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Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.
Agnes and Freja run a company that specializes in exposing unfaithful men by becoming the test themselves. Their methods are extreme, but in their eyes justified. They believe they're only revealing the truth: if the guys are going to fall for a flirt anyway, why not let them fall completely? But when they encounter the first guy who doesn't take the bait, everything is put at risk. Agnes cannot accept his rejection, and a moral transgression creates a rift between her and Freja. Soon, they face a crossroads where friendship and justice collide. The Boyfriend Testers is a comedy about friendship, betrayal, and doing the right thing by doing everything wrong.
In the third Wallander film, starring Krister Henriksson, a bestial double murder is investigated in which the victims have been subjected to torture and where many point to the act of revenge. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner has the assistance of daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.
A newlywed named Vanessa moves into a mysterious mansion with her husband. As strange and terrifying events unfold, she learns of her husband's obsession with the disappearance of Myrna Vep, a woman tied to the mansion's dark past. As secrets unravel, Vanessa must navigate supernatural forces to survive and uncover the truth.
It's 1923 at Fredriksdal manor and the widow Julia Sjölin is in the middle of her daughter Ofelia's wedding to lieutenant Rosencrona.
