Reviews

• “[Wisting] is a tasteful hybrid of Nordic noir mixed with the often more sedate narrative style of the best crime series, created by among else British BBC. Adding to this a feather-light touch of Fargo, and placing it all in the small community of Larvik and its surroundings, makes it near waterproof. /…/ Wisting has the potential to become a Norwegian series winner, like [the Swedish] Wallander or Beck.”

• “Wisting: A solid crime series with international potential. /…/ [Sven] Nordin is marvelous in the role of Wisting and plays him with an excellent mix of wisdom and weariness. /…/ Wisting has non-stop momentum from its first episode onwards.”

• “This year’s best Easter crime series is Norwegian. /…/ This is a series that leans heavily on both Scandinavian and British crime tradition, and it has everything that the wider crime audience would expect and like.”

• “Wisting has everything necessary to become this year’s big crime series. /…/ Wisting is a crime series that captivates and offers both nerve and suspense. /…/ Series creators Kathrine Valen Zeiner and Trygve Allister Diesen have crafted a classic crime series with great audience potential. /…/ Wisting is a strong crime series with solid actors and excellent directing. I’ll be spending this year’s Easter in the company of William Wisting and his colleagues.”

• “[The series has] an intricate and riveting criminal mystery […], a brilliant Sven Nordin in the lead role, and satisfyingly frozen, atmospheric milieus wherein a variety of shady characters lure, and that radiates a Nordic, rural noir.”

• “Wisting […] is a sure winner. Jørn Lier Horst’s bestselling crime series about William Wisting has been made into a new, solid Nordic noir that will go right to the head of series addicts. /…/ There’s hardly a Norwegian who doesn’t have a relationship to Wisting […] and for that reason the pressure to make a series that’s both faithful to the original and presents a recognizable Norway must have been huge. [Wisting] succeeds on both accounts. And at the same time, it has a universal appeal that makes it easy for it to travel across borders. We’re not just talking about excellent craftsmanship here; there’s also an embedded humor and a hint of welfare-society innocence.”

• “Interesting social undercurrents. /…/ A cut above.”