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Modus

TV·2015–2017·2 seasons, 16 episodes·TV4·Drama, Crime, Thriller·53m·6.9·Created by Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm

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During a snowy Christmas season in Sweden, psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik finds not only herself but also her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths, through which she meets detective Ingvar Nyman at the Stockholm Police. Nyman is dispatched to Uppsala to investigate the shocking Christmas Eve murder of bishop Elisabeth Lindgren. In Stockholm, the bodies keep turning up - though the causes of death vary. But before long, Inger Johanne starts noticing a pattern. Modus is a thrilling story that raises questions about religion, human rights, and the very nature of love itself. It goes beyond conventional crime and peppers the story with red-hot political issues and criticizing intolerance.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Modus S01E07Avsnitt 7S01E07 · 5.7Inger Johanne is getting closer to the murderer, and is convinced that the key to how it all fits together is under a layer of black paint. Marcus Ståhl gets to a point where he can't lie anymore and when the truth gets out it will have dire consequences for many.
  2. 02Modus S01E05Avsnitt 5S01E05 · 5.3Robin Larsson is found dead from his beating. With the help of the FBI, Inger Johanne uncovers the group responsible for ordering the murders. Rolf Lunberg realizes he and his husband Marcus Stahl are connected to all 4 murders and reports it to the police. A 5th murder victim is left outside the offices of Marcus' and a witness sees the murderer placing him there.
  3. 03Modus S01E08Avsnitt 8S01E08 · 5.3In the season finale, Inger Johanne and Ingvar have a clear picture of the murderer and the motive, but disagree on the next step. There is one final victim, but the question is, who? Stina makes a decision that places her and her sister in danger.

Cast

Marek OravecMarek OravecRichard ForresterGreg WiseGreg WiseWarren SchiffordKim CattrallKim CattrallPresident Helen TylerHenrik NorlénHenrik NorlénIngvar NymannMelinda KinnamanMelinda KinnamanInger Johanne VikSimon J. BergerSimon J. BergerIsak AronsonKrister HenrikssonKrister HenrikssonErik LindgrenAlexandra RapaportAlexandra RapaportUlrika Sjöberg

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2015Aired 4.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Modus S01E01Avsnitt 1September 23, 2015 5.0Inger Johanne Vik have previously worked for the FBI, but is back in Sweden now with her two daughters. She has decided to spend more time w
  2. S01E02Modus S01E02Avsnitt 2September 30, 2015 4.0Inger Johanne becomes aware that Stina has seen something terrible. Ingvar goes to Uppsala to investigate the murder of bishop Elisabeth Lin
  3. S01E03Modus S01E03Avsnitt 3October 7, 2015 4.0Inger Johanne accepts the offer to be part of the investigation. Meanwhile she is trying to piece together the information her daughters hav
  4. S01E04Modus S01E04Avsnitt 4October 14, 2015 5.0Lennart Carlsson is taken in for questioning and Inger Johanne discovers a connection between Carlsson and herself. The question is, what do
  5. S01E05Modus S01E05Avsnitt 5October 21, 2015 5.3Robin Larsson is found dead from his beating. With the help of the FBI, Inger Johanne uncovers the group responsible for ordering the murder
  6. S01E06Modus S01E06Avsnitt 6October 28, 2015 5.0The noose is tightened around Marcus Ståhl, who has ended up in a vulnerable situation. The bishop's husband can't keep the family secret an
  7. S01E07Modus S01E07Season's bestAvsnitt 7November 4, 2015 5.7Inger Johanne is getting closer to the murderer, and is convinced that the key to how it all fits together is under a layer of black paint.
  8. S01E08Modus S01E08Avsnitt 8November 11, 2015 5.3In the season finale, Inger Johanne and Ingvar have a clear picture of the murderer and the motive, but disagree on the next step. There is

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season028Episodes2017Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Avsnitt 1November 2, 2017—Four years after Inger Johanne Vik lived her life in Washington, working for the FBI, we find out the reasons she came back to Sweden. But w
  2. S02E02Avsnitt 2November 2, 2017—The Swedish police allocate all of their resources to the search for the American President.
  3. S02E03Avsnitt 3November 9, 2017—Inger Johanne is forced to steel herself to work with Warren. The cultural differences between the Swedish police and the FBI become more ev
  4. S02E04Avsnitt 4November 16, 2017—Ingvar suggests he and Inger team up to track down the mole in the Swedish police force, but Warren Schifford does his best to frustrate the
  5. S02E05Avsnitt 5November 23, 2017—Swedish police search for a mole within their own ranks, while Inger Johanne leaves Ingvar behind and goes looking for the US president on h
  6. S02E06Avsnitt 6November 30, 2017—Inger Johanne wants to get help to the captive president but is surprised to discover the president doesn't trust anyone in her own ranks. M
  7. S02E07Avsnitt 7December 7, 2017—Someone is tracking the signal from the missing US president's mobile phone. Meanwhile, both the president and Inger Johanne are haunted by
  8. S02E08Avsnitt 8December 14, 2017—A hitman is after the missing US president, who remains in hiding with Inger Johanne and Hedvig. Will they be rescued in time? And who has b

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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