Name: Cry Wolf
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2020-10-11
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Bjarne Henriksen, Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Christine Albeck Børge, Peter Plaugborg, Noah Storm Otto

A school essay becomes a weapon. Everyone's lying, someone's bleeding, and trust just left the building.

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Danish domestic noirunreliable narrator bingofamily as crime scene

Latest Episode

7.559 min

Season 1 • Episode 8

Latest

Episode 8

Nov 29, 2020

Holly and Theo return home to a strained family atmosphere. Dea is keen to create a positive vibe and mend the fences, but Simon is feeling paranoid towards Holly, who refuses to take part in the family's reunion.

Overview

Drama Mystery Crime

The intense and emotional story of a teenage girl who has written a vivid school essay detailing her stepfather’s violent behavior. The parents deny the accusations, but who is lying – and who is telling the truth?

DK Danish

Content warning

gaslighting and institutional failurethe performance of innocencemotherhood as complicitytruth as power currency

Standout Aspects

Acting

Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl's stare could shatter glass.

Writing

Maja Jul Larsen weaponizes ambiguity — no easy answers.

Direction

Claustrophobic framing turns dinner tables into interrogations.

Best for:Streaming·Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Disturbing·Triggers

Creator

Maja Jul Larsen

First AiredOct 11, 2020

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes8

Top Cast

Bjarne Henriksen

Lars Madsen

Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl

Holly Mølgård

Christine Albeck Børge

Dea Mølgård Hansen

Peter Plaugborg

Simon Hansen

Noah Storm Otto

Theo Mølgård

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Denmark's 'Nordic Noir' evolution: moving from procedural gloom to intimate domestic horror. The genre literally rebuilt around female creators like Larsen.

Insight

Larsen's background in documentary informs the series' cruel realism — she interviewed social workers who admitted they'd rather believe parents than investigate.

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