The Man Who Played with Fire (2023)

Name: The Man Who Played with Fire
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.4

Documentary

Gripping docuseries exploring the 1986 assassination of Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme - a case dubbed "Europe's JFK" - and author Stieg Larsson's extraordinary investigation into the case.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (291 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

7.20 avg 4 episodes 7.5 → 7.1

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.5	22
2	Episode #1.2	7.3	20
3	Episode #1.3	6.9	19
4	Episode #1.4	7.1	19