''Modus'' is a Swedish television
psychological
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thriller
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series, directed by
Lisa Siwe and Mani Maserrat, based upon the novel ''Frukta inte'' by Norwegian author and lawyer
Anne Holt and
adapted for television by
Emmy Award
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winning writers Mai Brostrøm and Peter Thorsboe. The series follows the work of Inger Johanne Vik (
Melinda Kinnaman
Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress.
Life and career
Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her paternal half-brother Joel Kinnaman is also an actor.
By ...
), a Swedish
criminal psychologist and profiler, who has previously assisted both the Swedish police and the
FBI in the United States.
The first eight-part series was premièred on
TV4 in September 2015. A second eight-part series, written in
Swedish and English, was filmed in 2017, with
Kim Cattrall
Kim Victoria Cattrall (; born 21 August 1956) is a British-Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones on HBO's ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Awa ...
and
Greg Wise
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among the new cast members for this series. This series began broadcasting on TV4 on 2 November 2017.
Synopsis
In the first series, Inger Johanne's eldest daughter, Stina, who is
autistic
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, unwittingly
witnesses
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a contract killing when the family attend a wedding at a local hotel. The murderer surprisingly saves Stina's life, without giving away his identity. Inger decides to return to work with police detective Ingvar Nyman to assist in solving the crime. They discover that they are pursuing a hit man, working for an American religious sect.
In the second series, President of the United States Helen Tyler goes missing during a
state visit to Sweden. Inger Johanne is partnered with Nyman and detailed to work with Warren Schifford, an
FBI agent and Special
Advisor to the president, to investigate.
Vik and Schifford have history, dating from her time with the FBI.
Cast
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Melinda Kinnaman
Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress.
Life and career
Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her paternal half-brother Joel Kinnaman is also an actor.
By ...
as Inger Johanne Vik; criminal psychologist and profiler
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Henrik Norlén
Henrik Norlén (born 2 September 1970) is a Swedish actor.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
1970 births
Living people
Swedish male film actors
People from Karlstad
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as Ingvar Nymann; police inspector
* Esmeralda Struwe as Stina Vik; Inger's elder daughter
*
Simon J. Berger
Simon Jönsson Berger, known as Simon J. Berger (born 1June 1979) is a Swedish actor. He is the son of musician Bengt Berger and artist Gittan Jönsson. as Isak Aronson; Inger's ex-husband and the father of her two daughters
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Annika Hallin as Hedvig Nyström; police pathologist
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Gerhard Hoberstorfer
Per "Gerhard" Hoberstorfer (born 18 November 1963) is a Swedish
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as Bo Sundberg; police detective
* Björn Andersson as Alfred Nyman; Ingvar's father
* Lily Wahlsteen as Linnea Vik; Inger's younger daughter
Series 1 (2015)
*
Marek Oravec as Richard Forrester
*
Magnus Roosmann
Nils Magnus Roosmann (born ''Bjurström''; 11 June 1963 in Söder in Stockholm (grew up in Lessebo)) is a Swedish actor.
Roosmann studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting and after that he has been engaged at Wasa Theatre in V ...
as Marcus Ståhl
*
Peter Jöback
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Early life and education
Peter Jöback was born on 4 June 1971 in Stockholm. He spent his childhood in Värmland and Österg ...
as Rolf Ljungberg
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Johan Widerberg as Lukas Lindgren
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Krister Henriksson
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Early life
Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Nor ...
as Erik Lindgren
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Liv Mjönes as Patricia Green
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Cecilia Nilsson as Elisabeth Lindgren
* Josefine Tengblad as Sophie Dahlberg
*
Ellen Mattsson as Astrid Friberg
* Primus Lind as Noah Ståhl
*
Eva Melander
Eva Melander (born 25 December 1974) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in over a dozen feature films and TV-series. Melander gained significant attention for the starring role of Tina in the 2018 dark fantasy drama ''Border'', which was sel ...
as Marianne Larsson
*
Julia Dufvenius
Elin Julia Dufvenius Wollter (née Dufvenius; born 8 October 1975) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in television shows, films, and stage plays. Her breakthrough role was in the television miniseries ''Glappet'' (1997). Dufvenius played a ...
as Isabella Levin
*
Simon Norrthon as Lennart Carlsson
* Stephen Rappaport as Jacob Lindstrom
* Christoffer Jareståhl as Robin Larsson
*
Anki Lidén as Gunilla Larsson
* Philip Martin as Hakim Hammar
Series 2 (2017)
*
Kim Cattrall
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as Helen Tyler; the President of the United States
*
Greg Wise
Matthew Gregory Wise, born 1966, is an English actor and producer. He has appeared in several British television programmes and feature films. He played the role of John Willoughby in ''Sense and Sensibility'', which also starred Emma Thompson, ...
as Warren Schifford; an
FBI agent and Senior Advisor
*
Martin Marquez
Martin Joseph Marquez (born 8 October 1964) is an English actor.
He is best known on television for his role as Gino Primirola, the head barman, in the British television comedy drama '' Hotel Babylon''. He also played Danny Pearce in ''The B ...
as Hunter Russell;
Secret Service
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Agent
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Lachele Carl as Lori Reed;
United States Ambassador to Sweden
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*
Billy Campbell
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as Dale Tyler;
First Gentleman
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* Emilia Poma as Zoe Tyler; First Daughter
*
Paprika Steen
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as Alva Roos; Chief Inspector
*
Johan Rabaeus as Harald Bohman;
Prime Minister of Sweden
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*
Bijan Daneshmand
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as Mahmoud Muntasir; an oil industry billionaire
*
Samuel Fröler as Torbjörn Skoglund
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Anja Lundqvist
Karin Anja Elisabet Lundqvist (born 7 June 1971 in Vaksala, Uppsala Municipality) is a Swedish actress. She studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 1995–99.
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*2000 - ''Tillsammans
''Together'' ( s ...
as Jessica Östlund
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Lo Kauppi
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as Linda Clason
*
Nina Zanjani as Philippa
*
Christopher Wollter as Tobias Magnusson
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Sigge Eklund
Sigvard Viggo "Sigge" Eklund (born 21 April 1974) is a Swedish novelist, TV producer and screenwriter. His books have been sold in 16 countries, and his podcast "Alex & Sigge's podcast" is the biggest in Sweden with over 500,000 listeners a week ...
as Gustav
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Jonas Malmsjö as Oscar Ek
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Sasha Behar as Raja Cooper
Episodes
Series 1 (2015)
Series 2 (2017)
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 4600404, title=Modus
Swedish crime television series
Television shows set in Sweden
2010s Swedish television series
2015 Swedish television series debuts
Swedish-language television shows
Television series based on novels
Autism in television
Television series about presidents of the United States