The Nordics feature some of the most stunning and picturesque scenery in the world, and since most people will never have the opportunity to visit, Nordic crime dramas and documentaries offer the next best thing. Please consider letting your readers know about the Viaplay streaming service and its series like Trom, the first series to ever film in the breathtaking Faroe Islands; Black Sands, filmed among Iceland’s iconic volcanic landscape; Furia, a political thriller filmed in gorgeous Norway; and, even outside the Nordics, in the Danish/English documentary film The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, where a Nordic chef sets up in an extremely remote Greenland village.

Scandinavia’s unique storytelling offers several compelling reasons to add Viaplay series and films to your streaming queue from its atmospheric productions and compelling characters to its timely, edge-of-your-seat storylines and gorgeous, picturesque settings. On par with the best in European entertainment, please watch Viaplay and see what you and your readers have been missing.

More details on the series are below. Featuring thousands of hours of Nordic and European series/films and available as an add on streaming service through Prime Video Channels, The Roku Channel and Xfinity, Viaplay’s diverse slate features something for every adult/interest/genre from Nordic Noir/Crime Dramas and Book Adaptations to Documentaries, Dramedies and Young Adult Series. Many series are in partial English, but in case you need to brush up on your Swedish or Danish, all feature English subtitles. See scenery images below and watch Trailers on Viaplay North America YT page

Select Highlights from thousands of hours of series and films:

Trom

The first series to film in the beautiful Faroe Islands, this atmospheric mystery follows journalist Hannis Martinsson (Ulrich Thomsen), who risks his life to solve the murder of a missing animal rights activist discovered amid a local whale hunt. Trailer

Furia, Season 1 and 2

Filmed in Western Norway among other locations, the high-stakes, edge-of-your-seat thriller follows a shocking killing in an idyllic Norwegian town. After a local conflict, police investigator Asgeir encounters the mysterious woman Ragna, and soon they are both caught in a web of radical right-wing forces in Europe. (S1 8 episodes, S2 6 episodes) Trailer

Black Sands

The Wall Street Journal called it “a refreshingly human police force… (led by) the arresting Aldís Amah Hamilton… The cast overall is first-rate.”

Filmed around Iceland’s Black Sands, the riveting, dark noir follows a troubled police officer tracking a serial killer disguising murders as accidents. (8 episodes) Trailer

 Fenris

“Thoroughly engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) and “Bold, gripping, and compelling… an exceptional series” (Movieweb)

Filmed in Folldal and Oslo, Norway, the atmospheric crime drama revolves around mysterious disappearances in a remote, wolf-inhabited forest. Directed by Simen Alsvik (Lilyhammer) (6 episodes) Trailer

The Most Remote Restaurant in the World

“Can’t miss documentary” (Forbes)

The doc film follows the nearly impossible and captivating journey of chefs from Michelin-starred restaurant KOKS as they move their exclusive dining experience and restaurant to one of the most remote corners of the world in a picturesque and isolated village in Greenland; as well as innovatively creating a brand new, all-locally sourced menu. As The KOKS team notes, “Everything that can go wrong goes wrong and everything that can’t go wrong goes wrong anyway.” They face a growing list of potentially unsurmountable food, construction, water, and power challenges as they work to make (or perhaps cancel) their opening day. (Feature Film, 85 minutes) Trailer