

Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestWallton, a sacked former policeman, is assigned to locate a priceless Arabian jewelry, a talisman. According to legend, the talisman brings misfortune and death to anyone who unlawfully takes the jewelery. The hunt for the mysterious talisman leads Wallton through all layers of society, and he encounters one mysterious death after another.
Acting
Per Graffman carries the whole cursed enterprise.
Production
Gloriously dated early-2000s Swedish TV aesthetic.
Writing
Jan Guillou co-wrote; the politics are *spicy*.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yes, that's THE Jan Guillou—famous Swedish journalist and novelist—playing himself in a small role he wrote for himself.
This miniseries arrived during Sweden's 2000s crime boom, but got buried beneath Wallander and Beck's shadows. The 3.2 rating might be unfair—only 4 votes, probably all from angry completionists.