The essential episodes of Ófærð
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Ófærð — each pick states its reason.
- 01
In a small Icelandic fishing port, a ferry docks. That same day a dismembered body is found in the river, sparking an investigation and a call to Reykjavik for detective reinforcements to assist the small local police force. With the ferry held in dock and a bad snowstorm threatening to cut off the town, chief of police Andri is under pressure to deliver results quickly.
- 02
With no police support able to arrive from Reykjavik until the snowstorm clears, Andri and his colleagues need to work fast. It seems a hopeless situation, but with a suspect in custody awaiting questioning and a body awaiting forensic tests Andri is desperate for them to prove themselves and make a breakthrough in the case.
- 03
The avalanche has caused a total blackout. Plunged into darkness, the town's inhabitants are anxious and afraid. Meanwhile, the mayor has a surprise visitor.
- 04
Amid general disquiet, the town's inhabitants gather in the church, where they demand answers. Police chief Andri Olafsson is tasked with speaking to them and he must tell the truth.
- 05
The weather is finally improving and the investigation team from Reykjavik arrives. It seems as though real progress is going to be made. But are some things just too good to be true?
- 06
Captain Carlsen agrees to work with the police. On the ferry, it transpires that one crew member has something to hide.
- 07
Having found the key to the padlock of Hrafn's shed, Andri has a definitive clue to the identity of the murderer - but it's not who he was expecting. The identity of the killer will send shockwaves through the town and Andri faces some very difficult decisions.
- 08
After an exhausting and traumatic search, at some personal cost, the local police are finally close to solving the murder that set off the string of terrible events in their little town.
- 09
Following a shocking attack on a politician in Reykjavik, Chief of Police Andri makes a return to his rural hometown, a place where the dark events of the past still haunt him.
- 10
With Skuli now eliminated from its lines of enquiry, and Mayor Hafdis in the clutches of the Hammer of Thor group, has the team lost precious time in its efforts to save Hafdis?
- 11
The polluted lake has been discovered and the town's water supply has been turned off to prevent further cases of sickness. Andri and Hinrika are chasing up leads all over town.
- 12
Now that Thorhildur has given the police the lead they need, Andri must get her out of town before the killer finds out what has happened.
- 13
The true identity of the killer is revealed and Andri and Hinrika face a race against the clock to protect the people they love.
- 14
When Sverrir disappears, the police begin a search. On probation, Andri visits his mother. Gunnar discovers he's now persona non grata in Hopper's eyes.
- 15
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