Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is given a shocking new murder case, on the cusp of early retirement.
[1][2] Hermannsdóttir is haunted by the suicide of her daughter a year previously, which has also caused tensions in her marriage to Alexander, as she is unable or unwilling to talk about it.
[2] Her neighbour, Petur, is a widower whose dog regularly wanders over to her house, and she strikes up a friendship with him.
[5] In January 2024, Jack Bannon, Douglas Henshall, and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson joined the cast.
[2] Anthony Morris of SBS Television praised Olin's performance as Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir, saying that it "might be her most impressive role to date".