Behind-the-Scenes Video
The second time is a charm for Kenneth Branagh and the cast of WALLANDER, returning for three all-new episodes of the series. Kenneth Branagh, the cast and crew talk about coming back to their complex characters. Watch now
Swedish cop Kurt Wallander is back on the beat in the award-winning role created by Kenneth Branagh ("Henry V," "Hamlet," "Shackleton") and based on the international bestsellers by Henning Mankell. At odds with his family, friends, and fellow police, Wallander is in his element with serial killers and psychopaths, tracking them across the stark farm country of southern Sweden, which he does brilliantly in three new 90-minute cases: "Faceless Killers" (Oct. 3), "The Man Who Smiles" (October 10), and "The Fifth Woman" (Oct. 17).
In this episode, a bird-watcher falls to his painful death while being observed by a masked figure. A florist with a violent past has gone missing, stains of blood spotting the floor in his orchid-lined shop. Inspector Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) is torn between two disparate murders while dealing with one harsh and heartbreaking reality — the demise of his father. When another victim is found, it is clear that a serial killer is at work in Ystad. It is one of Wallander's most personal and harrowing cases — one that will even bring him into an unexpected kinship with a killer. "The Fifth Woman" is based on the novel by international bestseller Henning Mankell.
WALLANDER Series 2 "The Man Who Smiled" is available for online viewing through Nov. 9, 2010.
