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Ominous mists roll across a treeless wasteland. The unnerving growl of an untrustworthy dog. A young woman’s bare feet on the tarmac. A meth head stands in his underwear, flipping the bird to a police helicopter. And Norwegian dialogue subbed into English.
If it’s a weird and creepy atmosphere you’re after, then your fortunes are looking up in 2021. On Monday 4 January at 11pm, Channel 4 will begin airing the Norwegian crime drama Monster, and UK viewers won’t have seen a crime show this good in a long time. It’s strange. It’s haunting. It’s disorientating. In short: Nordic noir as it should be.