Thicker Than Water

The beautiful island of Sunnanö in the Swedish archipelago is home to a popular B&B run by Anna-Lisa and her son Oskar. Anna-Lisa has summoned her daughter Jonna, an actress, and son Lasse, an opportunist, to the island. It is the first time in years that they are together again. When Anna-Lisa is found dead one morning, the siblings learn that she had terminal cancer: Her will stipulates that all three siblings must run the family B&B together for a year, or they won't inherit it at all. It is a mother’s last effort to reunite her children. But it will also confront them with the family’s unsolved past, present forces of attraction, and a very dark secret buried in a most unfortunate place...

Thicker Than Water (2014-2020) is a Swedish nordic noir family mystery series created by Henrik Jansson-Schweizer for SVT1 and Viaplay. Set on Sunnanö, a beautiful island in the Swedish archipelago, it follows three estranged siblings summoned home when their mother Anna-Lisa dies. Jonna, an actress, played by Aliette Opheim, and Lasse, an opportunistic schemer played by Björn Bengtsson, must share the family bed and breakfast with Oskar, played by Joel Spira, after her will demands they run it together for a year or forfeit their inheritance. The engine of the show is the uneasy domestic life of guests, old grievances and rekindled attractions, all tangled around a decades-old unsolved past and a dark secret buried in a troubling place. Across three seasons the story unfolds in a steady, brooding mix of family drama and thriller, with a cold, rain-soaked atmosphere, quiet menace and emotional reckoning. Viewers who love the bleak domestic tension of The Killing, the inherited-business pressure of Ozark, and the family-secret intrigue of Big Little Lies will find resonance here. The series remains a tense, character-driven puzzle about loyalty, guilt and the price of family.

• The Killingshared nordic noir mood, family secrets and island or remote-community dread
• Ozarkshared family inheritance conflict and dark secrets surfacing in an isolated setting
• Big Little Liesshared siblings reunited by a parent's death, family tension and mystery threads

Created by

Henrik Jansson-Schweizer

Release Date

2014-01-27

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

7.2 / 10 (13)

What is Thicker Than Water about?

Three estranged Swedish siblings must run their late mother's island bed and breakfast together, and the inheritance condition uncovers a buried family secret.

What is Thicker Than Water like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Thicker Than Water as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Thicker Than Water violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Thicker Than Water as moderate.

Which shows are like Thicker Than Water?

Shows with a similar feel include The Killing, Ozark, and Big Little Lies.

How long is Thicker Than Water?

Thicker Than Water: 3 seasons, 27 episodes.

Is Thicker Than Water still running?

No, Thicker Than Water has ended.

Where can I watch Thicker Than Water?

In United States, Thicker Than Water streams on Viaplay Amazon Channel.