Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole

Did You Know?

• The first season holds a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 critic reviews.
• Metacritic assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.

Production

The series was announced by Netflix in March 2024 during their Next on Nordic presentation in Stockholm, highlighting upcoming Scandinavian productions. Jo Nesbø adapted his own novel, reuniting with So Long, Marianne collaborator Øystein Karlsen, who signed on as director and executive producer. Anna Zackrisson joined the directing team in August. Working Title produced the series for Netflix, marking their first non-English language TV series production. Tor Arne Øvrebø served as producer, with executive producers including Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Katy Rozelle, Rene Ezra, Øystein Karlsen, Jo Nesbø, and Niclas Salomonsson. Principal photography began on May 23 in Oslo, with Nesbø as showrunner. Filming spanned 113 shooting days across more than 160 locations in the capital, making it the largest shoot in Oslo's production history. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis composed the score. In May 2024, lead actors Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman, and Pia Tjelta were revealed at a press event at Oslo's Restaurant Schrøder. Additional casting announced in August included Peter Stormare, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Ellen Helinder, Simon J. Berger, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Kelly Gale, Kåre Conradi, Fridtjov Såheim, and Eili Harboe.