to fill in some gaps with own imagination but a slow build which all links together at the end. A modern day Swedish type of Dexter. Hoping a series two might happen.

A lot of logical problems. Kind of weak characters. Extremely mixed acting, from good to shamefully bad. Might be the strictest PC I have ever seen in an series or a movie. But it´s watchable if you really like Swedish crime, it´s well-filmed at least.

Ok some of the police stuff seemed rather far fetched but the main story and interweaving of the plots was good. Not sure why the ones that got away werent charged in the first place? But the action was good. I did think 3456 were anti immigrant, but Bond films are always political, racist and sexist. I loved the lead characters and it was well acted.

This is STHLM Requiem. It wants to be Bron. It has super-dark visuals and the crimes committed in the series are terrible. Serial killer after serial killer in little Stockholm. But at the same time, STHLM Requiem wants you to take it extremely seriously. As if serial homicide is a daily event in Stockholm.

This has to be one of the worst series I've ever seen, and I have quite low standards. Every twist comes either out of nowhere and makes no sense or is so obvious it is barely a twist. Speaking of twists, one of the worst things the show does is revealing the true killer like ten minutes before the end of the final episodes. In the second episode, the killer is revealed at the very end and the reveal comes out of the blue, and even worse the motive which has very little hints at the start. In the fourth episode it's even worse; the true villain is painfully obvious from the beginning.

If anything positive is to be said, I can say that the acting is often very good. The three leads all fit well in their roles, and the killers, despite their poor reveals, aren't bad characters and the actors do a good job. Which makes it even more depressing, as it makes you ask why they even signed up for this in the first place.

Overall, you should skip this series if you want a thriller that'll keep you at the edge of your seat. But watch it if you want to have a laughing riot. Yes, this is in some parts so bad it's good, such as when Liv Mjönes' character sees the killer and tries negotiating with him to spare his hostage, and Jonas Karlsson's character awkwardly screams "Be careful! This man is dangerous!"

This is a series that could have been good, unfortunately ruined by mediocre writing and terrible directing.

I watched all ten episodes of Stockholm Requiem just over a year ago and watched them again more recently. I enjoyed the series just as much as I did the first time. Quality drama is always worth a second viewing.

Essentially consisting of five double episodes, Stockholm Requiem is a well written and directed crime drama with engrossing storylines and engaging performances by the cast, including some familiar faces from The Bridge, The Killing and Borgen amongst others. I loved the theme music too.

Season Two of Stockholm Requiem is definitely needed. Several burning questions require answers. For example, will we see Peder again? Is creepy Torbjörn ok? Will Alex ever crack a smile? On the subject of Alex, for heaven's sake it is blindingly obvious that Fredrika and Alex should be a couple - I shouted it at the screen more than once! Please make it happen.

Stockholm Requiem is a well crafted drama worth your consideration.

It took a few episodes to understand the relationships, of characters. But the ambiance and theme of the writing and production overcame the hiccup. Would love to see this has another series,but that seems unlikely. Fabulous from start to finish.

I only watched the first 2 episodes, that was decent enough. interesting plot is investigated by a new timid but persistent main female character with some better observational skills then the rest of the team. The series characters are as gloomy and cold as the snow on the ground.

This series has several issues and the overall impression is sloppy and shallow with an unnecessary political left wing agenda in the plot. If you believe in coincidence instead please look up Jörgen Hjerdt and familiarize yourself with his work in for example "Blå ögon" (Blue eyes) the SVT drama production... I do not believe in coincidence myself so when I see the pattern that immigrants are systematically put in either the hero or victim category and the other way around... then I am afraid that is a plot with a political agenda for me. To be perfectly clear I am opposed a plot with a political agenda from either side, I do not want a thriller series that tries to teach me anything about what political ideals are the best. In this one (as in the storywriters other bodies of work) it is downright silly as to how hard he is trying to use the plot to drive the left wing agenda home. In one episode the fiction borrows a little from reality when a charity worker (Johanna) exploits afghan refugees to commit crimes. The difference being that in this series the afghan refugee is an honest and noble man doing the robberies he is force to by the (evil) swedish woman to care for his wife and children left without a possibility to get asylum... Well the real life case they used as inspiration was a little bit different... (What?) ... still there was a person named Johanna working at the swedish social services (then started her own company in the same field) that used an afghan refugee to try and murder her parents for money...but they had a love/sex relation and went on expensive trips abroad together. Little bit less noble and honest no? Well that was just a little bit of delving into details to show the political agenda of this one, to me its crystal clear and it is rubbish. Please don´t try to teach me immigrants are either good or bad for this county, or that they are always victims OR always perpetrators... We should get rid of this kind of propaganda and brainwash. Aside from that the acting performances are very mixed, some are undeniably good (Jonas Karlsson, Liv Mjönes) others are so bad they are cringeworthy (bad guy "Johanna"). Overall the story seems dull and shallow, the difference to lets say "Det som göms i snö" is extreme. Steer clear of this political dullfest.

Just great overall, well made.

• great soundtrack
• great actors
• great scenography

This must be the most miserable crime series I've ever watched. Most of the characters appear depressed almost to the point of catatonia and in their interactions with each other just seem to catalyse each other's unhappiness. Pity the poor family members of the victims who are supposed to be getting support from such wretched police representatives. I gave up after the first two episodes.

Not your traditional Nordic Noir, this is a dark and sometimes gruesome journey into Swedish crime. There are moments of real tenderness, such as the affection in which the learning-disabled boy is held, and there are very challenging moments, which test the edges of acceptability for a TV audience. The acting is superb, notably Jonas Karlsson as Alex Recht. The storylines are gripping and vivid, the dialogue fast - sometimes I found myself pausing the film to catch up with the translation. Photography is excellent, and I loved the technique of using the in-car camera for the dialogues between Alex and Frederika.

Very weak scandi crime series. While all those crimes happening are pretty harsh, somehow plot keeps its attention on personal issues of investigators themselves, rather then what should actually matter. Surrounded by cold blue colors en neat scandi design, detectives presence and their personal struggles seem so fake. It's just way to pretentious. Series lacks some darkness, melancholy, thrill and good damn acting.

Only two episodes in I might change my review, but for what I've seen so far this is a very well made show. This is not for the faint of heart though and you should consider the fact this is not a feel good show. I read other reviewers writing about mediocre or bad acting, well I sure as heck don't agree here. I think the acting is superb. The story line is slow paced, the episodes are feature film length and the characters are well build. Background of characters are shown slowly and I have a feeling at the end it will all come together. I will revise - add more later.

Can't rememberber when I last saw this bad acting from a nordic crime series. It down right horrible and way too cliché. Even the cliché's are badly played 😬😬😬

It is a watchable series but one that needs patiebce.and some determination because the filming is pretty dull with grey tones throughout the episodes. The vibe is pretty depressing and negative. I didn't find any characters I like or admire. Even the female lead is not what I will call a likable person. Each investigation is quite interesting and the murders are cruel. The investigation is at a good pace with some deviation into the developments of the private lives of the cast. I wish they could just cheer up the filming a bit to make it more easily watchable and not too overly dreary. I nearly dozed off when I watched one episode during a lazy afternoon at home.