7.050 minSeason 3 • Episode 8
LatestThe body of a murder victim turns up in a small Icelandic village just as a major snowstorm cuts the region off from the rest of the world.
Cinematography
The landscape is the real villain here.
Acting
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson's weary eyes say everything.
Production
Actual Icelandic weather, no CGI needed.
Creator
Baltasar Kormákur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Baltasar Kormákur insisted on shooting in real weather, causing multiple production delays that actually improved the performances' raw exhaustion.
The show became Iceland's most expensive production ever and sparked tourism to the remote Westfjords—though visitors were often trapped by actual storms.
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