Just finished it, it’s really really great. Cannot recommend it enough ! It’s definitely got that somber, heavy Nordic aesthetic, that propagated throughout European filmmaking, but it serves the story well. And while I read a few reviews saying the characters were not really developed, I disagree. Not all of them were equally developed, sure, but I felt most of them were more humane than your traditional American protagonists (no offense, I love me some good American television as well).
I must admit, I’m also delighted to see such high quality European series. It’s about time. Some of my producers colleagues who have been at it for years tried to put together genre films and shows, to no avail, impossible to get funding by traditional means, as most funding bodies are stuck in their old ways of the “tortured artist” culture and favor social dramas that nobody wants to see. It takes Netflix to show them that people want to be entertained, not suffer the self-psychanalyse of writers-directors. So for that, I applaud Netflix, the creators of the show and the producers. That’s what Europeans can do, and that’s what everyone wants to see.
Anyway, rant over, and can’t wait to for season 2 !