Wallander (2008)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (17,751 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.40 avg 3 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 89 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sidetracked	7.3	1,811
2	Firewall	7.5	1,505
3	One Step Behind	7.4	1,398

Season 2 (2010)

7.37 avg 3 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 90 min avg

Rising

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Faceless Killers	7.3	1,151
2	The Man Who Smiled	7.4	1,093
3	The Fifth Woman	7.4	1,056

Season 3 (2012)

7.30 avg 3 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 92 min avg

Declining

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	An Event in Autumn	7.4	1,000
2	The Dogs of Riga	7.3	981
3	Before the Frost	7.2	879

Season 4 (2015)

7.37 avg 3 episodes 7.1 → 7.7 89 min avg

Rising

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The White Lioness	7.1	817
2	A Lesson in Love	7.3	753
3	The Troubled Man	7.7	754