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Netflix Viewers Hooked On ‘Best True Crime Series Ever’ That They’re Bingeing In One Night
Netflix users are hooked on the ‘best true crime series ever’ and binge-watching it in just one night.
The true crime genre is nothing short of popular, and the opportunity to learn about real-life events continues to engage audiences, making for great TV.
The streaming platform has consistently zoned in on true crime, and its latest original series has received high praise from fans, with one writing: “This show proves that you don’t need unbelievable twists or larger-than-life characters. You just need to tell the story smartly, slowly, and let the plot develop itself.”
Another person types: “This is one of the best true crime things I have seen in years. No crazy plotting. Just real people.”
“Excellent, fast-moving, and well-produced show based on a true story. Top-notch acting. Binge-watched the four episodes,” a third shares.
The drama has also scored 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.2/10 on IMDb, and ranked in Netflix’s Top 10 Chart.
The Swedish drama, based on the book of the same name by journalist Anna Bodin and genealogist Peter Sjölund, is a fictionalized retelling of Sweden’s second-largest criminal investigation of all time.
Directed by Lisa Siwe and written by Oskar Söderlund, the series stars Peter Eggers and Mattias Nordkvist.
Director Siwe told Netflix: “Though this is a fictional drama series about a crime, it is, above all, a depiction of a human tragedy – where we place our focus on the victims and the investigation rather than the perpetrator.
“It’s a story about the compassion and care for one another that is needed to move on when terrible things happen.”
On October 19, 2004, eight-year-old Mohammed Ammour and 56-year-old Anna-Lena Svensson were m**dered in broad daylight in Linköping, a city in Sweden.
The case remained unsolved for 16 years as there were no leads or links between the victims, with investigators believing it had been a random attack.
Police recovered the perpetrator’s discarded hat at the crime scene but without the advancement in technology, they were unable to use the DNA to identify the killer.
Despite the victims’ families believing they may never have answers, the use of forensic genealogy in 2020 cracked the case wide open.
Forensic genealogy became popularized in solving crime after it was used to bring the Golden State Killer to justice in America.
This advancement in technology meant the Swedish authorities were able to trace back the Linköping killer’s family tree, using DNA from the hat left at the crime scene.
Screenplay writer Söderlund told Netflix: “When I read the book ‘The Breakthrough,’ I was struck by the fact that there was such strong human destinies behind this massive m**der investigation.
“Police officers who refuse to give up, relatives who wanted answers, and last but not least the genealogist who finally came up with the solution.”
Capturing one of the most tragic events in Swedish history, The Breakthrough is made up of four parts.
Watch the trailer for The Breakthrough here…
The Breakthrough is now available to stream on Netflix.
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