Den osannolika mördaren: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Den osannolika mördaren is a fictional interpretation of how Stig Engström, the graphic designer who was named as the probable murderer of Sweden's prime minister Olof Palme, managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck and a perplexed police force. What do we know about Stig Engström? How could the police let him get away, despite being on his track? The murder was not planned well, Engström did everything wrong from the beginning and almost no one believed his lies about what he actually did during that fateful night 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Series details

• Title: Den osannolika mördaren
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Swedish
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2021-11-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-11-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52200
• IMDb ID: tt13735930
• TVDB ID: 395747

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Gustafsson — Stig Engström

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-11-05; final listed air date 2021-11-05; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

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