The Breakthrough

2025
Limited Series
⁨TV-14⁩
Drama

When a shocking double homicide goes unsolved for 16 years, a detective teams up with a genealogist to catch the killer before it becomes a cold case.

Starring: Peter Eggers, Mattias Nordkvist, Jessica Liedberg

Episodes

40m
1. The Unthinkable
After a double murder sends shock waves through a quiet Swedish town, lead detective John promises the grieving families that he will find the killer.
35m
2. Leave No Stone Unturned
As weeks turn into years without answers and his home life slowly falls apart, a desperate John turns to an unlikely ally to help crack the case.
40m
3. Family Tree
John and Per's investigative efforts are obstructed by their clashing personalities. A prying journalist adds to the pressure.
42m
4. A Lonely Person
With everyone nearing the ends of their ropes, a revelation from an unexpected source leads to a breakthrough in the case.

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Genres

TV Dramas, Swedish, TV Shows Based on Books, Crime TV Shows, TV Shows Based on Real Life

This show is ...

Understated, Emotional, True Crime, Detectives, Swedish, Based on Real Life, Investigation, Drama, Limited Series

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Audio

German - Audio Description, German, English, Spanish (Latin America) - Audio Description, Spanish (Latin America), French - Audio Description, French, Swedish - Audio Description, Swedish [Original]

Subtitles

English, Spanish (Latin America), Swedish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

Cast

Peter Eggers, Mattias Nordkvist, Jessica Liedberg, Jonatan Rodriguez, Karin de Frumerie, Annika Hallin, Julia Sporre, Malin Güettler, Pevin Hannah Namek Sali, Helen Al-Janabi

The Breakthrough