
Luther(2010)
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.



Danica Ćurčić
Naia Thulin

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Mark Hess

Sofie Gråbøl

Katinka Lærke Petersen
The Chestnut Man is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, investigation, forest, politician, murder. it stars Danica Ćurčić, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Sofie Gråbøl. 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.
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