The Investigation: Limited Series

2020

HBO's dramatised retelling of the police investigation surrounding the bizarre, tragic murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall inside a homemade... More

HBO's dramatised retelling of the police investigation surrounding the bizarre, tragic murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall inside a homemade submarine. Stars Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Søren Malling (The Killing) and Pernilla August (Britt-Marie Was Here).

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Where to watch The Investigation: Limited Series

The Investigation: Limited Series is available to stream in Australia... More now on SBS On Demand.

The Investigation: Limited Series episodes

Dag 1

While Head of Homicide for Copenhagen Police Jens Møller comes... More in for the morning briefing, an investigator reports on a strange case. A homemade submarine carrying a female Swedish journalist and the submarine's inventor has gone missing.

Det vi ved, og det vi antager

Jens Møller is constantly under pressure from journalists who are... More chasing news of the case. Meanwhile, rumours and theories abound. Were the Swedish journalist and the accused previously acquainted?

Jagten

While the forensic team works, Jens Møller and his team... More of investigators are waiting for answers. Have they found conclusive evidence that the Swedish journalist is dead, and if so, has a crime been committed?

1280 meter

Jens Møller gets assistance with the search. Swedish cadaver dogs... More that can locate bodies more than 20 metres below sea level are brought in. Although the dogs mark the areas quite accurately, the divers don't find anything.

Et helt menneske

The case is slowly coming together, but Jens Møller and... More his team still have no conclusive evidence. Chief Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen emphasises that they must determine the motive and cause of death in order to charge the accused.

In dubio pre reo

Chief Prosecutor Jakob-Buch Jepsen makes it clear to Jens Møller... More that they need more firm evidence to bring charges in the case. Otherwise, they risk the accused walking free.

The Investigation: Limited Series | Ratings & Reviews

Based on a much-sensationalised real case but quietly told, without flash or gore, this gripping Danish police procedural is perfect for fans of Scandi-noir and true crime.

"Shame. A spot of torture and 'tache-twirling would've spiced up proceedings no end."

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Daily Telegraph

"The show can't help feeling like it's also sidelining the real-life woman without whose death it would have never existed."

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Hollywood Reporter

"The first great scripted series of 2021."

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Variety

"It's poignant TV, and it's deliberately slow so the few moments when there's finally a big break in the case feel like a sharp, sudden relief."

"A misfire."

"The Investigation eschews any vulgar trappings typical of the genre, choosing to methodically shine a light on the worst parts of humanity rather than letting them linger unchecked in the spotlight."

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