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Watch the Trailer for Netflix's 'Young Wallander' Prequel

Lacy Baugher Milas

27 Aug 2020 — 1 min read

Get ready, mystery fans - a prequel to the popular Wallander mystery series is coming - and will be arriving on Netflix sooner than you think.

Entitled simply Young Wallander, the six-part series aims to tell the story of Kurt Wallander as he takes on his first case and the formative experiences - both professional and personal - that result. Almost immediately after graduating from the police academy, he witnesses a brutal crime and is pulled into solving it under the wing of superintendent Hemberg.

Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh played Wallander for four seasons from 2008-2016, all of which aired on PBS' Masterpiece. Swedish actor Adam Pålsson will take over as younger version of the famous detective in the Netflix prequel and will be joined by Argo’s Richard Dillane, Black Mirror’s Leanne Best, and Poldark's Elise Chappell.

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