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‘Young Wallander’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

by Dave Elliott

‘Young Wallander’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

Netflix has renewed its Young Wallander series for a 2nd Season the streaming service has announced.

Based on the best selling Kurt Wallander novels by Henning Mankell, the English-language drama is a modern reimagining of the legendary detective, Kurt Wallander, who must navigate the increasingly violent environment of present-day Sweden. In Season 1, Wallander is unable to save a teenager from a gruesome attack, Wallander must learn to cope with his guilt in order to solve the crime. The story focuses on the formative experiences – professional and personal – faced by Kurt as a recently graduated police officer in his early twenties.

The drama features both British and Swedish cast led by Adam Pålsson (‘Bron/Broen’, ‘Helt Perfekt’) as the young detective Kurt Wallander. The first season saw him joined by Richard Dillane (Wolf Hall’, ‘Outlander’) as Superintendent Hemberg, Leanne Best (‘Cold Feet’, ‘Black Mirror’) as Frida Rask, Ellise Chappell (‘Poldark’, ‘Yesterday’) as Mona, Yasen Atour (‘Marcella’, ‘Robin Hood’) as Reza, Charles Mnene (‘Casualty’, ‘Macbeth’) as Bash, Jacob Collins-Levy (‘The White Princess’) as Karl-Axel Munck, Alan Emrys (‘Johnny English Strikes Again’) as Gustav Munck, and Kiza Deen (‘Hollyoaks’) as Mariam.

The series is created by Yellow Bird UK, a Banijay Group company, and the producer of the Swedish ‘Wallander’ franchise at TV4 as well as the successful BBC series ‘Wallander’ from 2008, which saw Kenneth Branagh in the title role. Writing duties for Season 2 will fall to Chris Lunt and Michael A. Walker, who previously worked on the upcoming Sky Original series ‘Devils’ starring Patrick Dempsey.

Young Wallander‘ Season 1 can be watched on Netflix right now.

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