Best Nordic TV Shows on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Nordic TV Shows on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 17 titles in category code 78634. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Borgen (2012)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, from 2012. A shocking turn of events puts Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish prime minister's seat as her country's first female leader in this landmark drama.
2. Millennium (2010)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2010. This miniseries created for Swedish television adapts the complete Millennium trilogy from Stieg Larsson's best-selling novels.
3. Caliphate (2020)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2020. An impending ISIS attack on Sweden entangles a group of women, including a mother in a bind, a spirited student and an ambitious cop.
4. The New Land (1972)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 1972. In this sequel to “Utvandrarna,” the Nilssons begin their lives as new immigrants and become entangled in the contentious culture of a changing America.
5. The Emigrants (1971)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 1971. In mid-19th-century Sweden, a group of pilgrims, led by the Nilsson family, voyage to America in search of fertile ground and a fresh start.
6. Oljefondet (2018)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2018. While seeking to create value for pensioners, a star investor at Norway's Oil Fund reckons with big business, bureaucracy and an ethics committee.
7. The Half Brother (2013)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 2013. In this quirky saga of a Norwegian family, an aspiring writer and his half brother try to transcend their beginnings and find their way in the world.
8. Greyzone (2018)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 2018. Amid a plan to strike a Scandinavian target, a member of a radical cell captures a drone engineer as a special agent scrambles to foil the plot.
9. The Valhalla Murders (2020)
Rated 7.1/10 on IMDb, from 2020. An Oslo detective with a painful past returns to his native Iceland to help a dedicated cop hunt a serial killer with a link to a mysterious photo.
10. Young Wallander (2020)
Rated 6.7/10 on IMDb, from 2020. An incendiary hate crime stirs civil unrest, fast-tracking rookie cop Kurt Wallander to detective in this origin story for the popular character.