The Unlikely Murderer
Based on the real assassination on prime minister Olof Palme.
Created by Thomas Pettersson, Wilhelm Behrman, Niklas Rockström
On Netflix
A tense, procedural investigation into a real unsolved assassination that examines how a killer evaded justice through institutional failure and circumstance.
After the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, Stig Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Essence
Ensemble
Robert Gustafsson
Stig Engström
Mikael Persbrandt
Hans Holmér
Eva Melander
Margareta Engström
Björn Bengtsson
Peter Petterson
Peter Viitanen
Olaf Palme
Cilla Thorell
Lisbeth Palme
Joel Spira
Lennart Granström
Magnus Krepper
Harry Levin
Cia Eriksson
Kvinnlig väktare Skandia
Shanti Roney
Per Häggström
Matti Boustedt
Christer Pettersson
Mårten Klingberg
Överstelöjtnant Tord
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