The Investigation
Based on the real-life investigation into the 2017 murder of young Swedish journalist Kim Wall, which made headlines around the world as âthe submarine caseâ, this limited drama series follows the team of investigators and divers who worked tirelessly for six months in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles to gather evidence and bring justice for Wallâs family.
Søren Malling (
A Hijacking) leads the cast as Jens Møller, the Head of Homicide for the Copenhagen Police, alongside Pilou Asbæk (
Game of Thrones) as the prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen. Pernilla August (
Star Wars) and Rolf Lassgård (
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Pilou Asbaek as Euron Greyjoy on Game of Thrones (Getty Images/HBO)
The moment one thinks of HBO, the first thing that comes to mind post-2018 is the trainwreck that was the eighth and final series of Game of Thrones . Signified by the single most ludicrously massive pop-culture sensation of our times, HBO boomed to immense success the way it had during its Sex and the City years.
And now, as it s moving on to more European content and not just in the English language, the latest addition to their already expanding slate is the Danish crime thriller The Investigation starring none other than Pilou Asbæk. The name sounds familiar, right? No wonder, he played the infamous Euron Greyjoy on Game of Thrones after all.
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A scene from The Investigation (HBO)
HBO s upcoming Danish true-crime drama, The Investigation documents the 2017 gruesome murder of young Swedish journalist Kim Wall. Wall had boarded the midget submarine UC3 Nautilus in Køge Bugt, Denmark, to interview the owner Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen.
Soon after the Nautilus failed to return to Refshaleøen, Copenhagen, she was reported missing. Later, the submarine was found sunken on August 11, 2017, and Madsen was rescued and immediately arrested.
Through August and November 2017, Wall s dismembered body parts were found scattered around the area with several knife wounds, mostly in the groin area. Madsen was convicted for her murder and sentenced to life imprisonment on 25 April by Copenhagen City Court after a widely publicized trial.
From Fremantle s Miso Film, Debuting February 1
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE HBO
HBO has acquired the North American television and streaming rights to the six-part Scandinavian limited drama series THE INVESTIGATION from Oscar-nominated writer and director of A War and acclaimed director of Mindhunter, Tobias Lindholm. Exploring the complex real-life investigation surrounding the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, making international headlines around the world as one of the most notorious criminal cases in Danish media history, the limited series debuts MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Søren Malling ( A Hijacking ) leads the cast as Jens Møller, the Head of Homicide for the Copenhagen Police, alongside Pilou Asbæk (HBO s Game of Thrones ) as the prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen. Pernilla August ( Star Wars ) and Rolf Lassgård ( The Hunters ) star as Kim Wall s parents, Ingrid and Joachim Wall. Further ca