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Cell 8

TV·2022–2022·1 season, 6 episodes·Viaplay·Drama, Crime·44m

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Follows detectives Mariana Hermansson and Ewert Grens, as they get into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Cell 8 S01E02Dead Man WalkingS01E02 · 9.0Mariana discovers that John is not only the attacker, but that he also supposedly died ten years ago, executed in a prison in Ohio. When John tries to escape, Mariana lures him back.
  2. 02Cell 8 S01E03Conflict of InterestS01E03 · 9.0John is acquitted of the assault charges, but the Foreign Office decides to extradite him. Mariana is convinced of his innocence and helps him escape from prison again.
  3. 03Cell 8 S01E04Extraordinary RenditionS01E04 · 9.0With Mariana and John on the run, Ewert negotiates a deal to keep John from being extradited, but in Ohio, Edward Finnigan has other ideas.

Castfull cast & details

Mimosa WillamoMimosa WillamoMariana HermanssonFreddie WiseFreddie WiseJohn FreyLeonard TerfeltLeonard TerfeltEwert GrensRichard LinternRichard LinternEdward FinniganVictor McGuireVictor McGuireRuben FreyKatie BraybenKatie BraybenHanna KleinLeon HerbertLeon HerbertVernon EriksenWill ThorpWill ThorpDexter

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 8.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Cell 8 S01E01Everybody's Somebody's FoolAugust 28, 2022 8.0On a cruise ship to Stockholm, an American man attacks a passenger. When Marianna Hermansson from the Stockholm police arrives, he has escap
  2. S01E02Cell 8 S01E02Season's bestDead Man WalkingAugust 28, 2022 9.0Mariana discovers that John is not only the attacker, but that he also supposedly died ten years ago, executed in a prison in Ohio. When Joh
  3. S01E03Cell 8 S01E03Conflict of InterestAugust 28, 2022 9.0John is acquitted of the assault charges, but the Foreign Office decides to extradite him. Mariana is convinced of his innocence and helps h
  4. S01E04Cell 8 S01E04Extraordinary RenditionAugust 28, 2022 9.0With Mariana and John on the run, Ewert negotiates a deal to keep John from being extradited, but in Ohio, Edward Finnigan has other ideas.
  5. S01E05Cell 8 S01E05Meaning of the VerdictAugust 28, 2022 9.0When John is back on death row, Mariana travels to Ohio to help prove his innocence. She comes into conflict with Hanna, who wants to focus
  6. S01E06Cell 8 S01E06Final ArgumentsAugust 28, 2022 9.0Mariana follows the clues back to Sweden and discovers who murdered Elisabeth. While Hanna reveals this to Finnigan, he completes her plan a

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