The Breakthrough (2025)
- Original title
- Genombrottet
- Directed by
- Lisa Siwe
- Genre
- drama television series, thriller television series
- Country
- Sweden
- Length
- 1 season, 4 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 133 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Swedish crime drama about a double murder from 2004 that remained unsolved for years. Detectives and a genealogist work together to use forensic genetic genealogy to find the killer.
methodicaltensesombersuspensefulslow-burngrippinginvestigativeemotional
What happens
The Breakthrough (Genombrottet) is a 2025 Swedish limited crime drama television series directed by Lisa Siwe and produced by FLX for Netflix. It is based on a non-fiction book by journalist Anna Bodin and genealogist Peter Sjölund about how the 2004 murders of Mohammed Ammouri and Anna-Lena Svensson were finally solved in 2020 through forensic genetic genealogy. It premiered on Netflix on 7 January 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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