Top billed cast

1. 

   Tobias Santelmann

   Harry Hole

2. 

   Joel Kinnaman

   Tom Waaler

3. 

   Ellen Helinder

   Beate Lønn

4. 

   Maxime Baune Bochud

   Oleg Fauke

5. 

   Anders Baasmo Christiansen

   Bjarne Møller

6. 

   Pia Tjelta

   Rakel Fauke

7. 

   Cato Skimten Storengen

   Bjørn Holm

8. 

   Agnes Born

   Camilla Loen

9. 

   Kelly Gale

   Maya Ek

10. View more

Current Season

Season 1

2026 | 9 Episodes

In season one, Harry Hole goes head-to-head with his long time adversary and corrupt detective Tom Waaler. Harry is a brilliant but tormented homicide detective who struggles with his demons. As the two navigate the blurred ethical lines of the criminal justice system, Harry must do all he can to catch a serial killer and bring Waaler to justice before it is too late.

Reviews

A review by MovieGuys

Written by MovieGuys on 2026-06-11

"Detective Hole" is an adaptation of Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo's work. To be frank I didn't finish this series. The characterizations feel overly heavy and distorted. Main character Harry Hole's alcoholism is chronically overplayed to the point of viewer exhaustion and disbelief. He's drunk to the cusp of dysfunction, but somehow we are expected to believe he can still perform effectively as a sleuth and, by some miracle, keep his job as an experienced and ranked detective, no less. The villain of the piece is again villainous to the point of absurdity. He goes out of his way to be the bad g...read the rest

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Status
Returning Series

Original Language
Norwegian

Original Name
Harry Hole

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• corrupt cop