Blue Eyes

High adrenaline Swedish political thriller from the creative talent behind Humans – An extreme right-wing party is heading towards its best election result when the chief of staff at the Justice Department disappears without a trace. Racism, immigration and nationalism are explored in this series praised by New York Times.

Blue Eyes (2014-2015) is a Swedish national-television political thriller miniseries broadcast on SVT1. Across a single season of ten hour-long episodes, the story follows an investigation that begins when the chief of staff at the Justice Department disappears without a trace just as an extreme right-wing party heads toward its best election result in its history. The engine of the series is a race against time to find out who is behind the vanishing and what the official knew, while the campaign trail, backroom negotiations and the party's rising popularity press in from every side. Louise Peterhoff, Sven Nordin and Kjell Wilhelmsen anchor a cast whose loyalties and secrets keep shifting as the pressure mounts. Each episode turns over another layer of political maneuvering, leaked documents and tense confrontations. Set in contemporary Sweden, the drama treats racism, immigration and nationalism as live questions rather than abstractions. Its tone is cold, tense and paranoid, with a propulsive pace and a grounded visual sensibility. Fans of Borgen, Spooks and The Killing will find resonance in its political stakes and conspiratorial dread, and it stands as a self-contained Nordic noir entry with a complete arc.

• Borgenshared nordic political thriller tone, election-season stakes and right-wing extremism themes
• Spooksshared paranoid conspiracy thriller structure and dread-filled political intrigue
• The Killingshared tense serialized thriller form with a disappearance driving the plot

Release Date

2014-11-30

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

6.8 / 10 (15)

What is Blue Eyes about?

A Swedish political thriller in which the disappearance of a Justice Department chief of staff collides with an extreme right-wing party's push for its best election result.

What is Blue Eyes like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blue Eyes as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Blue Eyes violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Blue Eyes as mild.

Which shows are like Blue Eyes?

Shows with a similar feel include Borgen, Spooks, and The Killing.

How long is Blue Eyes?

Blue Eyes: 1 season, 10 episodes.

Is Blue Eyes still running?

No, Blue Eyes has ended.

Where can I watch Blue Eyes?

In United States, Blue Eyes streams on Viaplay Amazon Channel.