Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole (titled Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole in Scandinavia) is a Norwegian crime drama television series. It is an adaptation of Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole novels, specifically the fifth installment, The Devil's Star.
Contents
Premise
Harry Hole, a troubled Oslo police detective, must contend with both a horrific serial killer and his corrupt colleague Tom Waaler.
Cast
Tobias Santelmann as Harry Hole
Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler
Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke
Peter Stormare as Odin
Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Bjarne Møller
Ellen Helinder as Beate Lønn
Simon J. Berger as Martin Aminov
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Ellen Gjelten
Cato Skimten Storengen as Bjørn Holm
Maxime Baune Bochud as Oleg Fauke
Anders Danielsen Lie as Anders Knutsen
Ane Dahl Torp as Vibeke Knutsen
Kelly Gale as Maya Ek
Kåre Conradi as André Claussen
Frank Kjosås as Willy Barli
Fridtjov Såheim as Raymond
Eili Harboe as Attila
Atle Antonsen as Karl
Manish Sharma as Eddy Hansson
Henriette Steenstrup as Ruth Nilsen
Jesper Christensen as Ståle Aune
Kristoffer Joner as Øystein Eikeland
Dagny Norvoll Sandvik as Lisbeth Barli/Toya Harang
Linn Skåber as Frank Fosse
Jonas Strand Gravli as Magnus Skarre
Nader Khademi as Amar Wulf
Sonny Lindberg as Bobby
Agnes Kittelsen as Chief Superintendent Agnes Sjølid
Henrik Mestad as Chief of Police Ivar Andersen
Sondre Larsen as Loke
Production
The series was revealed by Netflix as part of their "Next on Nordic presentation" at Stockholm in March 2024, to spotlight the company's forthcoming Scandinavian productions. It was announced that Nesbø would be adapting his own novel, reuniting with So Long, Marianne collaborator Øystein Karlsen, who signed on as director and executive producer. In August, Anna Zackrisson joined the directing team.
Working Title was confirmed to be the producing studio for the series for Netflix, marking their first non-English language TV series production, with Øystein Karlsen and Anna Zackrisson as directors. Tor Arne Øvrebø is producing, while executive producers are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Katy Rozelle, Rene Ezra, Øystein Karlsen, Jo Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson.
Principal photography began on May 23 in Oslo. Nesbø is showrunner on the series. Filming took place between May and December 2024, over 113 shooting days and across more than 160 locations in the capital, making it the largest shoot in Oslo's production history.
Australian musicians Nick Cave and Warren Ellis composed the series' score.
Casting
In May 2024, the lead actors were revealed to be Tobias Santelmann as the titular Harry Hole, Joel Kinnaman as dirty cop Tom Waaler and Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke, Harry's partner. The three stars were unveiled at a press event at Oslo's Restaurant Schrøder, a prominent location in the Harry Hole novels. In August 2024, Peter Stormare, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Ellen Helinder, Simon J. Berger, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal and Kelly Gale were amongst a number of casting additions which also included Kåre Conradi, Fridtjov Såheim and Eili Harboe.
Release
The series was released on Netflix on 26 March 2026.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 91% approval rating based on 22 critic reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "Twisty, stylish, and at times gloriously grim, Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole packs enough thrills and unexpected twists to keep you hooked." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".