An ambitious Icelandic detective teams up with a cop from Norway to investigate a series of murders that may be connected to a heinous trauma. The Valhalla Murders, the first Icelandic series to be streamed on Netflix, is pretty standard issue Scandi-noir— and that is not a bad thing.Old sins, as always, cast long shadows. Valhalla Murders. Can you help us out? Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from The Valhalla Murders. Maybe it's because I'm watching a really excellent show on Netflix called 'Undercover' which is a Dutch/Belgium series. Pétur is the mastermind and rapist behind the Valhalla crimes, with Magnús as his non-participating accomplice bribed to keep quiet. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Later, another man, Ómar Karlsson, is murdered. The Valhalla Murders The biggest story in TV this week is "The Tiger King," the four part Netflix documentary that might look unappealing if you're not a big cat aficionado, but the people are so whacked, you cannot take your eyes off it. Yes, I watched The Valhalla Murders all the way to the end (again, self-isolation) I won't be longing for another season. Arnar deduces Pétur's guilt and, finding that Kata is missing, goes to Pétur's house to search for her. Magnús, having had second thoughts, visits Pétur and finds the unconscious Kata; Pétur beats him with a wrench. He visits Magnús' wife and is revealed to be their foster child. He telephones Kata directly, who agrees to help despite no longer having police powers; they scan the room and, finding dried blood, conclude Tommi was murdered there. Last week, BBC Four made a welcome return to Iceland with The Valhalla Murders, its new eight-part crime drama. The Valhalla Murders (TV Series 2019– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His fears are confirmed when he sees her phone ring inside, and Magnús tells him she was taken away in a boat. Íris says that a masked man was following them all through that night, which is confirmed by surveillance cameras. The pick is very specific - old men, who are almost in the sunset years of their life. Starring Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as Reykjavik homicide detective Kata, and Björn Thors as profiler Arnar, it started off in very watchable, enjoyable fashion. Arnar questions Steinþór in the hospital; he denies involvement in Tommi's murder, saying that Tommi attempted to assassinate the boys' rapist and must have been killed for it. Arnar finds another copy of the photograph, mailed to Þór shortly before his death. But it also holds dark secrets, things you don’t want to hear about. Steinþór's fingerprints match those on Þór's photograph, and surveillance footage at a mall shows him arguing with Þór. Kata locates a car matching the child's description, in a garage containing a wall covered in photographs and information on the victims. The Valhalla Murders (Trailer) Episodes The Valhalla Murders. You get the sense there’s no time to waste as we rush onwards to the conclusion. Battle: Freestyle. Veteran police detective Kata is dispatched to investigate, greeting her reporter friend Selma as she arrives at the scene. Brot - a RÚV and Netflix coproduction - Premier March 13 on Netflix Although in reality there was no murder, per se, as shown in the series, it caused quite a noise and the boys were eventually compensated in monetary terms. Hákon rewatches the interview with Vidar and uses his descriptions to locate the secret room in Valhalla where the rapes took place. The police celebrate quickly solving the case, but Arnar notes that Gummi's murder is different from the others — his eyes were not slashed and the shoe prints found at the scene do not match those found at Ómar's house. The Valhalla Murders, BBC Four, review: murder mystery puts a new gloss on well-worn clichés It feels like ages since we’ve been treated to a nicely chilled slab of Nordic Noir. Kata meets one of them, Vidar Jonsson, who tells of terrible abuses at Valhalla that were not recorded in the report. "[1], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Valhalla_Murders&oldid=997599951, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox television with nonstandard dates, Articles containing Icelandic-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Andrés Hauksson, a prison inmate and former Valhalla resident, claims to know who the killer is: Steinþór Jónsson, a "psychopath" and bully at Valhalla. A state-run institution ... housed troubled, young boys, aged between seven and 14, where they were beaten and abused by the staff. The Valhalla Murders season 1 is available to watch on Netflix. Arnar tracks Steinþór to an abandoned power plant — where