EXCLUSIVE: Peter Stormare (Fargo) is among 28 new additions to the cast of Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, Netflix‘s forthcoming crime series based on the novels from Norwegian author Nesbø.
Others featuring in prominent secondary roles include Anders Baasmo (Power Play), Ellen Helinder (Exit), Simon Berger (Exit), Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (Westworld) and Kelly Gale (Plane). Director Anna Zackrisson (Deliver Me) has also joined the production, which as previously reported, will star Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman and Pia Tjelta.
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by famed anti-hero detective Harry Hole (Santelmann). Underneath the surface, this series is a nuanced character drama about two police officers — and supposed colleagues — operating on opposite sides of the law. Throughout the first season, Harry goes head-to-head with his long-time adversary and corrupt detective, Tom Waaler (Kinnaman). Harry is a brilliant but tormented homicide detective who struggles with his demons. As the two navigate the blurred ethical lines of the criminal justice system, Harry must do all he can to catch a serial killer and bring Waaler to justice before it is too late.
Created and written by Nesbø, the show’s other director is Øystein Karlsen. The cast will also include Kåre Conradi (Norsemen), Fridtjov Såheim (Ragnarok), Eili Harboe (Thelma), Atle Antonsen (Dag), Manish Sharma (Power Play), Henriette Steenstrup (Ragnarok), Jesper Christensen (Casino Royale), Kristoffer Joner (War Sailor), Linn Skåber (Midsummer Night), Jonas Strand Gravli (Ragnarok), Sonny Lindberg (The Rain), Agnes Kittelsen (Dag), Nader Khademi (Power Play), Agot Sendstad (Neste sommer), Maja Christiansen (Julestjerna), Frank Kjosås (Exit), Oddgeir Thune (Billionaire Island), Ravdeep Singh Bajwa (A Storm for Christmas), Henrik Mestad (Occupied), Ingar Helge Gimle (The Lørenskog Disappearance), Helge Jordal (Orion’s Belt) and Eirik Hallert (Midsummer Night).
Tor Arne Øvrebø is producing the series, which hails from Working Title Television and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Exec producers include Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Katy Rozelle, Rene Ezra, Øystein Karlsen, Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson. The show’s slated to debut on Netflix in 2026.
Stormare is represented by Davien Littlefield Management, Panorama Agency and Soli e Associati; Baasmo by IAG and Lindberg Management; Helinder by Salomonsson Agency; Berdal by UTA, Lindberg Management, and Mgmt Entertainment; Gale by Buchwald, Salomonsson Agency, CMC Talent Management, and Magnolia Entertainment; Conradi by The Artists Partnership; Såheim by The Global Ensemble Agency; Harboe by CAA and Agentfirman Planthaber/Kildén/Mandic; Antonsen by Umbra AS; Christensen by Tavistock Wood Management and Spielkind; Joner by Agentfirman Planthaber/Kildén/Mandic and Authentic; Gravli by Independent Talent Group and Team Players; Lindberg by Subtitle Talent and Team Players; Kittelsen by Salomonsson Agency; Khademi by Amara Pil; Christiansen by The Global Ensemble Agency; Kjosås by International Artists Management and Salomonsson Agency; Thune by The Global Ensemble Agency; Bajwa by Lisa Richards Agency, Pacific Artists Management, and Brave Artists Management; Gimle by Pullman; Hallert by The Global Ensemble Agency; and Zackrisson by Artists First and Agentfirman Planthaber/Kildén/Mandic.