TV SERIES · 2015– · SWEDEN
Modus
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- #001
In its second season, Modus became the most successful Scandinavian series on Swedish TV4 in 25 years, with 1.2 million viewers.
- #002
Melinda Kinnaman, the sister of Joel Kinnaman, who appeared in the American remake of The Killing (2011), said she was drawn to the role of Vik after having a new baby because of the lead character's complexities and flaws and the series' engagement with different family structures, from single mothers to same-sex couples raising children.
- #003
Anne Holt, the author of "Pengemannen," the book on which season 1 was based, is a former Norwegian minister of justice.
- #004
The entire main cast appears in the title sequence of every episode, regardless of whether they appear in that episode.
- #005
Writers Mai Brostrøm and Peter Thorsboe said that having only a single book to work from ("Pengemannen" by Anne Holt) allowed Modus to explore the characters' personal struggles more deeply than other popular crime series, as well as to use the slow, deliberate pace that is central to the popularity of Scandi-noir.
- #006
Unlike the two most successful noir series worldwide, The Killing (2011) and The Bridge (2011), the lead character Inger Johanne Vik (Melinda Kinnaman) is not a police officer but a criminal psychologist.
- #007
British actors Greg Wise and Kim Cattrall joined the cast of the second season as Warren Schifford and President Helen Tyler, respectively.
- #008
Modus aired in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom as well as in Canada, Australia, France and Japan.
- #009
Modus aired on BBC Four in the United Kingdom in November and December 2016.
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