The Åre Murders

{{Short description|Swedish television series}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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| caption = Release poster

| genre = Nordic noir

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| based_on = {{Based on|Hidden in Snow and Hidden in the Shadows|Viveca Sten}}

| writer =

| screenplay = Karin Gidfors
Jimmy Lindgren

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| director = Joakim Eliasson
Alain Darborg

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| language = Swedish

| num_series = 1

| num_episodes = 5

| executive_producer = Tim King
Susann Billberg-Rydholm
Viveca Sten

| producer = Brita H Lunqvist

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| network = Netflix

| released = {{Start date|2025|02|05|df=y}}

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The Åre Murders ({{langx|sv|Åremorden}}) is a 2025 Swedish Nordic noir television series starring Carla Sehn that premiered on Netflix on February 5, 2025. It is based on the Viveca Sten murder mystery novels Hidden in Snow and Hidden in the Shadows.

Premise

A detective, Hanna, leaves Stockholm for the remote city of Åre, and discovers a missing girl case.{{cite web |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=8 February 2025 |title=Netflix's Best New Crime Show Is Here, And No Critics Have Seen It |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/02/08/netflixs-best-new-crime-show-is-here-and-no-critics-have-seen-it-the-are-murders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208162908/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/02/08/netflixs-best-new-crime-show-is-here-and-no-critics-have-seen-it-the-are-murders/ |archive-date=8 February 2025 |accessdate=13 February 2025 |website=Forbes}}

Cast

  • Carla Sehn – Hanna Ahlander
  • {{interlanguage link|Kardo Razzazi|de||ku||sv}} – Daniel Lindskog
  • {{interlanguage link|Charlie Gustavsson|sv|Charlie Gustafsson}} – Anton Lundin
  • {{interlanguage link|Francisco Sobrado|de||sv}} – Raffe Herreda
  • Maxida Märak – Ylva Labba
  • Pia Johansson – Birgitta Grip
  • Cora Watson – Lydia
  • Cecilia von der Esch – Ida Lindskog
  • {{interlanguage link|Linton Calmroth|de||sv}} – Viktor Malm
  • Moa Gammel – Annika Risberg
  • {{interlanguage link|Siham Shurafa|sv}} – Mira Berg
  • Olle Sarri – Fredrik Berg
  • Freddie Mosten-Jacob – Amanda Halvorsén
  • Sofia Ledarp – Lena Halvorsén
  • Henrik Norlén – Harald Halvorsén
  • Frida Argento – Ebba Niemi
  • {{interlanguage link|Robin Stegmar|de||sv}} – Bosse Lundh
  • {{interlanguage link|Fredrik Söderholm|sv}} – Lasse Sandahl
  • Moa Stefansdotter – Karolina
  • Alva Kristiansson – Mimmi
  • Kid Angland – Kalle
  • Algot Tangen – Alice
  • {{interlanguage link|Amalia Holme (Swedish actor)|lt=Amalia Holm|de|Amalia Holm Bjelke|es||sl|Amalia Holm Bjelke||sv}} – Rebecka Nordhammar
  • {{interlanguage link|Björn Elgerd|sv}} – Ole Nordhammar
  • Viktor Åkerblom – Johan Andersson
  • Agnes Kittelsen – Marion Andersson
  • {{interlanguage link|Baxter Renman|de||sv}} – Leo Andersson
  • Jon Øigarden – Jens Wernolf
  • {{interlanguage link|Samuel Astor|sv}} – Carl Willner
  • {{interlanguage link|Philip Oros|de||sv}} – Linus Sundin

