The Unlikely Murderer (2021)

Limited Series

After the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, Stig Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.

Released Nov. 5, 2021 Episode 47 min 17+

Genres: Crime, Drama

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Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

Production Companies: FLX

Network: Netflix

Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

IMDb 4929

7.0

/5453/

Trakt

/160/

TMDb

/47/

Letterboxd

3.4

/759/

Tomatoes

100

/5/

Popcorn

Wilhelm Behrman
Director

Robert Gustafsson
Stig Engström

Mikael Persbrandt
Hans Holmér

Eva Melander
Margareta Engström

Cia Eriksson
Kvinnlig väktare Skandia

Björn Bengtsson
Peter Petterson

Cilla Thorell
Lisbeth Palme

Peter Viitanen
Olaf Palme

Joel Spira
Lennart Granström

7.5

S1E1 - Episode 1

Shortly after Palme's assassination, Engström begins his quest for attention as a crime-scene witness. Divisions among police hinder the investigation.

Nov. 5, 2021, midnight