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as Hannah Wester, a police detective, while

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plays Russian assassin Kat, and

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plays Thomas Wester, Hannah's husband. It had premiered at

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on 9 November 2024.

Premise

Finnish and Russian criminal gangs meet in a disused quarry to transfer money for drugs. Russian sniper, Jaroslav opens fire on both groups. Although injured, Kat survives by hiding under a car. Jaroslav's partner Vadim collects both sets of bags and they drive south in a blue

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car. Once they cross into Sweden, both men shoot at each other. Jaroslav's killed, Vadim steps out of the Golf to flag down an approaching car. Kenneth's driving, he is distracted by Sandra; their car hits the Golf and Vadim. Vadim crawls off the road to die in the forest. Kenneth and Sandra take the bags of drugs and money. Kenneth drives the Golf into his barn. Sandra helps dispose of Jaroslav's corpse. Sandra advises not to spend any money, carry on their lives as usual. Elsa reports to Hannah and Gordon that two dead wolves had eaten human flesh. Hannah discovers Vadim's remains. Kat recovers in a hunting platform. They sneak into a police station, to reads Vadim's death report. Kat informs his boss that he's following bags to

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Cast and characters

Main cast

The cast includes: *

as Hannah Wester:

police detective, Thomas' wife, Elin's mother *

as Kat: Russian gang's assassin, survived gangland shoot-out *

as Thomas Wester: Hannah's husband, Elin's father * as Kenneth: wastrel, former prisoner for robbery, Sandra's partner * as Sandra: prison officer, astrologist,

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reader, Kenneth's partner * as Gordon: police chief, Hannah's boss and her clandestine lover * as "UV" or Dennis: car repair shop owner, former prisoner, Kenneth's friend, Stina's husband, Lovis' father *

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as Greger:

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company operator, major drug dealer *

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as Sami:

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police officer

Recurring cast

* Lykke Fransson as Elin Wester: Hannah, Thomas' four-year old daughter; disappeared 19 years ago * Vidmantas Fijalkauskas as Jaroslav / Yaroslav: Russian gang's sniper, survived shoot-out * Mykolas Vildziunas as Vadim: Russian gang's member, survived shoot-out * Mikaela Pålsson as Elsa: County Council agent, assisted by field tester, Uno * Jesper Sjölander as Johnny: Greger's truck driver, henchman * Marcus Stenberg as Raimo: UV's mechanic * Otto Nyholm as Nicke: Greger's truck driver, Johnny's colleague * Lisa Larsson as Stina: UV's wife, Lovis' mother

Production

''Cry Wolf'' is based on Hans Rosenfeldt's novel, ''Vargasommar'' (2020). Rosenfeldt and Oskar Söderlund co-wrote the screenplay for all six episodes, which were directed by . Rosenfeldt wrote initial drafts with Camilla Ahlgren (both had written ''

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'') before Söderlund was hired for the final screenplay. It was produced by Nordic Drama Queens' Josefine Tengblad and Eiffel Mattsson. The project was commissioned by

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and TV 4. Nordic Drama Queens was co-founded by Tengblad with executive producers Sandra Harms and Line Winther Skyum Funch. By March 2023, main cast members

and

had been appointed. Filming occurred from July to October 2023, using locations in and around

, Sweden and

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Episode guide

Release

''Cry Wolf'' premiered at the

on 9 November 2024. The series was broadcast on TV 4 from 25 December 2024.

Reception

The series received a positive review in

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 2020s crime drama television series 2024 Swedish television series debuts Swedish drama television series Swedish-language television shows