The Mourning Cloak

The read

The series ran 1 season across 3 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

Norwegian miniseries based on Unni Lindell's mystery novel. Lise Sommer is haunted by her past in "Sørgekåpen" (The Mourning Cloak). Her best friend Esther Synnøve Lønn is found murdered with her throat slit. A few days later, Esther's son also disappears. When the police begin to scratch beneath the surface, it turns out that a childhood friend of Lise and Esther Synnøve is also missing. The relationship between the friends hides dark undercurrents. What really happened when the girls were little? And what are their mothers hiding? The dark threads between the characters are woven together in a dangerous pattern. Someone wants revenge, but who? And why? Cato Isaksen has a new and sinister murder case to solve.

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Key crew

• Thomas KaiserDirector
• Unni LindellWriter
• Jonas CornellWriter
• Lars Bill LundholmWriter

Cast

• Reidar SørensenCato Isaksen
• Fridtjov SåheimJohnny Svendsen
• Ulrikke Hansen DøvigenEster Synnøve Lønn
• Erik HivjuEdgar Holme
• Tone DanielsenTilla Mortensen
• Cecilie A. MosliLise Sommer
• Benedikte LindbeckRakels kjæreste
• Kyrre Haugen SydnessRoger Høibakk
• Jan HårstadIvar Lønn
• Hallvard HolmenSteinar Holmen
• Sondre Krogtoft LarsenPreben Ulriksen
• Jannike KruseRandi Johansen

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