The Åre Murders premiered on Netflix on February 6, 2025, and it's the perfect crime drama for anyone who enjoyed The Breakthrough's cast led by Peter Eggers and Mattias Nordkvist, the series follows the investigation of the double murder of Adnan Abbas and Gunilla Persson. The Breakthrough is one of Netflix’s best series, remaining on the streaming platform’s Global Top 10 non-English shows for several weeks.

Non-English shows on Netflix are becoming one of the most popular series on the streaming platform, as proved by the success of The Breakthrough, Squid Game, Lupin, and Money Heist. So, it's no surprise that the streaming platform is sourcing materials from the international movie and TV industry. Given that The Åre Murders and The Breakthrough have similar tones and narration, the former is the perfect follow-up crime drama for fans of Söderlund’s show.

Netflix's The Åre Murders Is Perfect Fans Of The Breakthrough

The Åre Murders Is A Great Mystery TV Show

Following the conclusion of The Breakthrough, The Åre Murders is the perfect show to fill the gap left by Netflix's hit mystery series. Directed by Joakim Eliasson and Alain Darborg, the five-episode show follows the homicide investigation of two murders: that of Amanda Halvosen and Johan Andersson. The Åre Murders also sees Hanna, a police officer in the Stockholm domestic violence department, move to Åre after being suspended from her job, take a temporary position in the small town’s police station after Amanda goes missing.

The Breakthrough and The Åre Murders are both slow-burn shows that pull audiences in with their intriguing storylines. The two mystery series share several similarities apart from being Swedish TV shows, such as having double murders and lead detectives struggling with their personal lives. Both series are also hits with audiences and critics, and took the top spot on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English shows.

How The Åre Murders Is Different From The Breakthrough

The Breakthrough Is Based On A True Story

While The Åre Murders and The Breakthrough use similar tropes that have been seen in several mystery TV shows, their origins are different. The Åre Murders is based on the fiction novels, Hidden in Snow and Hidden in the Shadows by Viveca Sten. Because the Netflix series is based on two books, its five episodes are divided into two parts. The first three episodes are based on Hidden Snow and focus on the investigation of Amanda’s murder, while the last two episodes, which are adapted from Hidden in the Shadows, center on Jonah's death.

On the other hand, The Breakthrough is a fictionalized of a true story. Like The Åre Murders, The Breakthrough was adapted from a novel. However, the two books differ in that The Breakthrough by Anna Bodin and Peter Sjölund details the real-life version of how the murders of Mohammed Ammouri and Anna-Lena Svensson were solved using genealogy.

Despite the differences between The Breakthrough and The Åre Murders, the two series are one of the best non-English shows on Netflix that fans of crime dramas can enjoy.