Just when you thought Nordic Noir had peaked along comes Jordskott - very dark and very much of its location and the Swedes do it best! Anyone who is vaguely familiar with folk tales (from pretty much anywhere in the world) will appreciate the brooding threat, the universal fears that permeate the early episodes. But this is no outlandish 'TrollHunter', this is a full blown 'who dun it' with the supra / supernatural an integral part. Having watched the first half of the first series, for me, it plays as a cross between The Killing, Fargo and Twin Peak (series 1 obviously). I don't like particularly enjoy 'supernatural' films and I don't have any belief in spiritual worlds but I appreciate the folk lore created by of cultures to explain their natural world. And, this is where Jordskott fits.The production slowly seduces the unbeliever into a realm where you not only accept the conceits you end an episode wanting more. Level headed I may be but Jordskott has made me think twice about my impending visit to the Swedish interior. This is very much box set binge materials but I must control the urge to splurge. Watch - believe - enjoy.

This is the kind of show I've been waiting for! It mixes suspense, physiological drama and the occult in a way that never has been done before in Swedish television. I must admit that I was a little bit skeptical during the first episode, like " oh let's see where this is going", but soon I realized that I was about to binge watch the whole series in one night!! The writers have managed to create a story that never slacks and characters that are really fascinating, while at the same time following a plot that keeps the audience in a firm grip with new twists and turns in every episode. It's like "Oh my gosh, i didn't see that one coming!!" I have always been a little bit vary about dialogue in Swedish film and television. There has been a tendency to write "on the nose" dialogue, " sometimes unbearable to listen to like in many cop series, but in "Jordskott" the writers have had great success in writing lines that lift the characters AND drive the plot forward. The cast is excellent. If Moa Gammel won't be our next export to Hollywood I would be really surprised. And Happy Jankell is truly a rising star! Last, when it comes to the work of the camera crew: Never before has the dark forests, the small deep lakes and the inherent mystery of the Swedish countryside been better shown. If I worked for Swedish tourism I would very pleased right now. Maybe we will see "Jordskott" tourism in the near future.

This series feels like a child wrote it while playing "Thieves". Story holes everywhere, continuation mess ups and bad acting. I'm used to great series by Swedish writers, this one is not one of them. Save yourself some time and don't watch this.The series had great potential considering all the mystical and somewhat paranormal background it's based on but the writing just didn't cut it. Nor did the cast for that matter. I was hoping for something in the quality of the Millennium trilogy but this is not one of the series that can even dream to reach such heights. I hope there's someone that can take this concept and re-write it in a way that makes it possible to watch without laughing all the way through it. Maybe that's the thing, this is a comedy and I didn't understand that.

JordskottA TV series based on fairy tales set in an adult setting rather than a childlike one. This show has to be admired for it's complexity. Holding an adult viewers attention whilst going completely off the mark reality wise and taking us into a fantasy world can not have been an easy feat for the writers and directors. I must admit it is sometimes hard to stay intrigued in the show but somehow they keep pulling me back in and I want to know how everything ends. I am only on episode 4 at the moment but I will definitely watch to the end to see what happens. Some of the suspense moments in the film are more frightening than a horror film and as you can imagine the horror and gore builds up towards the end in episode 4 and so does the suspense. Now into episode 5 and the lead character faces an unimaginable choice. I found this series to be a really fun watch. It's not really a police series, it's actually about something a lot more fun and the series has entertained me so far.filmstvandlife.wordpress.com