Review: 100 Code (S1 E1/13), Wednesday 6th January, Sky Atlantic

This new 13-part series, written by American writer Robert Moresco and starring Michael Nyqvist and Dominic Monaghan is a classic culture-clash drama, with two mismatched cops paired together to solve a serial killer case in Stockholm. It’s a huge co-production between HBO Nordic, Kanal 5 and two Sky channels in different territories, and this internationalist approach is evident throughout – even though it’s set in a place we know well thanks to some recent, superior Scandinavian dramas, there’s a sense that 100 Code doesn’t have an anchor.

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Trailer: 100 Code, Sky Atlantic

For a show starring Michael Nyqvist and Lord Of The Rings’ Dominic Monaghan, there has been very little fanfare from Sky Atlantic about 100 Code. With all the British crime drama returning this week, this 13-part series has sneaked under the radar a bit. So much so that I completely missed it in the listings. Our friends over at scanoir.co.uk alerted us to its debut, which just so happens to be tonight (Wednesday 6th January). There are two trailers after the jump…