TV series
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.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Wallander is available to stream on Britbox, Britbox (Via Amazon Prime), Peacock, Peacock Premium, Fawesome, and Hoopla in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play, Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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.
Choose an episode, then use the watch options above for the show.
Episode 1
Wallander becomes involved in the search for a missing Swedish woman while in South Africa for a police conference. At the same time, he finds himself experiencing worrisome blackouts and dizzy spells.
Guest stars Tessa Jubber, Lemogang Tsipa, Deon Lotz, John Kani, Bonnie Mbuli
Episode 2
A woman’s knife-slashed corpse leads Wallander on a chase for the victim’s missing daughter, inciting him to a grievous oversight. In his private life, he bonds with Linda’s father-in-law, a retired naval officer, who gets a menacing birthday greeting. Convinced that something is not right with his brain, Wallander sees a doctor.
Guest stars Terrence Hardiman, Clive Wood, Mia Goth
Episode 3
His memory is going to pieces and he is no longer officially on duty, but Wallander draws on all his resources to find Linda’s missing father-in-law, a former top official in the Swedish navy, obsessed with a decades-old submarine mystery. Slowly losing his grip on reality, Wallander is desperate to solve this one last case.
Guest stars Terrence Hardiman
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Kenneth BranaghKurt Wallander
Richard McCabeNyberg
Jeany SparkLinda Wallander
Sarah SmartAnne-Britt Hoglund
Sadie ShimminLisa Holgersson
Tom HiddlestonMagnus Martinsson
Barnaby KayLennart Mattson
David WarnerPovel Wallander
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
PBSUnited States
Left Bank PicturesUnited Kingdom
Yellow BirdSweden