he finds Steinþór badly wounded at the hands of an inconsolable Kristján, who confesses to the murders. The Valhalla Murders The Icelandic Police Department is shaken up when a second murder victim is found in Reykjavik. Listen to music from The Valhalla Murders. She looks at the scar on her arm Pétur gave her, identical to those of the Valhalla boys. Go directly to shout page. Files: The.Valhalla.Murders.S01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.H.264.DD5.1-VLHLL. Tag this artist. In the desolate darkness of Iceland, a serial killer has links to horrendous crimes from years before. Selma interviews Magnús live, ostensibly about solving the case, but presents him with copies of the documents and questions him sharply. The Valhalla Murders. For the first time, the tourist-friendly, snowy city of Reykjavik sees a serial killer on the loose. The Valhalla Murders (Photo: BBC/TRUENORTH) The murder investigation often took a back seat in episodes one and two (of an eight-part series) as … The Valhalla Murders is a police drama series which originally aired in Iceland in 2019, before it was released worldwide in 2020. The Valhalla Murders: ... Music to Be Murdered By: William Andrews (murderer) Manley Hot Springs murders: Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer: Voodoo Murders: Just Murdered: I-15 Murders: Sarah Hart (murderer) Jennifer Hart (murderer) John Maden (murderer) Ardenwald axe murders: The Valhalla Murders is a new foreign crime show on Netflix , this time set in Iceland. Selma records a television interview with Vidar and Benedikt, in which Vidar recounts how each week at Valhalla one boy was taken to a dark room and raped, and displays a hook-shaped scar on his arm given to all the boys as a brand. Arnar requests that Gummi's death be further investigated, then discovers Magnús did not communicate his request to the department at large. The Viewing Vault is the rebirth of the former TVFreeload.org and viewingvault.com. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. Police Commissioner Magnús intends to conceal the connection from the public, but Selma reveals the information at a press conference. The series is supposedly based on a … Pétur Alfreðsson, the state prosecutor who compiled the report, is interviewed about it but doubts that Valhalla is the connection. The Valhalla Murders The past comes back to haunt detectives Kata and Arnar. The Valhalla Murders (Icelandic: Brot, literally "violation") is an eight-episode police procedural television series produced in Iceland, originally airing there in 2019, then released worldwide in 2020 on Netflix and airing for free on BBC Four in the UK. This is the second Icelandic series to be featured on Netflix, Trapped (Ófærð) being the first one. ‘The Valhalla Murders’ is the newcomer filmmaker’s leap of faith and surprisingly, it doesn’t even come across as a project of someone recent in the business, especially in creating television series. Further research uncovers that the report on Valhalla was written by Magnús. Things that Icelanders don’t put in the travel brochures Season 1. The Valhalla Murders Trrailer. The Valhalla Murders is saved by its unique locale, a witty script and fine performances. Release year: 2020. Óttar M. Norðfjörd, Mikael Torfason, and Ottó Geir Borg. Magnús walks out of the interview, stunned. If you want a strong female cop who doesn't take crap, but doesn't go making stupid decisions again and again, go watch Bordertown, who I'm … Furthermore, the handwriting in the report matches the handwriting on a note from Magnús. He teams up with the local senior cop Kata. This week and last I found myself dozing off in the second episodes each time. All episodes of The Valhalla Murders. There’s also the business of a cold case involving the discovery of a boy’s skeleton, like the photo dating from over 30 years ago. Icelandic crime drama featuring ambitious detective Katrin ‘Kata’ Gunnarsdottir. Add an image, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. The Valhalla Murders (Icelandic: Brot, literally "violation") is an eight-episode police procedural television series produced in Iceland, originally airing there in 2019, then released worldwide in 2020 on Netflix and airing for free on BBC Four in the UK.. Hmm, it looks like we don’t know much about this artist. Arnar informs the police and rushes to the nearest marina. Inspired by true events, the series which opens with lead investigator Kata locked in the trunk of a car manages to hook the viewers from the get-go. Season 1. An original composition for orchestra & choir inspired by ancient Nordic mythology. Hákon and Kata request an investigation into why Magnús did