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.
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Episode 1
Wallander moves into a dream home with his new girlfriend. But his happiness is shattered when the skeleton of a girl is discovered in the garden. Wallander must try to get his new life back on track by finding her killer, but the case is not as cold as he thinks.
Directed by Toby HaynesWritten by Peter Harness
Episode 2
After two Eastern European corpses are washed ashore on a raft in Ystad, Wallander travels to Latvia on the hunt for the killers. Thrown into a cold, alien world of police surveillance and lies, Wallander soon finds himself entangled in a web of corruption with no-one to trust.
Directed by Esther CampbellWritten by Peter HarnessGuest stars Dragoș Bucur
Episode 3
A friend of Wallander's daughter comes begging for his help but then disappears. Meanwhile, an elderly woman's body is found cremated in a shallow grave. Killed by a seemingly religious obsessive, Wallander must catch the culprit before he strikes again.
Directed by Charles MartinWritten by Peter Harness
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