Production

The series is adapted from the Viveca Sten novels Hidden in Snow and Hidden in the Shadows.{{cite web |date=6 February 2025 |title=New Swedish crime drama branded 'gripping' by fans is now on Netflix |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a63599819/netflix-are-murders-swedish-crime-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206161711/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a63599819/netflix-are-murders-swedish-crime-series/ |archive-date=6 February 2025 |accessdate=13 February 2025 |website=Digital Spy}} The series is directed by Joakim Eliasson and {{Interlanguage link|Alain Darborg|lt=Alain Darborg|sv}}, from an adapted script by Karin Gidfors and Jimmy Lindgren. It is produced by Brita H Lundqvist for SF Studios, with Tim King, Susann Billberg-Rydholm and Viveca Sten as executive producers.{{cite web|url= https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-series-the-are-murders-based-on-viveca-stens-books|website=about.netflix|accessdate=13 February 2025|title= Netflix Announces New Series 'The Åre Murders,' Based on Viveca Sten’s Books - Premiering February 6, 2025|date=19 December 2024}}

The cast is led by Carla Sehn and Kardo Razzazi as Swedish detectives.{{cite web |last=Rowles |first=Dustin |date=February 12, 2025 |title='The Åre Murders' Review: A Scandi-Noir That Knows How To Handle Cold Cases |url=https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/the-are-murders-review-a-scandinoir-that-knows-how-to-handle-cold-cases.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214194134/https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/the-are-murders-review-a-scandinoir-that-knows-how-to-handle-cold-cases.php |archive-date=14 February 2025 |accessdate=13 February 2025 |website=Pajiba.com}} Also featuring in the cast are Charlie Gustafsson, Francisco Sobrado and Amalia Holm.{{cite web |last=Fenton |first=Sophie |date=7 February 2025 |title=Stop scrolling! Why Netflix's “perfect” Scandi crime drama, The Åre Murders, should be your next binge watch |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a63700282/the-are-murders-netflix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207165233/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a63700282/the-are-murders-netflix/ |archive-date=7 February 2025 |accessdate=13 February 2025 |website=Good Housekeeping}}

The series was filmed on location in Åre, Jämtland County, Sweden.{{cite web|website=thecinemaholic|accessdate=13 February 2025|url= https://thecinemaholic.com/where-the-are-murders-filmed/#|title= Where is Netflix's The Åre Murders Filmed?|date=6 February 2025}}

Release

The series was released globally on Netflix on 6 February 2025.{{cite web |date=11 February 2025 |title=There's still more books in The Are Murders series, so does season 2 need to happen at Netflix? |url=https://showsnob.com/does-are-murders-season-2-renewed-cancelled-netflix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213201059/https://showsnob.com/does-are-murders-season-2-renewed-cancelled-netflix |archive-date=13 February 2025 |accessdate=13 February 2025 |website=showsnob}}

Reception

=Critical response=

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|86|6.5|7|access-date=February 17, 2025}}{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=The Åre Murders|id=the_are_murders|type=tv|season=1|access-date=February 17, 2025}}

Writing for Forbes, Paul Tassi called it "best new crime show", stating: "As for The Åre Murders, you can either trust me that it’s quite good, or you’ll just have to give it a go and try it for yourself. As a big fan of foreign murder stories, I’m the target audience."{{Cite web |last=Tassi |first=Paul |title=Netflix's Best New Crime Show Is Here, And No Critics Have Seen It |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/02/08/netflixs-best-new-crime-show-is-here-and-no-critics-have-seen-it-the-are-murders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208162908/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/02/08/netflixs-best-new-crime-show-is-here-and-no-critics-have-seen-it-the-are-murders/ |archive-date=8 February 2025 |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Johnny Loftus of Decider also gave a positive review, noting: "The Åre Murders features all the hallmarks of the Nordic Noir genre as it turns two differently-wired cops loose on the mystery of a teen’s disappearance. Throw in some fantastic location shots of Sweden’s mountainous north, and we’re all the way in on this investigation."{{Cite web |date=2025-02-07 |title='The Åre Murders' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It? |url=https://decider.com/2025/02/06/the-are-murders-netflix-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207145333/https://decider.com/2025/02/06/the-are-murders-netflix-review/ |archive-date=7 February 2025 |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Decider |language=en-US}}

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