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Johan Falk

TV·2009–2015·3 seasons, 17 episodes·TV4·Drama, Crime·1h 35m·Created by Joakim Hansson

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When Johan Falk was 19 years old he lost his girlfriend Maria and their unborn child when Maria got hit by a car. Falk takes the accident very hard and do not even go to the funeral. He decides that crime must be fought and applies immediately to the Police Academy. The movies are, however, only about Falk as an police officer with many years of experience from the National Task Force. He often goes his own way and does not shy away from using controversial methods. This leads to that the colleagues often experience difficulties in cooperating with him and managers are forced to turn a blind eye to what he's doing.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Johan Falk S01E01Special Operations GroupS01E01 · 8.0After five years working for Europol in The Hague, Johan Falk returns to Gothenburg to work with the special operations group GSI - an elite force within the Swedish police whose sole objective is to combat organized crime.
  2. 02Brothers in ArmsS01E02 · 8.0Johan Falk infiltrates one of Sweden's toughest criminal gangs and discovers someone is plotting to acquire armor-piercing grenades -which could lead to war on the streets of Gothenburg.
  3. 03National TargetS01E03 · 8.0During a seizure of Estonian amphetamines, GSI realize they're dealing with the legendary Russian mafia boss "Mr. K". Johan Falk's team infiltrates the crime syndicate, composed of ex-KGB officers - and find themselves in a deadly trap.

Cast

Jakob EklundJakob EklundJohan FalkMeliz KarlgeMeliz KarlgeSophie NordhMarie RichardsonMarie RichardsonHelén AnderssonMikael TornvingMikael TornvingPatrik AgrellJens HulténJens HulténSeth Rydell
Zeljko Santrac
Zeljko SantracMatte

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2009Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Johan Falk S01E01Season's bestSpecial Operations GroupSeptember 23, 2009 8.0After five years working for Europol in The Hague, Johan Falk returns to Gothenburg to work with the special operations group GSI - an elite
  2. S01E02Brothers in ArmsSeptember 23, 2009 8.0Johan Falk infiltrates one of Sweden's toughest criminal gangs and discovers someone is plotting to acquire armor-piercing grenades -which c
  3. S01E03National TargetOctober 7, 2009 8.0During a seizure of Estonian amphetamines, GSI realize they're dealing with the legendary Russian mafia boss "Mr. K". Johan Falk's team infi
  4. S01E04Leo GautOctober 7, 2009 8.0A violent war in the restaurant business has flared up, and Johan Falk learns that one of the restaurants is run by Leo Gaut - a gangster he
  5. S01E05Operation NightingaleNovember 4, 2009 8.0Johan Falk and the GSI team go after sex traffickers importing young women from the East and forcing them into prostitution.
  6. S01E06Johan Falk S01E06The OutlawedNovember 4, 2009 8.0When a prosecutor pursuing the most dangerous motorcycle gang in the country is killed in a bombing, the police high command orders GSI to u

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2012–13Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Johan Falk S02E01Season's bestRules of the GameSeptember 26, 2012 8.0Special operations officer Johan Falk and his team use extraordinary methods and deep cover informants to take down organized crime in Gothe
  2. S02E02Johan Falk S02E02The 107 PatriotsOctober 10, 2012 8.0Special operations officer Johan Falk and his team use extraordinary methods and deep cover informants to take down organized crime in Gothe
  3. S02E03Mother of All RobberiesOctober 24, 2012 8.0Special operations officer Johan Falk and his team use extraordinary methods and deep cover informants to take down organized crime in Gothe
  4. S02E04Johan Falk S02E04Organization KarayanNovember 7, 2012 8.0Special operations officer Johan Falk and his team use extraordinary methods and deep cover informants to take down organized crime in Gothe
  5. S02E05Juvenile InfiltratorNovember 21, 2012—Special operations officer Johan Falk and his team use extraordinary methods and deep cover informants to take down organized crime in Gothe
  6. S02E06Johan Falk S02E06Codename LisaJuly 17, 2013 8.0Special operations officer Johan Falk and his team use extraordinary methods and deep cover informants to take down organized crime in Gothe

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2015Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S03E01Johan Falk S03E01Into the FireJune 29, 2015 7.0Falk is blackmailed into smuggling a truckload of guns from Latvia.
  2. S03E02Johan Falk S03E02Silent DiplomacyJuly 13, 2015 7.0Falk and the team stumble onto a diplomatic plot as they track Seth’s shady dealings.
  3. S03E03Johan Falk S03E03Season's bestBlood DiamondsJuly 27, 2015 8.0Niklas goes undercover on a dangerous mission.
  4. S03E04LockdownAugust 10, 2015 8.0A brazen assault puts the police station in lockdown - and a deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
  5. S03E05The EndAugust 24, 2015 8.0The enemy shows its true face as Falk's final battle begins.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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