not disclose his involvement with Valhalla, but the request is summarily denied and agents are sent to Borgarnes to seize the documents. With Aldís Amah Hamilton, Bergur Ebbi Benediktsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Gunnar Bersi Björnsson. He drugs Kata's drink and hides her, though she manages to stash her phone away. Kata arrives at the plant soon after; Kristján ambushes her and kills himself with her pistol. Nevertheless, Magnús moves to close the case and send Arnar back to Norway. A child at a farm near Valhalla describes a car that passed by on the day of the murder. The police begin working to track down all the boys who lived in Valhalla. ‘The Valhalla Murders’, as the name explains, is about, well, murders. Andres doubts that Tommi, the boy who disappeared, simply ran away in the middle of a blizzard. Kata retrieves a report on all the boys' homes in the country, including Valhalla, from the Ministry of Justice's archives. First aired on Iceland’s local network, RUV, and now globally on Netflix, the first half of the season is directed by Palsson himself. Both victims have identical stab wounds on their eyes. (Whenever I say 'enjoyable' when reviewing a crime drama, I wonder what people… Related articles The Valhalla Murders is certainly distracting enough, but while it aims to send chills straight down your bones, this Icelandic drama is ultimately a lukewarm bowl of kjotsupa. Þór Ingimarsson is stabbed to death at Reykjavik Harbour. Never Before Seen 46m. From the hospital, Kata hears that Magnús is being held for questioning and that Pétur is missing. With fine performances and a balanced script, this is a good watch. Start the wiki, Do you know what kind of music this is? The DNA from Tommi's tooth matches that of a 30-year-old skeleton found near Valhalla; suspicion naturally falls on Steinþór. The Valhalla Murders originally debuted on RUV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service on December 26, 2019. The most recent of these is The Valhalla Murders, a chilling crime drama from Iceland, the first Icelandic Netflix original, in fact. We valued our members and have brought back a new and improved sharing community that you once loved. Kata goes directly to Pétur to request the investigation into Magnús. As described in an article on the website MEAWW, "In the late 1940s, an almost similar event took place in remote Iceland. They say Iceland is the land of fire and ice, where the beautiful northern lights light up the sky. It is based, with the usual artistic license taken, on a real-life incident. Mynd: People say Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world. Another body, within a week, killed in the same manner as the first. This page was last edited on 1 January 2021, at 09:48. The murders don’t seem to have much in common until the investigative duo connect them to an abandoned boys’ home named Valhalla, where horrendous crimes occurred 35 years earlier. While the Valhalla Murders is watchable, I find that it doesn't grab my attention in the same way as DNA did. The Valhalla Murders (Brot) (Iceland) This mystery-crime thriller finds the Icelandic Police Department shaken when a murder victim is found in Reykjavik — the second in … The Valhalla Murders. The Valhalla Murders – Episodes 5 & 6 Hang on tight, as the five minutes fly by in a flash; throughout these episodes the pacing and tension is a masterclass. The Valhalla Murders. But the killer doesn’t target random people. The trope of the jaunty, rock-music-playing pathologist has reached Iceland. Hákon and Kata retrieve a box of old photographs of Valhalla, one of which shows Magnús on scene as a police officer in the investigation into Tommi's disappearance. In the ensuing confrontation, Arnar is stabbed several times but tackles Pétur into the water; Kata dives in and rescues Arnar. Do you know any background info about this artist? Police profiler Arnar is sent back home from Oslo to his native Iceland to investigate the country's first serial killer case. Amalie and Mikael lead their street dance team to the finals in France but tough competition and personal distractions threaten to ruin their dreams. (The Valhalla Murders is inspired by an actual institution in 1940s Iceland, where boys were beaten and abused in other ways.) The foreign investigator is Arnar Böðvarsson, an Icelandic expatriate living in. Selma tells him that Gummi had planned to bring her several photographs. 1. The police track down Gummi, but arrive at his home moments too late to prevent his murder. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Tommi's parents Dagný and Kristján come to the police station and provide one of his teeth.